ART. 8 FISHES FROM NIUAFOOU ISI^AND FOWLED 6 



LYCODONTIS RUPPELLI (McClelland) 



One, October 8, 510 mm. Interesting as differing somewliat from 

 Bleeker's figure of Gymnothorcw reticularis. Generally brown with 

 17 transverse blackish-brown bands, most of which narrower than 

 paler interspaces. Bands also variable, though almost all complete 

 or none quite so narrow as Bleeker shows. The first dark band inter- 

 ocular and not extended below eye, where whole edge of jaw as well 

 as prerictal region whitish, though with black blotch at mouth angle. 

 A long anal smaller black spot between each black transverse band, 

 which sometimes forks and produces two black blotches on other- 

 wise whitish anal. 



ENCHELYNASSA CANINA (Quor and Gaimard) 



One, September 3, 712 mm. General appearance uniform brown, 

 made up of extremely numerous slightly dark specks, dots, or lines 

 of more or less transverse course, the whole hardly giving but slightly 

 variegated appearance. 



UROPTEKYGIUS MARMORATUS (Lacepede) 



One, September 4, 210 mm; and 1, September 14, 220 mm. 



Family BELONIDAE 



BELONE PLATYURA B«nnett 



One. 480 mm, caudal ends broken off. Lower jaw slightly over 

 eye diameter longer than upper jaw. Back and upper surface 

 neutral or slate black, stnmgly in contrast with silvery white lower 

 surface. Fins pale, dorsal and caudal slightly browner. 



Family MUGILIDAE 



MYXUS LEUCISCUS Gunther 



One, September 1, 52 mm; and 2, September 3, 35 and 51 mm. 

 Scales 41 or 42 in lateral line to caudal base. Pectoral with axillary 

 scale. A. Ill, 10. 



NEOMYXUS CHAPTALII (Eydoux and Souleret) 



Eight, September 1, 53 to 76 mm ; and 1, September 17, 55 mm. 



Family DULEIDAE 



DULES MARGINATUS CuTier 



One, August 26, 25 mm. Back leaden gray to neutral gray, sides 

 and below silvery white. Fins pale or whitish, caudal base blackish, 

 though fin otherwise entirely whitish. 



