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fereiit one. The only species that I have encountered with the an- 

 terior margins of the soft dorsal and anal fins white and with blackish 

 pigment siibmarginally on the first few rays, more intense distally, 

 as shown by Riippell and by Bleeker, has a larger number of gill rakers 

 than I have found on any other species from the Phoenix, Samoan, 

 and Hawaiian Islands. For this species I propose to retain the name 

 M. murdjan as used by Riippell and Bleeker and now for the first 

 time keyed out. Probably Giinther's M. mtermedia is Forskal's murd- 

 jan, and Giinther's M. murdjan., pi. 61, is certainly another species. 



115263, Rose Island, roef, June 11 to 14, 1939, 2 specimens. 

 1152G2, Hull Island, reef, July 12-15, 193^), 2 speciraeus. 



115264, Swains Island, reef, May 3-9, 1939, 14 specimens. 

 1152G0, Hull Island, reef, July 13, 1939, 5 specimens. 

 115261, Enderbury Island, reef. May 15-19, 1939, 4 specimens. 

 52397, Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 1 specimen. 



MYRIPRISTIS BERNDTI Jordan and Evermann 



Myripristis Icrndti Jokdan and E\'ekmann, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., vol. 22 

 (3902), p. 170, 1903. 



115244, Tutuila Island, reef at entrance of Pago Pago Bay, June 2, 1939, 

 3 specimens. 



115243, Tutuila Island, reef at Pagai, June 4, 1939, 1 specimen. 



115245, Rose Island, lagoon, June 12 to 20, 1939, 1 specimen. 



50627 (type of Myripristis hemdfi Jordan and Evermann), Hilo, Hawaii, 

 A. M. Wilson. 



82950, Samoa, Wilkes Exploring Expedition, 3 specimens. 



109929, Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 1 specimen. 

 52370, Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 1 specimen. 

 109931, Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 6 specimens. 

 52412, Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 3 specimens. 

 82941, Samoa, Wilkes Exploring Expedition, 1 specimen. 

 34809, Apia, Samoa, W. H. Jones, 2 specimens. 



109930, Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 3 specimens. 



MYRIPRISTIS ARGYROMUS Jordan and Evermann 



Myripristis argyromus Jordan and Evermann, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., vol. 22 

 (1902), p. 172, 1903. 



115241, Tau Island, reef at Siulagi, June 27, 1939, 1 specimen. 



115242, Hull Island reef, July 12-15, 1939, 12 specimens. 



50631 (type of Myripristis argyromus Jordan and Evermann), Hilo, Hawaii. 



50632 (type of Myripristis symmetricus Jordan and Evermann). The type 

 has but 13 soft rays in the anal fin, Hilo, Hawaii. 



109928, Samoa, Wilkes Exploring Expedition, 1 specimen. 

 109926, Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 1 specimen. 



MYRIPRISTIS SANGUINEUS Jordan and Stale 



Myripristis sanguineus Jordan and Sk.\le, Bull. U. S. Bur. Fish., vol. 25, 

 p. 221, fig. 24, 190G. 



