THE FISHES OF SAMOA. 



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340. Sphyrsena forsteri Cuvier & Valenciennes. Samoa; Tahiti; Vavau; \ew (iuinea. 



Of this species, we have one specimen from Apia. It agrees fairly with Dr. Giinther's figure in 

 the Fi.sche der Siidsee. The Sphyrama forsteri of Steindachner from Mexico is a very distinct species, 

 Sphynvna eimg Jordan & Gilbert. 



Life colors of the specimen from Apia: OVjliqne blotch on opercle and base of pectoral; black blotch 

 on dorsal and anal; caudal largely blackish; ventral and pectoral pale; obscure dark, short bars along 

 sides. Scales 94; pectoral not reaching quite to dorsal; ventral farther. 



341. Sphyrsena helleri Jenkins. Hawaii. 



This is the offshore small-scaled species, known in Hawaii as kawalea. 



342. Sphyrsena snodgrassi Jenkins. Hawaii. 



This is the large-scaled species, known as bxku in Honolulu. 



343. Sphyraena grandisquamis Steindachner. Pacific Ocean, exact locality unknown. 

 S],fi!ir:i„,i ,im„di.-<qiiamif Steindachner, Sitz. Ak. Wiss. Wien 1866. 44i;. 



344. Sphyrseua megalolepis Peters. New Ireland. 

 Sp/,;/r.'(/i<i merjaloleph Peters, Berl. Mon. 1876. 842, New Ireland. 



345. Sphyraena kenie Klunzinger. Bougainville Is. ; Ret 1 Sea. 



Sithiirirn't hcnit Klunzinger, Synopsis, 1, 823, 1870. Red Sea. Khnizinger, Roth. Meer, 129, Peters, Berl, Mon. 1876, 

 -842. Bougainville Is, 



Family P()LY\EMiI).€. 



POLYDACTYLUS Rafinesqae. 



346. Polydactylus plebeius (Brou-ssonet), t'iniaini<i. Tahiti; Samoa; Solomon Is,; New Britain; 



Tahiti and Nnkahiva (Seale) ; East Indies, 

 Polynemus plebeius Broussonet, Ich, Decas,, fig. 309, 1788, Tahiti, 

 Polrjnemus iineatus LaciSpede, Hist. Nat. Pois.s., v, pi. 13, fig, 2, 1803, He de France, Giiuther, Cat., ii, 227, Samoa, 



Solomon Is., Amboyna. 

 Polynemus plebeim Peters, Berl, Mod, 1876, 835, New Britain, 



Polt/nemus plebeius Giinther, Fische der Siidsee, 103, pi, L.x.xvi. fig, a, .\mljoina: n..t ..f Giinther, Cat., ii, 329, 

 Pohjnemus IsenicUua Giinther, Cat,, II, 526, 1860, Amboina and Guadalcanar, Solomon Is. 

 This is evidently the original Pulynemus plebeius of Broussonet, which has been much confused by 

 subsequent authors. It was well described by Giinther under the name of Polynemus Iineatus, and 

 earlier described by Lacepede uniler the same name. It is common at Apia, where 6 specimens were 

 taken with the hook in the ship channel, and is valued as a food fish. Scales 55; 5 pectoral filaments. 

 The adults are very sharply striped, the dark lines along the rows of scales being conspicuous. 

 Young examples do not show these lines clearly, and these accord better with the figure given by 

 Broussonet. An adult example from Apia in life war; white with streaks of olive brown. A young 

 example from Pago Pago in life was entirely silvery, the fins pale with dark dots, pectoral a little 

 more yellowish, no dark spot on base of lateral line, 



347. Polydactylus sexfilis (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Hawaii; Johnston I,; Ea.-^t Indies. 



Family HFKVCII>.€, 



MELAMPHAES Giinther, 



348. Melamphaes unicornis Gilliert. Oeeii seas nl Hawaii. 



CAULOLEPIS Gill. 



349. Caulolepis long-idens Gilbert. Deep seas of Hawaii. 



Family P0LYMIXI1D.J-. 



POLYMIXIA Lowe. 



350. Polymixia berndti Gilbert. Deep seas of Hawaii. 



