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being" enlarged; scales smooth or scarcely ctenoid on breast and ante- 

 i-ior parts of body, oradually growing rougher posteriorly; a row 

 along base of anal with their lower edges elongate and spine like; 

 bases of both soft dorsal and anal with a sheath of scales. Lateral 

 line but little curved, passing somewhat above middle of caudal 

 peduncle. Spinous dorsal high, the longest (third) spine 2 in head; 

 the following ones growing successively smaller, the last about one- 

 tifth the length of the third; fourth or fifth ray slightly longer than 

 third spine. Third anal spine heavy, its length, 1.9 in head; its poste- 

 rior concavity deep enough to receive the fourth spine; longest ra}'^, 

 1.6 in head. Ventrals pointed, nearly reaching vent. Pectorals 

 pointed, 1.0 in head. Caudal deeply forked, the lobes rounded; 1.7 

 in head. Color in spirits plain gray. Each row of scales with a faint 

 longitudinal light stripe, the edges of which are darker; a dusky spot 



Fig. 1. — HoLocENTRUs bowiei. 



slightl}' larger than \ni\n\ on caudal peduncle at base of anal, this hav- 

 ing been metallic gray in life; opercle somewhat dusky; tins inunacu- 

 late. No black anywhere. In life, doubtless nearly plain red, with 

 faint, paler sti'eaks and darker edges. 



One example, measuring 212 mm., type No. 5301:'i, V. S. National 

 Museum. Collected in Tahiti by Mr. Henry P. Bowie, for whom the 

 species is named. 



4. CARANX IGNOBILIS (Forskal). 

 5. KUHLIA MALO i Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



6. KUHLIA RUPESTRIS (Lacepede). 



7. EPINEPHELUS MERRA (Bloch). 



8. PSEUDUPENEUS MOANA Jordan and Snyder. 



( Upeiieiix trij'asriatHK Giiiither, not MiiIIks trlfasciutu.^ Lacepede, which is 

 the same as Mullus hlfasdatus l^acepede. ) 



