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biserial, inner row irregular and minute, outer row larger and 

 upper front pair as two slight canines; narrow bands of fine teeth 

 on vomer and palatines; tongue apparently edentulous; interorbital 

 34^ to 4%, slightly elevated, level medially; preorbital width II/2 iii 

 eye; preopercle minutely and obscurely denticulated. Gill rakers 



5 + 13, lanceolate, ^ greater than gill filaments or 1% in eye. 



Scales 47 to 60 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 or 5 more on 

 latter ; 7 scales above lateral line, 14 to 16 below, 14 to 16 predorsal, 

 7 rows on cheek. Suprascapula denticulate. Scales with 9 to 12 

 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 72 to 90, minute, with 3 to 



6 transverse series of basal elements ; circuli very fine. 



D. X, 11, fourth spine 214 to 3 in total head length, first ray 31^ 

 to 32/5, last ray 2 to 2% ; A. Ill, 8, third spine Zy^ to 41/3, first ray 

 31^ to 3%, last ray 2 to Zy2 ; caudal 1 to I14, deeply forked, slender 

 lobes pointed and upper longer; least depth of caudal peduncle 3^ 

 to 34^ ; pectoral li/g to II/5 ; ventral II/3 to 1%. 



Generally light brown, lower surface little paler. Body every- 

 where with more or less silvered tints. Scattered, small, irregular, 

 dark spots on scales of back. Fins all dull brown. Iris light reddish 

 brown. 



Queensland, New South Wales, Hawaii. In my "Fishes of 

 Oceania " I have wrongly included seven examples in the Bishop 

 Museum described under Pristipomoides sieboldii^ but they together 

 with the type of Bowersia violescens belong with the present species. 

 As McCuUoch in his remarks under Aprion roseus says his specimens 

 differ from Aprion miorolepis Steindachner in the smaller eye and 

 broader preorbital and that "these characters doubtless alter with 

 age, and as my specimens are much larger than those described by 

 Bleeker, they perhaps represent merely the adult form of the species." 

 Though I can not deny his contention altogether it seems unlikely 

 this is true. That his figure is like that of Bowersia violescens is 

 certain. Unfortunately he does not give the gill rakers, though his 

 other details are in agreement. 



8403 [D. 5408]. Capitancillo Liglit, N. 25° W., 20.8 miles (10° 40' 15" N., 

 124° 15' E.), between Cebu and Leyte. March 18, 1909. Length 261 mm. 



2797. Philippines ? Length 261 mm. 



0304. Zaniboanga market. September 7. 1909. Length 408 mm. 



50669 U.S.N.M. Honolulu. Bureau of Fisheries. Type of Boweria violes- 

 cens. 



510S3 U.S.N.M. Hawaiian Islands. Bureau of Fisheries. Length 255 mm. As 

 Platyiiiius microdon. 



52686 U.S.N.M. Hawaiian Islands. Bureau of Fisheries. Length 230 mm. As 

 Platymius microdon. 



52738 U.S.N.M. Hawaiian Islands, Bureau of Fisheries. Length 475? mm. 

 As Boicersia violescens. 



68231 U.S.N.M. Nafa, Okinawa, Riu Kiu. Albatross Collection. Length 260 

 mm. Type of Platyinius amoenus. 



