158 THE ECHINODERMS OF TORRES STRAIT. 
Kent’s list of Holothurians revised. 
ne | 
Kent’s name. Correct name. Remarks. 
1. Stichopus variegatus......... Thelenota ananas..............- This, we are all agreed, is the “prickly-red 
fish.’ The excellent photograph given 
by Kent is unmistakable. 
2. Stichopus chloronotus........ Stichopus chloronotus. 
3. Stichopus lutea n. sp......... Stichopus variegatus? probably ...| This may be S. horrens? 
4. Actinopyga lecanora......... Actinopyga lecanora............. The commercial “stone fish.” 
5 Actinopyga obesa............ Actinopyga mauritiana?.......... “Red fish.” A. obesa, does not occur in 
Australia. 
6. Actinopyga mauritiana....... Actinopyga mauritiana? 
7. Actinopyga echinites.........| Actinopyga echinites? 
8. Actinopyga polymorpha n. sp. | Actinopyga miliaris..............| “ Black fish.” 
9. Holothuria mammifera n. sp. | Actinopyga nobilis............... “Teat fish,’ “mammy fish.” Although 
Kent says there are no anal teeth, his 
figure (pl. xxxrv) certainly indicates A. 
nobilis. His statement that it is the 
most valuable of the commercial species 
is further proof that nobilis is the holo- 
thurian concerned. 
Batic Kent says his marmorata is a “n. sp.” but 
the name H. marmorata dates from Jae- 
ger, 1833. I can not determine positively 
whether Kent’s species is the same as 
Jaeger’s or not, but it seems to be an 
Actinopyga, as he calls it a “teat-fish.” 
10. Holothuria marmorata n. sp. | Holothuria marmorata? 
11. Holothuria fusco-cinorea...... Holothuria fusco-cinerea. 
12. Holothuria edulis............ Holothuria edulis?...............| Kent says “nearly pure white beneath,” 
while edulis is bright rose-red ventrally 
in life. The red, however, is lost quickly 
in alcohol. 
13. Holothuria impatiens........| Holothuria impatiens?........... Kent says, “closely resembling edulis,” 
but I see little resemblance! 
14. Holothuria argus............ Holothuria argus................| “Leopard, spotted, or tiger fish’’ are the 
names commonly in use. 
15. Holothuria vagabunda........| Holothuria atra?................ Adult. 
16. Holothuria sanguinolenta..... Holothuriatatran.nsces-. cece oe Half-grown. 
17. Holothuria atra............-. Holothuria impatiens?........... Characterized by the abundant Cuvierian 
tubes. These are wanting in atra. 
18. Holothuria coluber........... Holothuria coluber. 
19. Holothuria vitiensis..........| Holothuria pervicax?............ As pervicaz is very common at Mer andemits 
great quantities of Cuvierian tubes, I 
feel quite sure of this identification. 
20. Holothuria botellus.......... Holothuria impatiens............ This is a very dubious identification based 
on Kent’s description of the color, which 
accords well with certain specimens of 
tmpatiens found at Mer. But Kent says 
it does not emit ‘Cuvierian filaments,” 
while impatiens has those organs well 
developed. 
SYNAPTID£E. 
Euapta godeffroyi. 
Synapta godeffroyti Semper. 1868. Holothurien, p. 231; pl. xxxix, fig. 13. 
Euapta godeffroyi Ostergren. 1898. Ofv. K. Vet.-Akad. Forh., 55, p. 113. 
This species was found near Thursday Island by Semon, and we took one specimen 
at Mer. This individual was supposed to be a small Synapta maculata until the calcareous 
particles were examined. It was found under a stone on the southeastern reef-flat. The 
species is known from Mauritius to the Hawaiian Islands. 
