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between angle of mouth and gill-opening; height of tin about equal 

 to length of snout, the membrane xevy thick and fleshy; anal arising 

 immediatel}' behind vent, its height equal to one-half the length of 

 snout; both dorsal and anal continuous with the ver\' short caudal. 

 Tail slightly longer than head and body. Depth 9 in the length. 

 Anterior nostril located at a point one-third the distance between tip 

 of snout and border of eve, the edge with a low, thickened rim and a 

 posterior cirrus with tentacles; posterior nostrils situated on dorsal 

 side of snout half way between anterior nostrils and eye, the opening- 

 oval, surrounded by a broad, thin membrane. Teeth lanceolate 

 canines, tlie lateral notches not evident on some of the smaller ones; 

 those of upper jaw in two rows, the inner ones larger, their length 

 about equal to two-thirds the diameter of eye; a row of four or five 

 long teeth on vomer, followed by a short row of small teeth; anterior 

 vomerine teeth and those of inner series of jaw depressible; teeth of 

 lower jaw in two series, the inner row having four or five large, 

 depressible ones. Width of gill-opening equal to or slightly more 

 than half the length of snout. 



Color in alcohol wine-brown, with a few small, darker spots scattered 

 over the body. We have a third specimen from Samoa. 



7. GYMNOTHORAX THALASSOPTERUS Jenkins; Honolulu. 



8. GYMNOTHORAX STEINDACHNERI Jordan and Evermann; Honolulu. 



9. GYMNOTHORAX LAYSANUS Steindachner; Honolulu. 



Family AULOSTOMID.E. 



10. AULOSTOMUS VALENTINI iBleekeri; Honolulu; Laysan. 



Family CARANGin.K. 



II. ALECTIS CILIARIS (Bloch); Honolulu. 



Family SERRANID.F]. 



12. PIKEA AURORA Jordan and Evermann; Honolulu. 



13. ANTHIAS FUSCIPINNIS Jenkins; Honolulu. 



Family APOGONID.F]. 



ARIOMMA Jordan and Snyder, new genus 

 (Type, Arioiiimd hirida Jordan and Snyder, new species). 

 Body not greatly compressed; caudal peduncle slender, cylindrical; 

 head large; eyes large, with thin, adipose lids; mouth small, the max- 

 illary short, broad, rounded posteriorly; jaws with teeth, none on 

 vomer and palatines. Pseudobranchiae present. Preopercle smooth. 

 Head and body with scales, about 55 in lateral series. Soft dorsal and 

 anal elong-ate. 



