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opposite hind eye edge, length 1% to 1% in head; teeth imiserial, conic, 

 short, broad, none on palate; interorbital S% to iji, broadly convex. 

 Gill rakers 5 + 23, lanceolate, 1% in gill filaments, which 1% in eye. 



Scales 27 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 more on latter; 3 above, 

 6 or 7 below, 12 or 13 predorsal forward to nostril; 3 rows below eye on 

 cheek to lower preopercle edge. Tubes of lateral line with 5 to 11 

 tubules. Scales with 5 basal radiating striae; 68 to 188 apical den- 

 ticles, with 4 to 14 transverse series of basal elements; circuli fine. 



D. VIII-I, 8, I, third spine 1% to 1?^ in head, first branched ray 

 2 to 2%; A. II, 6, i, first branched ray 2; caudal 1}^ to 1%, deeply 

 forked, lobes pointed; least depth of caudal peduncle 3; pectoral 1% 

 to IK; ventral l}Uo I/3. 



Pale olivaceous-brown above, below lighter to whitish. Iris yel- 

 lowish brown. Barbels pale brown. On caudal peduncle close behind 

 soft dorsal whitish saddle of 3 scales in extent, especially conspicuous 

 in young. In young also dark brown band along side of snout to eye, 

 then over postocular and upper side of trunk embracing lateral line, 

 fading out at soft dorsal. Also below dark brown streak starts on 

 cheek then continues back parallel same extent. Fins all more or 

 less brownish, lower ones paler, although ventral darker brownish 

 terminally and spinous dorsal dusky brown terminally. 



Melanesia, Polynesia, Hawaiian Islands. A dull-colored species, 

 usually known by the whitish saddle on the caudal peduncle. It may 

 easily be distinguished from Upeneus bifasciatus by this character, 

 also the last dorsal and anal rays not prolonged or with distinct bands 

 longitudinally. Preserved specimens have quite a reticulated appear- 

 ance, which is due to the dark scale edges. 



Some examples show a white line or pale streak from eye up until 

 close below front dorsal rays. Also parallel broader white band from 

 low er preorbital, along edge then below suprascapula back till opposite 

 front of spinous dorsal. Frequently in such examples the dark inter- 

 vening band is darker than the general body color, thus producing 

 a dark band to the eye and postocular. Often such examples may 

 also have a pale or light small spot on each scale of back and side. A 

 slightly darker saddle may follow the white one on the caudal peduncle 

 anteriorly. 



U.S.N.M. No. 6971. Honolulu. W. H. Pease. Length, 98 to 112 mm. Two 



examples. 

 U.S.N.M. No. 50705. Honolulu. Dr. O. P. Jenkins. Length, 265 mm. Type. 

 U.S.N.M. No. 55129. Hanalei Bay, Kailua. Albatross collection, 1902. Length, 



132 to 204 mm. Five examples. 

 U.S.N.M. No. 55487. Honolulu Reef. Albatross collection. May 8, 1907. 



Length, 60 to 80 mm. Five examples. 

 U.S.N.M. No. 55512. Hawaiian Islands. Albatross collection. Length, 125 to 



176 mm. Nine examples. 

 U.S.N.M. No. 55515. Hawaiian Islands. Albatross collection (No. 03892). 



Length, 280 mm. 



