THE FISHES OF SAMOA. 35;^ 



The species is common about Hawaii, and Samoa as well. We have about a dozen specimens from 

 Samoa from 2 to 10 inches in length. The largest, a little more elongate than shown in Jenkins's fig- 

 ure, shows a very distinct bluish streak along base of dorsal. This, with the pale caudal band and the 

 yellow margin to the pectoral, are characteristic of this species. 



Life colors of a young specimen from Apia, dusky olive, with very faint bluish horizontal streaks; 

 a whitish olive ring around caudal peduncle; dorsal and anal with faint V)luish horizonal streaks; pec- 

 toral mure or less pale. 



1198. Hepatus bishopi (Bryan it Herre). ilarcus I. 

 Teuthis bishopi Bryan & Hcrre, Bishop Museum 1903, 134, Marcus I. 



This species is based on an adult example, very close to Hepatiu inattiUkx but probably distinct, as 

 the pectoral is without vellow and the dorsal and anal not striped. The profile is also somewhat 

 S-sluiped. 



1199. Hepatus umbra ( .Jenkins). Hawaii. 



Teuthis (imim Jenkins, Bull. U.S. Fish Comm.,.\.xn, 1902 (1903), 477, Honolulu. 

 This species is rather rare about Honolulu. It is very similar to IL/mltifi uKiltiidi.i, differing chiefly 

 in the absence of lines on the fins. 



1200. Hepatus aquilinus Jordan & Scale, new species. Palagi samasama. 



This species is allied to Hejxitm matoides, but is much more elongate, with the jirotile more convex 

 tliaii in any other spec ies. the sjeneral form more distinctly elliptical. AVe have a single very large 

 specimen from Apin 



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 Ficj. m.—IIepaius iKiuiliiius Jordan & .Seals, new species. Type. 



Head 4 in length; depth 2.12; eye 5 in head; do'rsal ix, 26; anal in, 24; scales small, about 1.25 

 in lateral line; snout 1.25 in head; interorbital 2.85; spine on caudal peduncle fully a third greater 

 than width of orbit. 



Body compressed, elevated, anterior profile rounded, slightly gibbous in front of eye; depth of 

 caudal peduncle 2.50 in head, the spine distinct, equal in length to about two-thirds of depth of 

 peduncle; mouth small; teeth fiat, their margin toothed, 16 teeth in upper jaw, 21 in lower jaw; dis- 

 tance from tip of snout to origin of dorsal 2.55 in length without caudal; posterior margin of dorsal 

 rounded, its longest ray 2 in head; base of anal 2 in length without caudal, 1.45 in base of dorsal, 

 longest anal ray 2 in head; pectoral equal to head; ventral 1.25 in head; caudal deeply lunate, the 

 marginal rays being prolonged, longest outer ray 2.,50 in length without caudal, middle ray 1.50 in head. 



Color in life, purplish brown with some bluish shades on tail; very faint traces of stripes; dorsal 

 with four horizontal olive-bronze and gray stripes; anal with five and a dark edge; caudal very deeply 

 lunate; pectoral with posterior half golden; ventral dark olive; no black spot on doi-!?al or anal; caudal 

 dark, without pale edge; caudal peduncle dark; olive about eye, and a streak to snout. 



