30 BI'LLKTIN OF THK KUREAU oK FISHERIES. 



150. Halichoeres miniatus (Kulil i*c \':\n Hasselt). 



Head 3.95 in length; depth 3.50; eye 4..5() in liead. Anal fin with fine black dots; dorsal with spot in 

 middle; a black bar behind eye and a black dot in front ; al)out 5 dark bars over back and 5 along side, these 

 more or less united by longitudinal dark liand; diir.sal with oblique du.sky lines. Se%-eral specimens from 

 Manila and Cavite. 



151. Halichoeres argus (Blorli & .Sihneidci). 



Head 3.35 in length: depth, 3.35: eye, 4.20 in head. Eaili .scale with a roun<i spot on a blue licld: 

 dorsal and anal with round spots on blue field: caudal dusky at tip, with round rings on rest of fin; stripes en 

 thora.x: blue lines on head; a lighter line above lateral line: six white marks each side of dorsal. Three 

 specimens from Cavite. 



152. Halichoeres poecilus (Riihardson). 

 (Halichtjeres annulatus Fowler.) 



Head, 2.55 in length: depth, 3.75: eye, 3.75 in head. Three bands of color alongside: about six dark 

 bands over back; a dark bar behind eye with a dark line from its upper and lower part; a dark line from eye 

 to snout, a large black ocellus in middle of dorsal: another between anterior spines, the fin with markings 

 extending into it from the body: anal with row of rings at base followed by a line; markings on cheek variable 

 the dark sometimes forming complete rings. Numerous specimens fnim Cavite. 



153. Halichoeres pseudominiatus (Bleeker). 



Head 3 in length: depth 3.. ^0: eye 4.75 in head. One specimen from Cavite. with which H . opercularis 

 of the Soutii Seas may prove to be identical, but in the latter the silver band under eye always curves back 

 near posterior edge of opercle and extends forward across lower part of cheek, while in U. jisiiuloiiiiniatxis it 

 ends at opercle or at its base, not doubling back sharply as in //. nperculans. 



STETHOJULIS Giinther. 



154. Stethojulis phekadopleura Bleeker. 



Head 3 in length: depth 3.10. Color brownish above, white below with 3 rows of brown dots along 

 lower part of side; a brown spot at base of caudal. Three specimens from Cavite. 



155. Stethojulis bandanensis (Bleeker). 



Head 2.95 in length ; depth 3. Color drab, light brown above, \ellowish below: a white spot above axil 

 of pectoral; base of pectoral brown: 3 small black dots on caudal peduncle, and a black spot between pos- 

 terior rays. 



Other specimens show the following coloration: Drab above, yellowish w'hite below, the colors not meet- 

 ing sharply on body, but on head the division sharply marked by a white line extending from snout to a 

 little past posterior of opercle, where it forms a white characteristic spot just above axil of pectoral; 3 black 

 dots on caudal peduncle, 1 between posterior raj's of dorsal and one, or a slight indication of one, between the 

 ]ast ra\'s of anal. 



Numerous specimens from Cavite. This spi'cies, found also at Samoa, is very near Stethojulis axillaris 

 of Hawaii, but apparently distinct. 



156. Stethojulis kalosoma Bleeker. 



Head 3.98 in length; depth 4, eye 4..50 m head. .X lilack luie from posterior orbit to about tip of pectoral 

 very indistinct; 4 lines of dots along lower side with line specks iietwccn them, no black dot on (in; dorsal 

 with indislinci nbliciue lines. Several specimens from Cavite. 



THAL4SS0MA Swaiuson. 



157. Thalassoma lunare (Linna'us). 



Head 3.20 in length; depth 3..50; eye 5 in head; dorsal viii, 13; anal ii, 11; scales 26; a single row of 

 teeth in jaws. Color in spirits, body olive-brown, the center of each .scale with a short vertical stripe: head 

 deep blue: caudal yellow, outer rays with dusky; dorsal and anal blue with the outer third yellow; 2 brown 



