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BULLETIN 180, UjSTITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



51721 (type of M. sanguineus Jordan and Seale) ; dorsal rays X-I, 15, anal 

 IV, 14, and not as stated in original description ; Apia, Samoa, Jordan and 

 Kellogg. 



109924, Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 1 specimen. 



109925, Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 1 specimen. 

 52207, Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 3 specimens. 



Mi/ripristis murdjan in Giinther's "Andrew Garrett's Fische der 

 Siidsee," pi. 61, 1873, obviously is this species. 



MYRIPRISTIS MICROPHTHALMUS Bleeker 



Myriprisiis microphthalmus Bi.eekkr, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind., vol. 3, p. 261, 

 1852. 



115248, Hull Island, channel, July 7-17, 1939, 1 specimen. 

 109927, Samoa, Wilkes Exploring Expedition, 2 specimens. 

 52390, Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 7 specimens. 



MYRIPRISTIS CLARIONENSIS Gilbert 



Myripristis clarioncnsis Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 19, p. 441, pi. 69, 

 1897. 



I have examined the types in the National Museum of M. clarion- 

 ensis Gilbert, M. sealei Jenkins, and M. chryseres Jordan and Ever- 

 mann and a cotype of the last and am convinced they are the same 

 species unless the study of large series reveals distinctions not now 

 found. These three species are very close to M. argyrojnus Jordan 

 and Evermann but appear to differ from that form in having fewer 

 gill rakers on the upper half of the first gill arch. The following 

 types were studied : 



47746 (tyi)e of M. clarioncnsis Gilbert), Clarion Island, Alhatross. 

 50708 ( type of M. sealei Jenkins ) , Honolulu, 1889, 0. J. Jenkins. 



50629 (type of M. c?iry«eres Jordan and Evermann), Hilo, Hawaii. 



50630 (cotype of M. chryseres Joi-dan and Evermann), Hilo, Hawaii. 



Table 6. — Counts made on various species of Myripristis 



