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Lateral line arched above pectoral, median on tail and complete 

 to caudal base. 



D. XII, 16, first dorsal height 1% to 21/3 in head, second dorsal 

 height 11/2 to 1% ; A. 18 or 19, fin height 1% to 21/8 ; caudal 1 to 

 li/s, convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 2i/4 to 2%; 

 ventral 11/2 to 1%; pectoral 31/2 to 4 in combined head and body to 

 caudal base. 



Back and upper surfaces brown, with six transverse obsolete darker 

 broad bands on trunk and tail, each emphasized as two still dark 

 or as pair of darker bands within. Front of head and cheeks varie- 

 gated with pale or creamy vermiculate lines, variably broken as spots, 

 arcs, or bars. At upper lips they resolve into narrow borders for 

 five transverse dark bars, which extend down on lower surface of 



H.W.fT 



FiGDBB S.^Salarias niuafoouensia, new species. U.S.N.M. No. 91932 (type) 



head. From each side of median one on upper lip dark bands meet 

 and form a Y on chin, each side of which three others extend on lower 

 side of head. Black oblique bar rather close behind eye. Along 

 upper surface of back some obscure or faint orange spots. Also 

 few pale spots at pectoral base and before. Spinous dorsal with 

 obsolete dark blotches in about three irregular series. Second dorsal 

 with oblique dusky to blackish bands. Caudal also with dark trans- 

 verse bands, most distinct on fin rays. Anal neutral black termi- 

 nally. Pectoral with dark median diffuse basal spot. 



Tj/pe.—V.S.l^M. No. 91932, from Niuafoou. September 17, 1930. 

 Length, 101 mm. Also paratype with same data, 87 mm. 



Diagnosis. — Apparently related to Salarias poptde Fowler, but 

 that species is without the nuchal tentacle and the dark bands on 

 each side of the head extending down to throat. 



