AKT. 8 FISHES FROM NIUAFOOU ISLAND FOWLER 7 



Diagn^osh. — Known by its finely dotted or spotted coloration, the 

 spots all very close, contrasted, extremely numerous, and extending 

 over the body, except belly and under surface of head. 



Compared with a small example identified by Jordan and Seale, 

 but 28 mm long and reported as Alticus guttatus from Apia, Samoa, 

 U.S.N.M. No. 52255, that specimen differs at once in the jH-esence of 

 two brown spots, each little less than eye and immediately before 

 bases of ventrals. Its body is also marked with four rows of rather 

 large reddish-brown spots, which more or less emphasize in pairs 

 .seven or eight faded transverse slightly darker bands. 



Additional material : 4, August 23, 88 to 127 mm ; 4, August 26, 

 77 to 85 mm; 3. September 1, 65 to 84 mm ; 2, September 7, 84 to 108 

 mm; 4, September 13, 54 to 118 mm ; 1, September 19, 73 mm; and 1, 

 October 12, 83 mm. 



Named for Lieut. H. C. Kellers. 



SALARIAS ANEITENSIS Giinther 



Two, September 1, 69 to 99 mm; 1, September 17, 89 mm; and 1 

 October 26, 130 mm. D. XII or XIII, 16 or 17. A. 17 to 20. In 

 my " Fishes of Oceania," I copied the statement from Giinther that 

 the depth of the body is 51/^ in the body without caudal, though 

 his figure shows 4i/^. His figure is also shown without supraocular 

 flap, which is present in all my examples. The peculiar spotted 

 coloration, including the spotted caudal, is also a characteristic 

 specific distinction. 



SALARIAS EDENTULUS (Schneider) 



One, August 23, 104 mm ; 5, August 26, 45 to 85 mm ; 6, Septem- 

 ber 1, 81 to 115 mm; 2, September 13, 94 to 110 mm; 1, September 

 14, 105 mm; 1, September 19, 94 mm; 2, October 5, 80 to 93 mm; 

 and 3, October 26, 70 to 100 mm ; also 1 without date of capture, 

 100 mm. 



SALARIAS NIUAFOOUENSIS. new species 



Figure 3 



Description. — Depth 4iA to 5; head 34f, to 4%, width equals its 

 length. Snout 2% to 3 in head; eye 4% to 4%, 1% to 134 in snout, 

 greater than interorbital, with fringed supraorbital tentacle little 

 greater than eye ; maxillary reaches opposite hind pupil edge ; up- 

 per lip finely fringed, lower entire; mouth width 1% to 1% in 

 head; teeth fine, flexible, and pair of canines in each jaw, upper 

 pair little larger though moderate; interorbital concave, half of 

 eye; short simple tentacle at each side of predorsal at occipital re- 

 gion. Gill opening with free fold across broad isthmus. 



