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1873-76, pi. (44) 322, fig. 2 (Flores and Buru).— Fowler, Bishop Mus. 



Bull., vol. 22, 1925, p. 8 (Guam); Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 192S, p. 



163 (Guam). 

 Amia perdix Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N6erland., vol. 7, 1873-76, p. 100 



(Flores and Buru). 

 Apogon perdix Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 230 (Biaru 



Island and Nusa Laut). 

 Apogonichlhys waikiki Jordan and Evermann, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., 



vol. 22, 1902 (April 11, 1903), p. 179. Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands; 



vol. 25, pt. 1, 1903 (1905), pi. 35a (type).— Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., 



vol. 10, 1928, p. 162 (Guam; Arhno; t}^pe of Apogonichlhys waikiki). 

 Mionorus waikiki Jordan and Evermann, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., vol. 25, 



pt. 1, 1903 (1905), p. 210 (type). 

 Foa jo Jordan and Seale, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 28, 1905, p. 779. 



Negros and Cavite; Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 25, 1905 (1906), p. 248, fig. 



42 (Apia, Samoa and Philippines); vol. 26, 1906 (1907), p. 17 (Cavite). 

 Apogonichthys fo Jordan and Richardson, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 27, 



1907 (1908), p. 255 (Iloilo); Mem. Carnegie Mus., vol. 6, No. 4, 1909, p. 



181 (Takao, Formosa). 

 Foa vaiulae Jordan and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 25, 1905 (1906), p. 



249, fig, 43. ' Apia Samoa. 

 Amia vaiulae Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, p. 162 (Suva). 

 Amia brachygramma (not Jenkins) Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10> 



1928, p. 162 (part). 



Depth 234 to 2}4; head 2% to 2%, width 1% to 2]/ s . Snout 3% 

 to 4 in head from snout tip; eye 3%o to 33^, greater than snout or 

 interorbital; maxillary reaches hind eye edge or slightly beyond, 

 expansion 1% to \% in eye, length 1% to 1% in head; teeth villi- 

 form, in bands in jaws, on vomer and palatines; interorbital 4 to 

 434, nearly level; preopercle edge and ridge entire. Gill rakers 

 4 + 10, lanceolate, upper and lowermost 3 or 4 low rudiments, slightly 

 longer than gill filaments or 2% in eye. 



Scales 18 or 19 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 or 3 more on latter; 

 anteriorly lateral line of only 8 or 9 tubes, not extending beyond 

 soft dorsal; 1 scale above lateral line, 6 below, cheek with 2 rows of 

 scales; scales on middle of side all narrowly imbricated. Scales with 

 8 basal radiating striae; 45 to 69 apical denticles, with 1 or 2 trans- 

 verse series of basal elements; circuli fine. 



D. VII-I, 9, 1, third spine 2 to 2% in total head length, third ray 

 1% to 2; A. II, 8, 1, second spine 33^ to 4, second ray 1% to 2; caudal 

 1% to V/s, slightly rounded behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 

 2 ]4 to 2%; pectoral 1% to 1%; ventral 1% to 1%. 



Light brown, much paler on under surface of head and abdomen. 

 Most everywhere mottled or dusted with darker brown. Obscure 

 dark postocular streak from eye toward pectoral base. Many exam- 

 ples variably show dark transverse bands, as one from front of 

 spinous dorsal, one from middle of spinous dorsal base, one from 

 front of soft dorsal, one from last dorsal rays and one at caudal 

 base, though all obscurely defined. Iris silvery white to grayish. 



