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6^. Scale rows 50 to 53. 



10a. Maxillary much longer tlian eye, the latter contained in it about 

 11^ to 11-2 times ; length of 4th dorsal spine is contained IVi to 1% 

 times in the distance from tip of snout to rear of maxillary ; maxil- 

 lary about 2Mo times in head ; no blackish or silvery spot posteriorly 

 on caudal peduncle behind base of soft dorsal fin ; dorsal rays XI, 

 14 or 15; anal IV, 9 or 10; gill rakers 7 to 9-|-l + li: to 14. 



Holocentrus erythraeus Giinther 



106. Maxillary about same length as diameter of eye; length of fourth 



dorsal spine is contained % to % time in the distance from tip of 



snout to rear of maxillary. 



llo. Dorsal fin mostly blackish, the middle of fin with a white line; 



membrane of anal fin between third and fourth spine and 



fourth spine and first soft ray l)lackish ; axil of pectoral 



blackish ; dorsal rays XI, 13 or 14 ; anal IV, 9 ; scales about 



51 ; gill rakers 6+1+12 or 18 Holocentrus diadenia Lacepedo 



lib. Dorsal fin mostly pale, a blackish blotch distally between first to 

 third dorsal spine then a weak brownish or grayish blotch dis- 

 tally between each spine; no blackish pigment on anal fin ; axil 

 of pectoral mostly pale; dorsal rays XI, 13 or 14; anal IV, 9; 

 scales 51 to .53; gill rakers 6 or 7+1 + 13. 



Holocentrus microstonius Giinther 



HOLOCENTRUS OPERCULARIS Valenciennes 



Uoloccntrum operculare Valenciennes, in Cuvier and Valenciennes, Histoire 

 naturelle des poissons, vol. 7, p. 501, 1831. 



11.5270, Rose Island, lagoon, June 12 to 20, 1939, 1 specimen. 

 5219S, Pago Pago, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 1 specimen. 

 82943, Samoa, Wilkes Exploring Expedition, 1 specimen. 



HOLOCENTRUS SAMMARA (Forskal) 



Sciaena sammara Forskal, Descriptiones animalium, pp. 13, 48, 1775. 



115240, Hull Island, reef, July 12-15, 1939, 1 specimen. 

 11.5238, Rose Island, lagooii, Jane 12 to 20, 1039, 4 specimens. 

 115239, Canton Island, lagoon. May 23-26, 1939, 5 specimens. 

 115237, Hull Island, channel, July 8-12, 1939, 8 specimens. 

 115236, Rose Island, reef, June 11-14, 1939, 2 specimens. 

 52400, Apia, Samoa, 9 specimens. 

 34807, Apia, Samoa, May 15, 1&S3, W. H. Jones, 1 specimen. 



HOLOCENTRUS LAEVIS Gunthcr 



Holoccntrum Jaevc GUntheb, Catalogue of the fishes of the British Museum, vol. 

 1, p. 47, 1859. 



115271, Canton Island, lagoon. May 23-26, 1939, 6 specimens. 

 52197, Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 3 specimens. 



HOLOCENTRUS RUBER (Forsk&l) 

 Sciaena rubra Fokskal, Descriptiones aninialir.ni, pp. 11, 48, 1775. 

 115209, Tutuila Island, reef at Alofau, June 3, 1939, 2 specimens. 



