524 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. xxix. 



The nuchal band is, however, narrower and more deeply defined than 

 in A. snydejv'. It is less directed backward and does not involve the 

 bases of the lirst two dorsal spines. The second band is also narrower 

 and sharper, and the third forms a sharp pearly streak in front of the 

 yellow of the tail and caudal fin. The ventrals and anal are yellow, 

 both with a black edge. 



The figure of Prochilus jwly7nnui< in Bleeker's Atlas fits our Hong- 

 kong specimen perfectly. We give a colored figure of the latter 

 specimen in another paper, On the fishes collected at Hongkong by 

 William Finch." 



Family LABRID.^^l 



THALASSOMA LUNARE (Linnaeus). 



Head, 3.75 in length; depth, 8.50; eye, 0.50 in head; caudal lunate, 

 the lobes prolonged. 



Color in spirits yellowish; head blue, with several bands; pectorals 

 with a blue-black area running parallel with rays on the upper third 

 of fin. 



One specimen from China, probably Shanghai. Length, 8.25 inches. 



STETHOJULIS INTERRUPTA (Bleeker). 



Head, 2. 75 in length; depth, 3.25; D. IX, 12; A. HI, 11; scales, 27. 



Color in spirits yellowish; the position of lines and markings are 

 as in Bleeker's figure, but the lines are whitish in spirits, doubtless 

 red in life. 



One specimen in the Jouy Collection labeled China (probably from 

 Hongkong). 



Family CH^/TODONTID.E. 



CH/ETODON COLLARIS Bloch. 



Head, 3.75 in length; depth, 1.50; D. XI, 23; A. Ill, 20. 



One fine specimen from Hongkong; length, 5.20 inches. This 

 example agrees perfectly with the specimen from Japan, described 

 and figured by Jordan and Fowler.^ 



Family MONACANTHID^E. 



MONACANTHUS CHINENSIS (Bloch). 



Head, 3.50 in length; depth, 2; D. 28; A. 29. 



Two specimens from Hongkong. Length, 3.25-7.75. The small 

 specimen has the barljs on the dorstil spine stronger than on the large 

 example. 



« Proo. Davenport Acad. Sci. 1905. 



^Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXV, p. 534. . - 



