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black bordered, and interrupted posteriorly ; three short black-bordered 

 red bars on lower margin of opercle and subopercle; dorsal fin with 



its basal two thirds orange Amblycirrhitus arcatus (Cuvier) 



26. Pectoral fin formula i+6+vii ; scales about 49 ; color pattern of numerous 

 black spots. 

 3a. Upper half of body with numerous black spots ; axis of body with a pale 

 to white band and a few faint brownish spots along its lower border ; 

 lower parts of head and body plain. 



Amblycirrhitus hemistictus (Giinther) 



Sh. Body profusely spotted with black spots arranged in streaks ventrally; 



no pale band on midsides but a light spot on middle of side along 



lateral line Amblycirrhitus polystictus (Giinther) 



1&. Dorsal rays X, 14; anal III, 6; rows of scales on cheek about 5; teeth on 

 preopercle strong, about 12 or 13 ; gill membranes over isthmus naked ; 

 pectoral fln formula ii+6+vi; scales 49 to 51; caudal peduncle with 

 a large black ocellated spot; body with pale blotches on a brownish back- 

 ground ; head with lengthwise wavy brown lines. 



Amblycirrhitus hubbardi, new species 



AMBLYCIRRHITUS ARCATUS (Cuvier) 



CirrMtes arcatus Cuvieb, in Cuvier and Valenciennes, Histoire naturelle des 

 poissons, vol. 3, p. 74, 1829. 



115747, Rose Island, lagoon, June 12-20, 1939, 3 specimens. 



115748, Rose Island, reef, June 11-14, 1939, 99 specimens. 



AMBLYCIRRHITUS HEMISTICTUS (Gunther) 



CirrMtes hemistictus Guntheb, Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, vols. 2-3, pts. 5-6, p. 69, 

 pi. 50, fig. B, 1874. 



115752, Enderbury Island, reef. May 15-19, 1939, 1 specimen. 

 115751, Swains Island, reef, May 3-9, 1939, 1 specimen. 



AMBLYCIRRHITUS POLYSTICTUS (Giinther) 



Cirrhitus polystictus GOnther, Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, vols. 2-3, pts. 5-6, p. 70, 

 pi. 50, fig. A, 1874. 



, Swains Island, March 10, 1936, U. S. C. G. Itasca. 



, Jarvis Island, 1935, Dr. Dana Coman. 



AMBLYCIRRHITUS HUBBARDI, new species 

 FiGXJBE 12 



Holoti/pe.—A specimen (U. S. N. M. No. 115750) 35 mm. in standard 

 length, taken May 15-19, 1939, by Leonard P. Schultz on the reef at 

 Enderbury Islanci, along with two paratypes (U. S. N. M. No. 115749) 

 with the same data. 



Description. — (Based on the holotype and two paratypes. Detailed 

 counts and measurements of the holotype are given first, followed by 

 1 hose for tw o paratypes in parentheses. Measurements are expressed 

 in hundredths of the standard length, 35.0 (36.0; 47.0) nmi.) Length 

 of head 38.2 (38.0; 3C.2) ; greatest depth of body 34.2 (33.0; 33.8) ; 

 length of snout 11.2 (lO.G; 10.8) ; diameter of eye 11.4 (11.1; 10.4) ; 



