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U.S.N.M. No. 65956. Makemo, Tuamotus. -4i6a<ross collection, 1899. Length, 



140 to 257 mm. Four examples in poor preservation. 

 U.S.N.M. No. 65958. Funafuti. Albatross collection, 1899. Length, 108 to 



129 mm. Two examples in poor preservation. 

 U.S.N.M. No. 65959. Vavau, Tonga Islands. ^Zfcafross collection, 1899. Length 



140 mm. 

 U.S.N.M. No. 65960. Guam. Albatross collection. Length, 94 mm. 

 U.S.N.M. Nos. 84231, 84232. Zamboanga. Dr. F. Baker. Length, 163 to 



170 mm. Two examples. 

 A.N.S.P. No. 28076. Honolulu. Bureau of Fisheries (03834) . Length, 300 mm. 

 A.N.S.P. No. 28242. Honolulu. Stanford University. Length, 257 mm. 



MULLOIDICHTHYS ERYTHRINUS (Klunringer) 



Mulloides erythrinus Klunzinger, Fische Roth. Meer., p. 50, 1884 (on Mulloides 

 ruber Klunzinger). — Steindachner, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, math.- 

 nat. Kl., vol. 70, pt. 1, p. 485, 1901 (Laysan). — Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., 

 vol. 10, p. 234, 1928 (compiled). 



Mulloides ruber (not Lac]6pI:de) Klunzinger, Verh. zool. bot. Ges. Wien, 

 vol. 20, p. 743, 1870 (Koseir, Red Sea). — Gxjnther, Journ. Mus. Godeflfroy, 

 vols. 2, 3, pts. 5, 6, p. 56, pi. 43, fig. A, 1874 (Tahiti).— Schmeltz, Cat. Mus. 

 Godeflfroy, No. 7, p. 40, 1879 (Tahiti).— Pohl, Cat. Mus. Godeflfroy, No. 9, 

 p. 27, 1884 (Tahiti). 



Mulloidichthys erythrinus Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 11, No. 5, p. 337, 

 1931 (reference). 



Depth 3K; head 3^. Snout 2K in head; eye 3%, 1% in snout; 

 maxillary reaches % to eye, expansion 1% in eye, length 3 in head, 

 barbel 1}^; interorbital very low; preopercle edge entire. 



Scales 38 in lateral line to caudal base and 5 more on latter; 3 

 above, 6 below, 15 forward on predorsal till over nostril, 3 rows on 

 cheek. 



D. VII-I, 8, I, first spine 1% in head, first branched ray 2; A. I, 

 6, 1, spine 3, first branched ray 2; caudal 1, deeply forked; least depth 

 of caudal peduncle 3; pectoral lYz] ventral \)i. 



Red, with broad yellow lateral band and yellow fine at head. 

 Fins deep red, without spots. Length, 267 mm. (Gunther.) 



Red Sea, Polynesia, Hawaii. Distinguished chiefly by its large 

 scales. 



MULLOIDICHTHYS SAMOENSIS (GUnther) 



Mulloides samoensis Gijnther, Journ. Mus. Godeflfroy, vols. 2, 3, pts. 5, 6, p. 57, 

 pi. 43, fig. B, 1874 (type locality: Apia, Samoa). — Schmeltz, Cat. Mus. 

 Godeflfroy, No. 6, p. 12, 1877 (Ponap6); No. 7, p. 40, 1879 (Ponap6); No. 9, 

 p. 27, 1884 ("New Zealand").— Jenkins, BuU. U. S. Fish Comm., vol. 22, 

 p. 453, 1902 (1903) (Honolulu).— Snyder, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., vol. 22, 

 p. 527, 1902 (1904) (Honolulu).— Jordan and Evermann, Bull. U. S. 

 Fish Comm., vol. 23, pt. 1, p. 253, fig. 105, 1903 (1905) (Oahu; Hilo).— 

 Jordan and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 25, p. 276, 1905 (1906) (Apia).— 

 Evermann and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, p. 87, 1906 (1907) (San 

 Fabian; Bacon). — Kendall and Goldsborough, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., 

 vol. 26, p. 204, 1911 (Funafuti, Vavau, Makemo, Fakarava, Rangiroa, 

 Guam). — Kendall and Radclipfe, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 35, p. 123, 

 1912 (Rikitea). — Weber, Siboga Exped., Fische, vol. 57, p. 294, 1913 (Lirung, 

 Salibabu Island). — Beaufort, Bijd. Dierk. Amsterdam, vol. 19, p. 124, 



