ART. 8 FISHES FROM NIUAFOOU ISLAND FOWLER 5 



Family HEPATIDAE 



HEPATUS TRIOSTEGUS (Linnaeus) 



Thirteen, August 26, 28 to 50 mm; 2, September 1, both 28 mm; 

 1, September 5, 32 mm ; and 1, September 17, 42 mm. 



NASO LITURATUS (Schneider) 



One, September 5, 238 mm. 



Family CIRRHITIDAE { . 



CIRRHITUS PINNULATUS (Schneider) 



One, September 1, 122 mm. Body, head, and upper fins almost 

 entirely finely dotted with white. One, September 3, 206 mm; 1, 

 September 13, 100 mm, with white dots like first; 2, September 

 14, 168 to 180 mm. 



Family ABUDEFDUFIDAE 



ABUDEFDUF SORDmUS (Forsk&l) 



One, August 26, 28 mm; and one, September 1, 28 mm. 



Family LABRIDAE 



THALASSOMA UMBROSTYGMA (Riippell) 



Three, September 1, 63 to 104 mm. 



THALASSOMA sp. 



One, September 1, 37 mm. Pale brownish. Three black basal 

 spots on dorsals, one medial and others as one at front and hind 

 portions. Also two small inconspicuous dusky basal spots, about 

 equidistant before large median spot and four behind same. Also 

 black median spot on caudal base. 



Family GOBIIDAE 



BATHYGOBmS FUSCUS (Ruppell) 



One, August 23, 65 mm; 4, August 27, 51 to 95 mm; 1, September 

 1, 63 mm; 7, September 13, 30 to 88 mm; 1, September 14, 75 mm; 

 7, September 17, 42 to 87 mm; 5, October 5, 50 to 83 mm; and 19, 

 October 12, 58 to 106 mm. 



ZONOGOBIUS SEMIDOLIATUS (Valenciennes) 



One, August 27, 27 mm. 



