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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



OTJ&VINA Bleeker. 

 This genus resembles ElenlriK, but lacks the preopercular s])iue characteristic of that genus. 

 1404. Guavina gyrinoides ( Bleeker) . Xew Guinea (Macleay); I'alauls.; Ea.-^! Indies. 



1405. Guavina immaculata (Macleay). 

 Eleotris immarulatus Mai'leay. Proc. Linn. Si 



New Guinea. 



Sor. X. S. W. I8.S3, M, 

 OPHIOCARA Gill. 



Ophiocara GiW. Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1863, 270 (ophiocephala) . 

 This genus is cliaracterized by the large scales and short depressed head, the form being like that 

 of the genus Ophicepliahis. Cheeks scaly. 



1406. Ophiocara porocepliala (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Talau Is.; Caroline Is.; New Irelaml: 



Vanicolo; New Guinea (Macleay); East Indies. 



1407. Ophiocara aporos (Bleeker). Fiji; Gilolo; Oualan; East Indies. 



1408. Ophiocara cantoris (Gtinther). Fiji; East Indies. 



1409. Ophiocara macrolepidota (Bloch). Fiji; New <niinea (Macleay) ; East Indies. 



BUTIS Bleeker. 



1410. Butis butis (Hamilton-Buchanan). New Guinea (Macleay); East Indies. 



GOBIOMORPHtrs Gill. 



This genus contains short-bodied Eleotriiis with large scales, the cheeks and opercles naked, and 

 the cheeks with rows of papillfe. 



1411. Gobiomorphus eug-enius (Jordan & Evermann). Hawaii. 



1412. Gobiomorphus sclateri (Steindachner). Tahiti; Samoa. 

 F.lculris srlatrri Stein. lachner Ichth. Beitr., VIII, 157, 1880, Tahiti. 



This handsomely colored little fish occurs in some abundance in the reefs about Apia and Pago 

 Pago. We have 7 specimens from Apia and 5 from Pago Pago. 



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Life colors of a specimen from Apia, light gray, with three broad brown cross-bands; first dorsal 

 yellowish spotted: second dorsal brown, yellowish at tip, mottled; caudal profusely spotted; anal and 

 ventral blackish; pectoral barred; head very much mottled. 



Another, from Pago Pago, was grayish white, with blackish brown transverse bands; everywhere 

 with black points; on dorsal and caudal weak blotches of thin yellowish. 



Still another, a very small specimen from Apia, was pale gray, with a black bar at base of caudal; 

 two black dots below eye; four yellowish white cross-bars, alternating with black; a jet-black sj)ot in 

 axil; fins whitish, scarcely dotted. 



