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Life colors of various specimens were noted as follows: 



(1) From Apia. Deep sapphire-blue or ultramarine; no S]iots; lielly al)rui)tly golden; dorsal bril- 

 liant scarlet, the last rays bluish with a small dark spot in axil; cuudal dull liluisli; anal orange; ven- 

 tral ■ irange; pectoral blue; a dark strijie througli eye and a mrdian one on top of head; these and the 

 dorsal oci'Uus more distinct in the young. 



\2) From Apia. Deep sky-blue; belly abruptly greenish yellow; a black stripe from snout to 

 dorsal above; a black stripe from snout through eye to beginning of lateral line; spinous dorsal bril- 

 liant scarlet; soft dorsal pale brownish, with a large black spot at its base; caudal brownish; anal 

 orange-red, deeper before; ventral orange; pectoral iiiir]>lish, rather dark. 



(3) From Pago Pago. \'iolet-blue, ahn(»^l iiiiilorm almve; belly abruptly orange-yellow; a black 

 median streak above head; black streak throuuh cxf and snout; black streaks and dots on side of head 

 and shoulder; first dorsal uniform scarlet; secoiul dorsal duller, with large jet-black spot at base; cau- 

 dal bluish, slightly tinged with orange; ventral and anal orange-red; pectoral dusky; no axillary or 

 opercular spot; side with numerous fine yellow spots visible under lens. 



(4) From Pago Pago. Vivid deep blue, the belly and throat from chin abruptly yellow; a narrow 

 V)lack streak through snout and eye up and back to shoulder; a large black spot at base of soft dorsal; 

 spinous dorsal deep scarlet, the soft dorsal and caudal pale bluish; anal and ventrals scarlet; pectoral 

 plain; no spots on axil or opercle. 



(5) From Apia. Deepest azure blue, finely dotted with golden on sides; belly whitish; spinous ' 

 dorsal light vivid scarlet, dusky at base; soft dorsal pale blue, with a large black non-ocellated s|)Ot on 

 base, the anterior edge scarlet; caudal pale blue; pectoral same; ventral and anal scarlet. 



The specimen of Abudefduf azureus figured by Quoy & Gaimard, from Guam, probably belongs 

 to Abudefduf taupo. The original type of Abudefduf azureus, earlier called Abudefhif cyaneus by the 

 same writers, is from Timor. This species, Abudefduf cyaneus, is not yet known from the South Seas. 



This most beautiful little fish differs from A. uniocellatus in the scarlet spinous dorsal fin. About 

 eight specimens were taken at Apia and Pago Pago. 



In company with Pomacentrus pavo, Abudefduf uniocellulus, and other dainty blue species, this fisli 

 is known as taupo (damsel, village belle) at Samoa. 



The type specimen is no. 51741, U. S. National Museum, from Apia, length 2.50 inches. 

 864. Abudefduf filholi (Sauvage). Fiji. 



Gh/p'iisiidon fllhoU Sauvage, Bull. Sue. Philoui., 1S79. ui, 207, Fiji. 



Fig. h\.~Ahud,ji 



885. Abudefduf metallicus Jordan & Seale, new species. I'ipi. .'^iimoa. 



Head 3.50 in length; depth 2.50; eye 3.25 in head: intcrorhital L'.si) in head; snout cciualing two- 

 thirds of eye; dorsal .xiii, 10; anal ii, 11; scale 2-17-7. 



Body elongate, compressed, the profiles evenly curveil; head ronndcd; prcoiliital narrow, about 

 one-half the width of pupil, and very short, ending under anterior thir.l of eye; preoper'cle not 



