THE FISHES OBTAINED BY LIEUT. H. C. KELLERS, OF 

 THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ECLIPSE EXPEDITION 

 OF 1930, AT NIUAFOOU ISLAND, TONGA GROUP, IN 

 OCEANIA 



By Henry W. Fowij:r 

 Academy of Natwal Soiences of Philadelphia 



The small collection of fishes reported upon in this paper, collected 

 by Lieut. H. C. Kellers, of the United States Naval Expedition of 

 1930, is the basis for the first report on the fishes of Niuafoou Island, 

 Tonga Archipelago, ever published. It includes 272 specimens rep- 

 resented by 35 species, of which three are described and figured as 

 new. These are: Paraniyrus kellers-i (Echelidae) ; Salarias keUer»i 

 (Blenniidae) ; and Salarias niuafoo^iens-is (Blenniidae). 



Family GALEORHINIDAE 



EULAMIA SORRAH (Miillcr and Henle) 



One, October 16, 560 mm. Agrees in almost every way with 

 Miiller and Henle's plate of Carcharim {Prio-nod&n) sorrah. 

 Though its dentition is undeveloped and part of the umbilical cord 

 still remains, it certainly belongs to the present species. Color of 

 back and upper surfaces leaden gray, under surfaces whit€. 



Family ECHELIDAE 



PARAMYRUS KELLERSI, new species 



Figure 1 



Des(rnption.—T>eY)th. 22%, 73/5 to vent; head 2%, 6% to caudal 

 base, combined head and trunk to vent 21^^ in tail to caudal base; 

 head width 3% in its length. 



Snout 4 in head ; eye 6%, II/2 ii^ snout, little greater than inter- 

 orbital ; maxillary reaches opposite hind eye edge, length from snout 

 tip 24^ in head ; teeth very minute, simple, conic, edges entire, uni- 

 serial at sides of jaw and at least two series anteriorly in each ; pre- 

 maxillary teeth scarcely larger, similar and would form as several 

 irregular series; tongue free; front nostril near snout tip in short 

 tube, hind nostril in upper lip opposite front eye edge; interorbital 



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