FISHES OF THE PHH.IPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 183 



8887. Mabul Island. September 29, 1909. Length 82 mm. 



10767. Sipadan Island. November 28, 1909. Length 95 mm. 



14404, 14405. Talisse Inland. November 9, 1909. Length 82 to 95 mm. 



14490. Tomahu Island. December 12, 1909. Length 62 mm. 



467, 4834. Buka Buka Island, Gulf of Tomini, Celebes. November 20, 1909 



Length 68 to 71 mm. 

 22304. Tidore Island, south of Ternate. November 29, 1909. Length 75 mm. 

 One example. Doworra Island. December 2, 1909. Length 90 mm. 

 21518. Doworra Island. December 2, 1909. Length 56 mm. 



HOLACANTHUS POTTERI Jordan and Metz 



Holacanthus potteri Jordan and Metz, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 42, 1912, 

 p. 525, pi. 71, fig. 1. Honohilu. — Fowler, Bishop Mus. Bull., No. 22, 

 1925, p. 28 (Honolulu).— Fowler and Ball, Bishop Mus. Bull., No. 26, 

 1925 (1926), p. 18 (French Frigate Shoals). 



A very handsome species closely related to Holacanthus hispinosus, 

 differing only in the more distinct transverse dark bands and therefore 

 more contrasted color pattern. 

 73911 U.S.N. M. Honolulu. F. A. Potter. Type. 



HOLACANTHUS MULTISPINIS Playfair 



Holacanthus niultispinis Playfair, Fishes of Zanzibar, 1866, p. 37, pi. 6, 



fig. ^4. Zanzibar. 

 Holacanthus somervillil Regan, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, vol. 12, ser. 2, 



pt. 3, 1908, p. 228, pi. 24, fig. 6. Coetivy, Seychelles Group. 



Snout very obtuse. Interorbital with 2 to 4 spines, posterior long- 

 est and longer than additional preopercular spines. Preopercle spine 

 flat, smooth, reaches pectoral base; smaller spine in front. Suborbital 

 strongly denticulated. Scales 47 in lateral line. D. XIV, 16; A. Ill, 

 17; soft dorsal and anal subrhomboid, not elevated. 



Uniform dark silky brown or black. In life deep brown, darker 

 anteriorly, w^ith numerous black wavy bands, some interrupted. 

 Blue longitudinal band parallel to anal. On shoulder black blotch 

 with bluish border. Dorsal with black basal band and 2 similar par- 

 allel ones on soft portion. Anal with 3 dark parallel bands and 

 brilliant blue edge. Pectoral black. Ventral with first membrane 

 blue. Length 139 mm. (Playfair.) 



Quite likely Holacanthus somervillil is the young, as it is based on 

 an example but 64 mm. long. 



holacanthus FISHERI Snyder 



Holacanthus fisheri Snyder, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., vol. 22, 1902 (1904), p. 



532, pi. 11, fig. 21. Off Diamond head, Oahu, in 27 to 29 fathoms; south 



of Molokai; between Maui and Lanai; off southern Oahu in 14 to 43 



fathoms. 

 fHolacanthus acanthops Norman, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, vol. 9, 1922, 



p. 318. Natal. 



Reddish-orange in life, tinged dusky behind. Diffuse black blotch 

 above pectoral. Dorsal narrowly edged black. Anal broadly black- 

 ish behind, edge narrowly blue. Caudal yellow medially. Pectoral 



