248 HULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



Color in life of a specimen from Apia, translucent, with orange shades on head; fins plnin jiiriK. 

 the spinous dorsal dark-edged; no stripes or spots; very deep and much compressed; second (l(.rs:il 

 spine filaini-nt.diis. rcucliinsr past middle of soft dorsal. 



A f^iioi inirii from \':rn , Pajo in life was light pinkish olive; no spot or bar of black; two gold, i 

 bronze rro: — I r. al,^ lnluii.l li.\i.l: two on opercle and two or three similar streaks radiating from fy>\ 

 a streak of clark poijils al'Hi.u uii. Idle line of back: first dorsal dusky, the long whip-like product 

 spine black; otlier fins plain pink, tlie (•au<lal faintly dark-edged, t'audal well forked; preopercle 

 serrate. 



The other specimen from Aijia, with body very deep, was translucent olive, paler bejow, silvery 

 on side; a dark streak along base of dorsal; four vertical bars of bright golden bronze behind eye on 

 opercle and front of body, these not much above or below level of large eye; upper fins pale orange; 

 lower pale red; pectoral colorless. Scales very large; dorsal filamentous; anal ii, 10. 



507. Mionorus waikiki (Jordan ^^ Mvcriuann I. Hawaii. 



FOA Jordan & Evermann. Fo. 



Foil Jordan & Evermann, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., xxiii, 1903 (July 29, UlOo), 210 (type 

 Fowleria brachygramma). 

 This genus is characterized by the entire preopercle, incomplete lateral line and by the presence 

 of teeth on the palatines. The species are all very small in size, and they live in crevices of coral reefs. 



Aiialysis of species of Foa. 

 a. Opercle without black spot. 



h. Body and fins plain, pale brm-hygramma 



W). Body much mottled; fins mottled. 



c. Head very large; back with broad diffuse dark cross-shades Jb 



(■*■. Head moderate; no broad blackish cross-bands vaiuln- 



508. Foa brachygramma (Jenkins). Hawaii. 



Fig. A-l.—Foafu Jordan & Scale, new .-ipeeies. Typi 



509. Foa fo .lordan tt Seale, new species. Samoa. 



Head 2.20 in length; depth 2.50; eye 3.75 in head; snout 4.75 in head; dorsal vii-i, 9; anal ir, 8; 

 scales 1-21-6; lateral line discontinued at the ninth scale from head; interobital equal to shout. 



Body oblong, compressed, rather deep; body, cheeks and opercles scaled; caudal peduncle rather 

 short and strong, its depth 1.50 in its length, which is 1.70 in head; mouth large, the jaws equal; pre- 

 maxillary equal to postocular part of head; bands of minute teeth in jaws, vomer and palatine; opercle 

 entire; preopercle with both Hmbs very minutely denticulate, the denticulations being hidden under 

 the scales; gillrakers not very sharp, rather strong, 12 on lower limb, the longest less than length of- 

 pupil; base of spinous dorsal slightly greater than its height, which is 2 in head; base of soft dorsal 



