FISHES OF THE PHOENIX AND SAMOAN ISLANDS 69 



HOLOCENTRUS ERYTHRAEUS Giinther 



Holocentrum erythraeum Guntheb, Catalogue of the fishes of the British 

 Museum, vol. 1, p. 32, 1859. 



115258, Hull Island, reef, July 13, 1939, 1 specimen. 

 52413, Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 1 specimen. 

 52411, Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 2 specimens. 

 52277, Pago Pago, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 2 specimens. 



HOLOCENTRUS DIADEMA Lacepede 



Eolocentrns diadema Lacepede, Histoire naturelle des poissons, vol. 4, pp. 335, 

 372, 1802, pi. 32, fig. 3, in vol. 3, 1802 ("Manuscrits chinois"). 



115259, Tutuila Island reef at Pagai, June 4, 1939, L. P. Schultz and Frank 

 Taiga, 5 specimens. 



15109, Samoa, A. B. Steinberger, 2 specimens. 



56992, Samoa, 27 specimens. 



82951, Samoa, AVllkes Exploring Expedition, 1 specimen. 



52391, Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 12 specimens. 



HOLOCENTRUS MICROSTOMUS Giinther 



Holocentrum microstoma Gunthek, Catalogue of the Fishes of the British Mu- 

 seum, vol. 1, p. 34, 1859. 



115252, Tutuila Island, reef at Pagai, June 4, 1939, L. P. Schultz and Frank 

 Taiga, 3 specimens. 



115250, Tutuila Island, reef at Alofau, June 3, 1939, 8 specimens. 



115254, Rose Island, lagoon, June 12 to 20, 1939, 2 specimens. 



115256, Tutuila Island, reef at entrance Pago Pago Bay, June 2, 1939, 12 

 specimens. 



115253, Canton Island, lagoon, April 23 to May 12, 1939, 3 specimens. 



115251, Hull Island, channel, July 7-17, 1939, 3 specimens. 



115255, Canton Island, lagoon. May 23-25, 1939, 3 specimens. 



115257, Rose Island, reef, June 11-14, 1939, 29 specimens. 

 115249, Hull Island, reef, July 12-15, 1939, 1 specimen. 

 52374, Pago Pago, Jordan and Kellogg, 4 specimens. 



Color in life from notes taken on a specimen from the reef at the 

 entrance of Pago Pago Bay: Eye reddish; body above dark reddish 

 with lateral horizontal streaks of red, then red-blackish, then lighter 

 red, then red-blackish, the whitish streaks becoming more prominent 

 ventrally and the last red-blackish streak occurring along upper edge 

 of lateral line; those below alternating red and white; belly white; 

 lateral line red; anal spines white, soft rays near them bright red; 

 caudal reddish with orange near tips; soft dorsal pink; membrane be- 

 tween first and second and second and third dorsal spine with black 

 spots, below which are pinkish areas, and above are bright red spots ; 

 the membrane at tip of spine posteriorly white ; checks rusty red ; mar- 

 gin of preopercle white; opercle rusty red; lower sides of head 

 whitish ; tip of snout and chin whitish. 



