52 MEMOIRS OF THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM. 



299. MuUoides pflugeri Steindachner. Weke via ula. (J. & E., p. 251.) 



Now rather common in the markets. MuUoides flammevs Jordan and Ever- 

 mann is prol^ably the 3'oung of this species. 



300. MuUoides samoensis Giinthcr. Weke; Weke a'a. (J. & E., p. 253.) 

 Not rare about HonoUihi 



301. MuUoides preorbitalis (Smith and Swain). (J. tt E., ]). 264.) 

 Johnston Ishmd. Occasional at Honokilu. 



302. MuUoides vanicolensis (C'uvier and Valenciennes). (J. & E., p. 254.) 

 South Seas. Recorded from Johnston Island. 



Upeneus Cuvier. 

 (Pseudupeneus Bleeker.) 



303. Upeneus porphyreus (Jenkins) . Kionu. (J. & E., pp. 261-262.) 



The largest species of the genus, constantly in the markets, and justly highly 

 valued as food. Teeth very small; barbel short; characters which give the appear- 

 ance of MuUoides. The specimen from Honolulu, recorded bj' Steindachner as 

 [7. fraterculus, is probably U. porphyreus. 



304. Upeneus chryserydros (Lacepede). Moona kea. (J. & E., p. 255.) 

 Not rare at Honolulu. 



305. Upeneus multifasciatus ((^uoy and Claimard). Moana. (J & E., p. 256.) 

 Very common in the markets, but apparently limited to the Hawaiian Islands; 



replaced in Polynesia by U. moana Jordan and Scale, a very similar species. 



306. Upeneus bifasciatus Lacepede. Munv. (J. & E., p. 258.) 

 Rather common about Honolulu. 



307. Upeneus chrysonemus (Jordan and Evermann). (J. & E., p. 258.) 

 Common. Known by the yellow barbels. 



308. Upeneus crassilabris (Cuvier and Valenciennes). (J. & E., p. 259.) 

 South Seas. Found at Johnston Island. 



309. Upeneus pleurostigma (Bennett). (J. & E., p. 260.) 

 Common about Honolulu. 



IJpENEOiDES Bleeker. 

 ( Upeneus Bleeker, not of Cuvier, as restricted by the first reviser.) 



310. Upeneoides arge^ (Jordan and Evermann). Weke pueo; Weke pahula. (J. 

 & E., p. 264.) 



Ver.y abundant; close to Upeneus vi flat us of the South Seas. 



** Upcncoidrs l(rnioptenis (fuvier luiil A'alcnciciinos), an Indian species, was recordcil from Honolulu 

 by Steindachner. who mistook for it the youns of (/. rirnc 



