ART. 6 FISHES OF PINCHOT EXPEDITION — FOWLER 6 



Scales 40 in median lateral series to caudal base, adherent ; 12 trans- 

 versely. Abdominal serrae 16 + 10. A. ii, 18, i. Back brilliant steel 

 blue to violet-black, sides and lower surfaces bright silvery white. 

 Iris white. Fins pale, front terminal part of dorsal dark gray. 

 Caudal with lobes grayish terminally. 



One in the National Museum, same data as above, 39 mm. 



Not previously reported from the Marquesas. 



OPISTHONEMA LIBERTATIS (Gunther) 



Three examples, 158 to 160 mm., from Conway Bay, Indefatigable 

 Island, Galapagos, June 24. 



Family CONGRIDAE 



LEPTOCEPHALUS sp.? 



Two larval eels, 61 to 65 mm., in the academy, taken at the surface 

 of Gardner Bay, Hood Island, Galapagos, June 30. 



Three larval eels, 102 to 138 mm., in the National Museum from 

 Black Beach Anchorage, Charles Island, Galapagos, June 27. 



Family OPHICHTHYIDAE 



MYRICHTHYS MACULOSUS (Cuvier) 



One from the gullet of a cormorant at Narborough Island, Gala- 

 pagos Islands, obtained by Dr. A. K. Fisher, August 25. This a 

 damaged specimen 440 mm. long. 



LETHARCHUS PACIFICUS Osburn and Nichols 



Two, 204 to 290 mm. long, from Gardner Bay, Hood Island, June 

 30. Also one in the academy, same data, 140 mm. 



CALLECHELYS MAKMORATUS (Bleeker) 



One, 310 mm. long, from Black Beach Anchorage, Charles Island, 

 Galapagos, June 27. Interesting as new for the Galapagos. Its 

 former distribution from Mauritius to the East Indies and Hawaii. 



Family ECHIDNIDAE 



LYCODONTIS NUDIVOMER (Gunther) 



One, 600 mm. long, from Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, September 

 26. Teeth all entire in jaws, though broad, well compressed, and 

 uniserial. Palate toothless, except short depressible tooth anteriorly. 



