Isonidae (Surf-Fishes) 



Iso sp. 



Thirty-one specimens; 18-27 mm SL; collected at Fagasa and 

 Sailele. Dorsal V-VI + 1,14-16; anal 1,21-22; pectoral 12-13. 

 Teeth present but not externally on maxilla. Silvery lateral band 

 continuous and terminating on anterior portion of caudal 

 peduncle just behind axil of dorsal fin. This species occurs at 

 the surface amidst turbulence and bubbles near wave-washed 

 rocks. It will probably be described as new by Walter Ivantsoff. 

 (MU 1-181.) 



Anomalopidae (Lantern-Eyes) 



Anomalops katoptron Bleeker, 1856. 

 This species is occasionally caught by handline fishermen at 

 depths >300 m. Its identity was confirmed by John E. Mc- 

 Cosker. (CAS 44373.) 



Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes) 



Squirrelfishes are known as malau in Samoa. Matsuura and 

 Shimizu (1982) have recently found that Sargocentron must 

 replace the generic name Adioryx as used by most recent authors. 

 John E. Randall provided several of the identifications and 

 assisted with the synonymies. 



Flammeo argentens (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 



1831). 



Holocentrum laeve — Giinther, 1875. 



As Holocentrus laevis, Jordan and Scale, 1906 and Schultz, 



1943. 

 Flammeo aurolineatus (Lienard, 1839). Malau-va'a. 



Randall writes that scythrops is a common synonym. 

 Flammeo opercularis (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 



1831). Malau-loa. 



Holocentrum operculare — Giinther, 1875. 



As Holocentrus opercularis, Jordan and Scale, 1906 and 



Schultz, 1943. 

 Flammeo sammara (Forsskal, 1775). Malau-tui, malau-pe'ape'a. 



Holocentrum sammara — Schmeltz, 1865. 



As Holocentrus sammara, Jordan and Scale, 1906 and Schultz, 



1943. 

 Myripristis adustus Bleeker, 1853. Malau-tuavela, malau-'uo. 



Myripristis adustus — Schmeltz, 1866. 

 Myripristis amaenus (Castelnau, 1873). 



Myripristis argyromus — Schultz, 1943. 

 Myripristis berndti Jordan and Evermann, 1903. Malau-ugatele, 



malau-va'ava'a. 



Myripristis murdjan — Jordan and Evermann, 1905. 



As M. intermedius (part) and M. murdjan (part), Jordan and 



Seale, 1906 and as, M. berndti and M. murdjan (part), Schultz, 



1943. 

 Myrispristis chryseres Jordan and Evermann, 1903. 



Randall confirmed the identification of this species which 



generally frequents depths > 30 m. 

 Myripristis hexagonus (Lacepe'de, 1802). 



Myripristis hexagonus — Schmeltz, 1865. 

 Myripristis kuntee Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831. 



Malau-pu'u. 



Myripristis multiradiatus — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 



As M. multiradiatus, Schultz, 1943. 



Myripristis murdjan (Forsskal, 1775). 



Myrispristis parvidens — Greenfield, 1974. 



Randall and Guez6 (1981) have just completed an examination 



of this species complex. 

 Myripristis pralinius Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829. 



Malau-va'ava'a, malau-mamo. 



Myripristis praslinus and M. sanguineus — Jordan and Seale, 



1906. 



As M. sanguineus, Schultz, 1943. 

 Myripristis randalli Greenfield, 1974. 



David W. Greenfield confirmed the identification. This species 



was previously known only from the Austral Islands and Pit- 

 cairn Island. 



Myripristis violaceus ^Xtey^x , 1851. Malau-tuauli. 



Myripristis micropthalmus — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 



As M. micropthalmus, Schultz, 1943. 

 Myripristis vittatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831. 



Greenfield also identified this species. 

 Myripristis woods! Greenfield, 1974. 



Myripristis intermedius (part) and M. murdjan (part) — Jordan 



and Seale, 1906. 



As M. murdjan (part), Schultz, 1943. 

 Ostichthys delta Randall, Shimizu and Yamakawa, 1982. 



Ostichthys delta — Randall, Shimizu and Yamakawa, 1982. 



(BPBM 28107.) 

 Ostichthys kaianus (Giinther, 1880). 



This identification was confirmed by John E. Randall. (BPBM 



28906.) 

 Plectrypops lima (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 



1831.) Malau-mutu. 

 Myripristis humilis — Kner and Steindachner, 1866. 

 As Holotrachys lima, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and Schultz, 1943. 

 Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Riippell, 1835). Malau-i'usina, 



tamalau-mumu, tameno-mumii. 



Holocentrum caudimaculatum — Schmeltz, 1865. 



As Holocentrus caudimaculatus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and 



Schuhz, 1943. 

 Sargocentron diadema (Lacepede, 1801). Malau-tui, malau- 



talapu'u, malau-lusitusi, malau-pauli. 



Holocentrum diadema — Schmeltz, 1865. 



As Holocentrus diadema, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and Schultz, 



1943. 

 Sargocentron ensiferum (Jordan and Evermann, 1903). 



This species is handlined from deep water. 

 Sargocentron lacteoguttatum (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 



1829). Malau-faiumu. 



Holocentrum punctatiss — Schmeltz, 1865. 



As Holocentrus punctatissimus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and as 



H. lacteo-guttatus, Schultz, 1943. 

 Sargocentron melanospilos (Bleeker, 1858). 



A specimen was handlined from 90 m. The identity was con- 

 firmed by Randall who reports that cornutum, the name often 



applied to this species, has an Indo-Malayan distribution. 



(BPBM 27764.) 

 Sargocentron microstoma (Giinther, 1859). Malau-tianiu. 



Holocentrum microstoma — Schmeltz, 1874. 



As Holocentrus microstomus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and 



Schultz, 1943. 

 Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskal, 1775). 



Holocentrum rubrum — Giinther, 1874. 



As Holocentrus praslin, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and as H. 



ruber, Schultz, 1943. 



