224 BULLETIN OK THE BUREAU (IK KISHERIES. 



371. Holocentrus binotatus Quoy c>c Gaiiiiaid. Samoa; Guam; Papua; Tonga; Solomon Is. 



This species is rather common about Samoa, where about 30 specimens were taken. Usually one 

 ur two small dark spots are present on the membranes of the front of the spinous dorsal. There is 

 little doubt that the original li. binoliitum is the species called umpuncUttum by Gunther. 



Life colors of a specimen from Apia, very deep red all over, with faint blue-black streaks, about 

 7 in number; head almost plain red, with two faint cheek stripes; fins all deep red, the dorsal with a 

 row of dark spots and dark edges. 



Life colors of a specimen from Pago Pago, very bright red, with streaks of shining golden; fins all 

 deep red, \mmarked, the vertical fins a little darker on front edge; a slightly darker spot on mem- 

 branes of first two dorsal spines. 



372. Holocentrus erythraeus Gunther. Hawaii; Samoa; New Hebrides; Tahiti; Harvey Is.; 



Kingsniill; Tahiti; Paumotuls. ; Johnston I.; Solimion Is. 

 Of this large and handsome species one small specimen was taken liy us at Samoa. The fi.'^li is 

 rather rare in deeper waters about Hawaii. 



373. Holocentrus furcatus Giinther. South Seas, probal)ly New Hebrides. 



374. Holocentrus xantherythrus Jordan & Evermann. Hawaii. 



375. Holocentrus tiere T.i —mh, ■^.iinnn; Tahita; Thornton 1. 



//o^/(r»(n/m /ifi< (Lesson ■ i \ ti.irnnes, Hist. Xiit. I'fiiss., Ill, 202, 1S29, Tahiti. Lfs.son, Voy. Coquille, 



II, ■:■>]. IsMii, 'i'lihili. i; ■ ■ - III., 



JIul:,f III '■•">' I .',,,,(,,"„, l,,LLl.t., kuL,;,- Eilaiidcn, 356. Sleeker, Atlas, Cocus Island. Gunther, Cat., i. 35. 



Uohniii I .i«kr, IToe. -\c. Nat. Sc-i. Phila. 1904, 229, Thornton I. 



This sjii ■ n- I- ;,!ii \ii when adult and in good condition by the two rows of pale spots on the 

 dorsal fin. It i.- laliiui cuinmon at Samoa, where about 12 specimens were taken. If. pohiiirxureeems 

 to be based on a specimen in which the dorsal color has faded. Holocentrtnn fi^ ,'. inii-l lie the same 

 species. The elongate, faintly striped bodVj the rather large mouth, the ni-^ui .1 -nl .il.ital, the low 

 weak dorsal spines, the subequal and strong opercular spines, as shown in ].i_;-^i.iii'.-: lifiure, are all 

 traits of the species called H. xjccciUiptemn. 



Life colors of a specimen from Apia, deep crimson red; lower half with bright violet streaks; 

 axil deeper red; dorsal deep red with a row of white spots and tips white; otherflnsdeep red; ventral 

 with paler edge and darker streak, fourth anal spine in a dark streak; pectoral red; head with deejier 

 red blotches, but no white. Another specimen from Apia in life was red, rather bright, the sides 

 .silvery; cheek silvery with a red streak; no streaks along scales; dor.«al edged with dark red with 

 white spots; red at base; vertical fins red, the edges scarcely darker; ventral jiink, axil red; liectoral 

 pink. 



376. Holocentrus tiereoides Bleeker. Marcus I.; New Hebrides; Solomon Is.; Tahiti (Seale); 



Amboina. 

 Thi.s species is known tu us fnJin the example taken by Bryan and Herre, which agrees well with 

 Bleeker's account. The species is evidently very close to //. t'n n , but the scales are much larger 

 (40 instead of 50). 



377. Jlolocentruspunctatissimus fuvieri Valenjieniies. MaltiH fiiimnu. Tahiti: Samoa; Hawaii; 



Strong I.; Guam; Marshall Is. ; Paumotuls,; Laysan; Aneiteum; Tabuai; Mangareva; Raro- 



toiiga; Fate; Makatea and Shortland I. (Seale). 

 ]Ioh,.', 1,1. II III i.iiiii-iiiiissniiinii <'iivi.T & Valenciennes, Hi.st. Nat. Poiss., in, 215, 1S29, Caroline Is. 

 lluli~ ' 'n i.T & Valenciennes, op. eit., vii, £03, ISSI. 



Uoh" 1 ■ r, Proc. Zool. Soe. 1871, 660. Gunther, Fische der Siidseo, 97. Samoa, Marshall Is., 



ll,jlw,„iiii^!,iiiiiii>liiiii.i 1-M„,i.,. Proc. 

 Holocentrus gladispinia Fowler, Proc. J 

 This species is common about Samoa, where about 50 specimens were taken. It is also abundant 

 about Honolulu. The form of the body is characteristic, and the silver)- color is usually, but not 

 always, obscured by dark points irregularly scattered, giving the fish a soiled appearance. 



//. (jradlispinis, based on our own collections from Honolulu, we can not separate from Samoan 

 specimens. H. gladispinis is based on an examrvle from Tahiti with the preopercular spine a little 



