252 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



ARCHAMIA Gill. 



514. Archamia lineolata (Ehrenberg). Fn. Samoa; Vanicoln; Kast Indies. (PL xx.wiii, fig. 1. ) 

 Apugon tineolatus Ehrenberg in Cuvier«fe Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., ii, 160, 1828, Red Sea. (.Anal ii, 14.) 

 Apoijon macroptcrus Kuhl & Van Hasselt in Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., II, 160, Java. (Anal ii, 13.) 

 Apogon ceytonicus Cuvier & Valenciennes, op. cit., iii, 491, Ceylon. {Anal ii, 13.) 



Apogon argenteus Valenciennes, Ann. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1832, 60. Vanicolo. (Anal ii, 14.) 

 Apogon /ucatus Cantor, Cat. Malay., 4, 1850, Penang. (Anal ii, ir,.) 

 Apogon noUvtus Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1870, 936, Madras. (Anal ii, K. ) 



This species is very abundant about the reefs of Samoa. We have about twenty .specimens from 

 Pago Pago and forty from Apia. We find no specimens with fewer than 16 soft rays in the anal fin. 

 Possibly two species (fucalus and lineolatus) have been confounded, the latter with fewer rays. 



The species is subject to considerable variation. The delicate orange cross-streaks characteristic 

 in life mostly fade in spirits. Only in the very largest specimens is a large black scapularspot distinct; 

 usually there is no trace of it. In some specimens there is a round black spot at base of caudal; in 

 most there is only a diffuse black blotch or cluster of black points. In some the sides of the hea<l 

 are profusely speckled, in others clear silvery. All show a faint silvery horizontal streak just before 

 and just behind eye. In all the body is deep, but there is considerable variation. The variations in 

 color are somewhat parallel with those in Amia savayemis. 



Life colors of a specimen from Apia, light soiled pinkish olive, with many dark specks; sides 

 silvery; body with 18 narrow curved cross-streaks of bronze orange. A large black blotch covering 

 whole side of tail; scapular spot obsolete; fins all light rosy. Depth 2.25 to 2.50 in length. 



Another specimen from Apia was light clear pink; about 15 narrow curved cross-streaks of bright 

 rosy, some golden on cheek; a blackisli stripe across eye and cheek; a round black spot on scapular 

 region, and a larger and blacker one ou tail at middk' of ba.se of caudal; fins all rosy, the caudal dusky 

 shaded; iris golden, before and behind. 



PARAMIA Bleeker. 



{(•)irilo,lij)tn-vs Cuvier A V;d.>nriennc.>-; not of Laci'pcde. ) 



515. Paramia quinquelineata (Cuvier et Valenciennes). M<iUt nliuU. Samoa; New Guinea; Raia- 



tea and Nukahiva (Scale) 



Tliis species is abundant about Samoa. We liaye about 40 exanijiles from Apia and Pago Pago. 

 The species is known at once by the black streaks, about 5 in numl)er, which do not quite reach a 

 black caudal spot which is in the center of a golden area. 



Life colors of a specimen from Pago Pago, brownish, with about 5 stripes of black; a yellow ocellus 

 around a black spot at the base of caudal. 



A specimen from Apia was translucent olive; a round jet black spot at base of caudal with a l)road 

 golden yellow border; six black stripes along side; fins dirty translucent, the dorsal darker in front; 

 ventral pinkish; no other red. 



516. Paramia macrodon (Lacepede). Tiiganini. New Guinea (Macleay); Samoa; East Indies. 

 (Chriluiliptcnts octoritlalus Cuvier & Valenciennes.) 



This large species, reaching a length of eight inches, is rather common at Samoa. We have aljout 

 twenty specimens from Apia and Samoa. It is known by the diffuse black caudal blotch and by the 

 presence of about eight dark stripes on each side. 



Life colors of a specimen from Apia, pale translucent olive; with 7 to 9 streaks of soiled bronze, 

 as wide as interspaces, the middle stripes plainer; one on middle line before dorsal; 7.on head besides 

 a black band through eye; a broad diffuse black bar at base of caudal; fins all reddish, dusky shaded. 



A larger example shows the streaks but faintly; first donsal and ventrals tipped with black; 

 caudal irregularly black-edged. 



517. Paramia truncata (Giinther). Misol. 

 Cliiilodipterus iruncalus Giinther, Cruise Curafao, 187J. 4I^, Misol. 



SYNAGROPS Gunther. 



518. Synag:rops argyrea ( (Gilbert ). Deep ^eas of Hawaii. 



