NO. 1422. PISHES FROM TAIJTTT— JORDAN AND SXYDER. 



857 



contained 2 times in space between tij) of snout and base of dorsal. 

 Interorbital space slightly convex. Dorsal contour of snout convex. 

 The prickles are very short, most e\ident on nape and abdomen. 



This species has been hitherto known only from a single young- 

 specimen from Samoa. The species on the oti'shore islands of the 

 west coast of Mexico, called I'eU'aodon ov Oroides i^dimis Kosa Smith, 



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Fl(i 



-TETR.\()D0N ophryas. 



does not differ much, if at all, from Teintodon opJiryas. Tetraodon 

 setosus has normally much the same color as this specimen, but it is 

 subject to very great variations, blue forms and yellow varieties 

 occurring together witli the normal brown type. 



34. SCORP^NOPSIS CACOPSIS Jenkins. 



One tine specimen not distinguishable fi'om others from Hawaii. 



