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1172. Holacanthus loriculus (Tunther. Taliiti. 



IMamnlhus hriciilas Cunther, Fisclie der Siidsue, 53, taf. J(l, (ig. «. Tahiti. 

 Thi.s species is known only from a drawing by Mr. Garrett of a spociiuen L'J inches long, taken from 

 the ."tomach of an Epincphelus at Tahiti. 



1173. Holacantlius arcuatus Gray. Hawaii. 



Jl'ilai-anlhus aremilii.'s Gmy, Zoul. Misc. 33, 1S3I, Hawaii, (iiiirther, Fisohe der Siidsef, 50, taf. 32, tig. c, same spec- 



Of this species only the original type specimen from Hawaii is known. 



1174. Holacantlius fisheri Snyder. Hawaii. 



ll„Uininthmfishm Snyder, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., xxii, 1902 (1904), 532, i.l. II. Wv. 21. Hawaii. 

 Thi^ species, notable for the great size of its preorbital spines, is kiidWLi frmii numerous specimens 

 taken about the Hawaiian Islands. 



1175. Holacanthus imperator (Bloch). Papua; Guam; Tahiti; I'amudtuls.; Kast Indies. 

 Chii'Uvh'N ;,..,.,.•,./,.. Rl,.il,, Ichth., taf. 94, 1788, Moluccas. 



im,i,;,n'i '.uiither, Fische der Siidsee, 63, taf. 41, tig. a, Tahiti, Panmotu, He de France, Red Sea. 



.-:.al. l: : M i, vol. I, no. 3, 101, 1901, Guam. 



Acaiiih'.. > . ' /.... Sleeker, Atlas. Chiet., 70, tab. v, fig. 2, pi. 12, tig. 4, Celebes, Amboina, New Guinea. 



This large and showy .species was not seen by us at Samoa. 



1176. Holacantlius marianas Seale. (iuam. 



Holacanthus mar/anas Seale. Bishop Museum, vol. i, no. 3, 104, 1901, Guam. 

 This species, apparently distinct from H. imperator, is unknown to us. 



1177. Holacanthus nicobariensis (Bloch & Schneider). .Samoa; Misol; Tahiti; Waigiu; Guam; 



East Indies. 



rii.itiidaii nii„h„i,iii-i- Bli)ch<t Schneider, .S.vst. Ichth., 219, pi. .50. Nicobar Is.; misprinted Xicobareeusis. an error 



Holac! ' iiunther Fische der Siidsee, 54, Misol, Tahiti, Samoa. Seale, Bishop Museum, vol. 1, 



Acaiitlin I I f lists, Bleeker, .\tlas, Cha;t., 69, in part (the plate represents some other fish), Timor 



Ambnitia, Ccr-iiii, Waigiu. 

 Holacanthus geometrieim Lacfip&de, Hist. Nat. Poiss., iv, 537, 1803. 



This beautiful fish seems to be rare about Samoa. A single young s|ieiimen was taken in a tide- 

 Iiool at Pago Pago. Life colors, l)lue-black, the concentric streaks part white, part pale blue, the 

 widest anil the tin edgings pure white; ventrals blue edged. 



1178. Holacanthus bishopi Seale. Guam. 



Holacanthus bishopt Seale, Bishop Museum, vol. i, no. 3, l06, 1901, Guam. 

 This species is apparently distinct from If. 7iic(jhariensis. 



1179. Holacanthus semicirculatus Cuvier i^ Valenciennes New (iuinea (-Alacleav); Waiu'iu; New 



Irelaii.l; W Hark; East Indies. 



Holacanthus senucircutatus Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vii, 191, Buru, Waigiu, New Ireland. 

 Acanthochsetodon scmictrculatus Bleeker, Atlas, Chtet., 69, pi. 8, fig. 5, Sumatra, .lava, Timor, and the islands of the 



Kast Indies generally. 

 Chietodon mtcrotepis Bleeker, Fish. Sumatra, 257, Sumatra. 

 /Maca)i(/iKs Auru ThiolliO're, in Montrouzier, Fauna Woodlark, 169, 18.57, Woodlark I. 



This specie.", common in the East Indies, e.\tends eastward to Melanesia, but has luit l)een found 

 about Samoa. 



1180. Holacanthus alternans Cuvier cfe Valenciennes. New Britain; Madagascar. 



llnliviiuUiii.- iiliiiiitins Cuvicr J.; Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vii, Wi, 1S31, Madagascar. Peters, Berl. Mnii. 



