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Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1929, p. 608 (Hong Kong), p. a33 (Hawaiian 



Islands; Honolulu). 

 Priacaiithus cepedAanus De.smarbst, Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris, vol. 2, 1823, p. 9, 



pi. 1. Havana. 

 Serranus rufus Bowdich, Excurs. Madeira, 1825, p. 122. Madeira. 

 Priacanthus macrophthalmus (not Block) CuviEaj, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 3, 



1829, p. 97 (part). 

 Priacanthus boops (not Schneidek) Cuvier, Hist. Nut. Poiss., vol. 3, 1829, p. 



103 (part). 

 Pria<;anthus carolinus CuviEai, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 3, 1829, p. 105. Oualand 



ou Strong, I'une des Carolines. — Lesson, Voy. Coquille, Zool., vol. 2, pt. 



1, Nov. 12, 1831, p. 224 (Carolines).— Gxjnther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 



1. 1859, p. 219 (copied) ; Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, vol. 1, pt. 1, 1873, p. 17, 



pi. 18 (Tahiti; Raiatea). — Bleekeb, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerland., vol. 7, 



1873-1876, p. 13 (Amboina, Banda) ; vol. 8, 187^-1877, pi. (73) 351, fig. 5.— 



Streets, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 7, 1877, p. 72 (Honolulu). — Schmeltz, 



Cat. Mus. Godeffroy, No. 7, 1879, p. 38 (Tahiti).— Karou, Termesz. 



Fiizetek, Budapest, vol. 5, 1881, p. 151 (Yokohama, Japan). — Pohl, Cat. 



Mus. Godeffroy, No. 9, 1884, p. 26 (Tahiti).— Sauvage, Hist. Nat. Madagas- 

 car, Poiss., 1891, p. 121 (type: Honolulu). 

 Priacanthus argenteus Cuvter, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 3, 1829, p. 109 (on Wahou- 



lang Renard, Poiss. Moluques, vol. 1, 1718, pi. 12, fig. 72) . 

 Priacanthus fulgens Low^e, Trans. Zool. Soc. London, vol. 2, 1837 (1841), p. 



174. Madeira; Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc, vol. 6, 1838, p. 196, pi. 2 



(Madeira). 

 Priacanthus alalaua (part) Jordan and Evermann, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm.. 



vol. 23, pt. 1, 1903 (1905), p. 228 (Honolulu). 

 Priacanthus maoracanthus (not Cuvier) Fowler and Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. 



Mus., vol. 62, 1922, p. 27 (Zamboanga). 



Depth 2% to 2% ; head 234 to 31/5, width lYg to 2i/g. Snout 3 to 

 3^ in head from snout tip; eye 1% to 2%? much greater than snout 

 or interorbital ; maxillary reaches opposite y^ in eye, expansion 2 

 to 21^ in eye, length 1% to 2 in head from snout tip; bands of 

 villiform teeth in jaws, on vomer and palatines, none on tongue; 

 interorbital 3 to 3i^, convex; peropercle edge minutely denticulate, 

 with strong spine at angle flattened. Gill rakers 5 or 6 + 17 to 19, 

 lanceolate, 2% in eye; gill filaments % of gill rakers. 



Scales 98 to 113 counted along (above) lateral line to caudal base 

 and 5 to 12 more on latter; tubes 58 to C2 in lateral line to caudal 

 base and 5 or 6 more on latter; 10 to 12 scales above, 42 or 43 below, 

 40 to 49 predorsal; 13 rows on cheek to preopercle ridge. Small 

 suprascapula entire. Scales without basal striae ; apical denticles 13 ; 

 circuli fine. 



D. X, 12, I or 13, I, fifth spine 2% to 31/2 in total head length; 

 A. II or III, 14, I, third spine 2% to 3, fourth ray 1% to 21/4 ; least 

 depth of caudal peduncle 3% to 414; caudal 1% to li/^, truncate 

 behind, convex as expanded; pectoral II/3 to 1%; ventral 1% to li/o. 



Back brown, sides and below pale brown. Iris light brown. Fins 

 all with pale brown ground color. Dorsals show small, scattered. 



