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in width; a very distinct black spot <m the upper base of pectorals which extends into the axil of the 

 tins; a more or less distinct blue line on preorbitals, and there may be 3 or 4 indistinct pearl-colored 

 spots on the opercles or cheeks; dorsal fin witli a black blotch near margin of 3-4 spines, with a 

 yellowish white line below; in general, the tins follow the shading of color shown on the body, the 

 dorsal with a narrow margin of dusky, the anal with a dusky blotch; ventral with a dusky wash; 

 iris blue. 



Life colors of a specimen from .\pia, dull brownish, paler behind middle of body; fins plain; a 

 large black spot on last rays of soft dorsal; a large golden one before it; a black spot in anal axil, one 

 in pectoral axil, and one on opercle. 



A specimen from Pago Pago was black, blacker on base of last dorsal and anal rays; a short, 

 vertical wliitish bar just before the spot on dorsal; a black blotch on ba.se of pectoral, covering axil; 

 fins all black, the caudal and soft dorsal a little paler at tip; iris brownish; preopercle serrate, a faint 

 rather broad blue streak below eye to tip of snout. 



Fig. W.—Pomacnilrus tiUplicus Jordan & Sealc 



Of this abundant species or form, we have about 30 examples from Apia and 10 from Pago Pago. 

 The species may be known by its plain coloration, the pectoral spot being distinct and the dorsal spot 

 still more so, preceiled by a short vertical bar, which is typically pure white. Among our specimens are 

 both males and females, a fact which shows that this is not the male of Pomacei>trui< alhofascialnK. 

 For the present we may regard it as a distinct species. 



The ty[)e is no. 51735, U. S. National Museum, from Apia, length 3 inches. 

 832. Pomacentrus lividus (Forster). Tu'xi'usueuli: rusina. Samoa; Vavau; Ponape; Boston I.; 

 Borabora; Huahine; Santa Cristiiia; Fiji; Marcus 1.: Tahiti; (niam; Falo; Xukahiva and 

 Raiatea (Seale). 

 Ch:ii,xlon liridus (Forstei), Bloch i Schneider, Syst, Ichth., as-a, IsiM, Bolabola. 

 Ei{i>omaca7trus Hindus, Bleeker, Pomac, 73, 1877, East Indies generally. 

 Pomarnifrus lii^lus, Sauvage, Poiss. Madaga-scar, 426. 



Pomnrrnlnif pinictahi!:. Quoy & Gaimard. Voy. Uranie, 395, taf. 64, fig. 1. l.^L'J. He de France. Giintlier, Cat., iv, 

 ■2:1 Kn. r. Xnvnri Fische, 243, Tahiti, Nicobar I.«. Seale, Bishop Jlnsenm. 1901, SO, Guam. Bryan & Herre, 

 I;.-: ■ '• "I - .■ . :'.«i3, Marcus I. 

 Pniin'' ,/^</<?es Bleeker, Amboina and Ceram, 286. 



Poni'i' , ' ,,,,,,„,.■ Bleelier, Ceram, 11, 709, Ceram. Gunther, Cat., iv, 30, East Indies. GUnther, Fische tier 



Sudsec, 2J'.i, tai , Boston I., Upolu, Vavau, Ponape, Huahine, Borabora, .Santa Cristina. 

 Pomacra(ru« ri(iaHHS Sauvage, Bull. Phil. Soc, ni, 1,S79, 20(i, Viti Levu (Fiji). 

 This large species is very abundant in the rock pools of the coral reefs of Samoa. It is found in 

 company with Pomacentrus nigricans, which it much resembles. It is, however, easily distinguished 



