22 BULLETIN 10 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



PSEUDOCHROMIS PUKPURASCENS (De Vis) 



Nesiotes purpurascens Db Vis, Proc. Linn, Soc. New South Wales, vol. 8, 1884, 

 p. 453. South Sea. — Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, p. 189 

 (copied). 



Pseudoch/rowis (Pseudochromis) purpurascens McCtrLLOCH, Biol. Res. Endeav- 

 our, vol. 5, pt. 4, June 8, 1926, p. 188, pi. 49 (Ringdove Bay, Api Island, 

 New Hebrides). 



Depth 31/3 ; head 3. Snout 4% in head ; eye 3%, greater than snout 

 or interorbital ; maxillary reaches 1/2 in eye, expansion 3 in eye, length 

 3 in head; band of minute teeth in front of each jaw with enlarged 

 outer row and 2 pairs of large canines in front above, also canines 

 each side of mandible anteriorly and 1 or 2 farther back each side; 

 angular band of minute teeth on vomer and rounded patch on front 

 part of each palatine; interorbital low. 



Scales 38 in median lateral series to caudal base and 9 more on 

 latter; tubular scales 28 in upper section of lateral line, 6 in lower 

 section to caudal base; 4 scales above lateral line, 12 below, 12 

 predorsal forward opposite eye center, 4 rows on cheek with preoper- 

 cle flange naked. 



D. Ill, XIV, 9, I, third spine 41/^ in head, first branched ray 14^ ; 

 A. Ill, 14, I, third spine 414, third ray IVs; caudal II/5, rounded 

 behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 2-^; pectoral 1%; ventral 



1%- 



Dark brown on head and back, becoming lighter on sides and 

 below. Dark line crosses middle of each scale of front half of body 

 and uniting with its fellows, forms striking lines which extend 

 obliquely downward and backward through each row of scales; 

 these largely disappear behind middle of body, but traceable about 

 region of lateral line. Head with dark spots and lines extending 

 along suborbital and across opercle. An indefinite yellow band 

 present along middle of each side. Dorsal brown, with many darker 

 spots and curved lines between rays which tend to form irregular 

 horizontal bands. Anal like dorsal, but dots less distinct. Caudal 

 with irregular transverse rows of darker dots. Paired fins hyaline. 

 Length 64 mm. (McCulloch.) 



Melanesia. 



PSEUDOCHROMIS FLAVIPINNIS (Scale) 



Labracinus flavipinnis Seai.k, Philippine .Tourn. Sci., vol. 4, No. 6, 1909, p. 530. 

 Zamboanga, Mindoro. 



Depth 3%; head 3l^. Snout 43^ in head; eye S^^; maxillary 3%, 

 extends below front pupil edge; mouth small, oblique, lower jaw 

 protruded ; upper teeth fine, in several bands, with 6 enlarged front 

 canines; lower teeth uniserial on sides, with 2 enlarged canines and 

 bands of small teeth in front; teeth on vomer and palatines; inter- 



