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D. VIII, 13, I, eighth spine 5J4 to 7J4 in head, first ray 4 to 4%; 

 A. Ill, 11, I, third spine Ql4 ^o 7yi, first ray 43^ to 534; caudal 2 to 

 2^8, truncate to slightly emarginate, hind edge slightly convex 

 behind as expanded; least depth of caudal peduncle 334 to 3%; 

 pectoral 23/^ to 234; ventral 3 M to 33/^. 



Body pale brown anteriorly, dark brown posteriorly or on tail. 

 Each scale of back and flanks, but not breast and belly, with small 

 basal dark spot, more as bar in some cases. Head pale and dark 

 streak forward from eye short space and 2 posteriorly, variable, often 

 broken as spots. Dorsals and anals neutral dusky, both with nar- 

 row gray edges and latter with median row of pale spots, 1 on each 

 membrane. Caudal largely dusky brown basally and medianly, with 

 hind edge broadly though variously wide of pale yellowish. Paired 

 fins pale brownish, with small deep brown spot at pectoral origin. 



Red Sea, Madagascar, Mauritius, Ceylon, East Indies, Riu Kiu, 

 Japan, Micronesia, Hawaii, and Tahiti. 



11996. Cabugan Island, Hinunangan Bay, Leyte. July 30, 1909. Length, 



192 mm. 

 22528. Dalaganem Island. April 8, 1909. Length, 155 mm. 

 17524. Lampinigan Island. September 11, 1909. Length, 160 mm. 

 16398. Mansalay, Mindoro. June 4, 1908. Length, 149 mm. 

 9936. Matnog Bay. May 31, 1909. Length, 144 mm. 

 18963. Port Maricaban. July 21, 1908. Length, 168 mm. 

 6701. Singaan Island. September 21, 1909. Length, 203 mm. 

 19230 U.S.N.M. Fanning Islands. Dr. T. H. Streets. Type of Gomiphosus 



undulatus. 



55035 U.S.N.M. Honolulu. Albatross collection. Length, 140 mm. 1 ex- 

 ample. 



55036 U.S.N.M. Honolulu. Albatross collection. Length, 107 to 178.mm. 

 3 examples. 



51039 U.S.N.M. Hawaiian Islands. U. S. Fish Comm. Length, 103 to 148 



mm. 2 examples. 

 52215 U.S.N.M. Apia, Samoa. Bureau of Fisheries. Length, 58 to 100 mm. 



3 examples. 

 9404 and 9405 A.N.S.P. Hawaiian Islands. Dr. J. K. Townsend. Length, 



125 to 183 mm. 

 28193 A. N.S.F. Hawaiian Islands. U. S. Fish Comm. Length, 130 mm. 



GOMPHOSUS TRICOLOR Quoy and Gaimard 



Gomphosus tricolor Quoy and Gaimard, Voy. Uranie, Zool., 1824, p. 280, 

 pi. 55, fig. 2. Hawaiian Islands. — Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Ne^rl., 1, 

 1862, p. 85, pi. 21, fig. 6 (Celebes, Sumatra, Amboina). — Gijnther, 

 Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 1862, p. 193 (China, Ceylon).— Day, Fishes 

 of India, pt. 3, 1877, p. 406; Fauna British India, vol. 2, 1889, p. 416.— 

 Elera, Cat. Fauna FiUp., vol. 1, 1895, p. 556 (Luzon, Cavite, Santa Cruz). — 

 Jordan and Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 24, 1902, p. 649 

 (Nafa, Okinawa). — Jordan and Evermann, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., 

 vol. 23, pt. 1, 1903 (1905), p. 290, pi. 36 (Honolulu and Hilo).— GtJNTHER, 

 Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, vol. 8 (16), 1909, p. 297 (Mortlock and Hawaiian 

 Islands). 



