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PoNTiNus Poey. 



329. Pontinus spilistius Gilbert. (G., p. 633.) 

 Off Maui. 



Merinthe Snyder. 



330. Merinthe macrocephala (Sauvage). Oopu kai Nohu. (J. & E., p. 461.) 



A beautiful fish, reaching a weight of about six pounds, now common in the 

 markets, being taken in rather deep water. 



Setarches Johnson. 



331. Setarches remiger Gilbert and Cramer. (G., p. 634.) 

 Common in deep water. 



Plectrogenium Gilbert. 



332. Plectrogenium nanum Gilbert. (G., p. 634.) 



ScoRP^NOPSis Heckel. 



333. Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch and Schneider). NuJvu; Omakulia. (J. & E., 

 p. 468.) 



Scorpcenopsis catocala Jordan and Evermann. 

 Abundant; known by the variegated breast. 



334. Scorpaenopsis cacopsis Jenkins. (J. & E., p. 467.) 

 Not rare. 



335. Scorpaenopsis altirostris Gilbert. (G., p. 628.) 



Off Molokai. Perhaps type of a distinct genus, the head not being dejiressed 

 as in Scorpamopsis, and the general appearance more like that of Sebastapistes. 



. Peloropsis Gilbert. 



336. Peloropsis xenops Gilbert. (G., p. 630.) 

 Avan Channel between Maui and Lanai. 



Iracundus Jordan and Evermann. 



337. Iracundus signifer Jordan and Evermann. (J. & E., p. 470.) 

 A rare fish of the coral-reefs. But two specimens are known. 



T^NiANOTUs Lacepede. 



338. Tasnianotus garretti Giinther. (J. & E., p. 471.) 

 Known only from a drawing. 



339. Taenianotus citrinellus Gilbert. (G., p. 636.) 

 Off Molokai. 



