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Lite colors of a specimen from Ajiia, gray, scales orange-edged; fins clear orange, barred with 

 IT ravish. 



Color in spirits whitish, with scales margined with dusky dots, giving the fish a brownish appear- 

 ance; the shadings on the head with light lines reticulating more or less distinctly, and separating the 

 marking with irregular spots, or squares or polygons; a very indistinct dusky blotch on sides of caudal 

 peduncle, 3 scales from base of caudal; most specimens (including type) show about three indistinct 

 longitudinal white lines on the sides; there is a dark line from posterior of eye to upper posterior mar- 

 gin of opercles; some specimens show 6 indistinct dusky spots along base of anal and lower surface of 

 caudal peduncle; the two dorsal fins and the anal dusky; other fins but slightly shaded with dusky. 



This opecies closely resembles Einota distigma, differing in the larger mouth, and in having usually 

 but one spot at base of pectoral. 



Three specimens (237) from Pago Pago and five from Apia. The type is no. 51769, U. S. National 

 Museum from Apia, length 0.75 inch. 



Named for Mr. ^^'. C. T. Herre. 

 1427. Eviota pruinosa Jordan & Seale, new species. Samoa. 



Head 3.20 in length; depth 5; eye 3.50 in head; dorsal vi, 9; anal 8; scales 28; snout 4 in head. 



Body elongate, compressed, the head rather pointed; the mouth small; angle of jaw under ante- 

 rior margin of eye; opercles and preopercles entire; teeth minute, in jaws only; a distinct tube at nos- 

 tril; depth of caudal peduncle 2 ui head, also about _' in its len„'th; anal papilla distinct; origin of 



Fig. ia.—Eriota pruiiiiisa Jordan & Seale, new species. Type. 



spinous dorsal slightly posterior to line with axil of ventral.?, the longest i-pine 2 in head; base of soft 

 dorsal 1.50 in head, its longest ray 1.75 in head; anal similar to soft dorsal, its base and length of rays 

 being slightly less; pectorals extending to a line with base of soft dorsal, 1.12 in head ; ventrals separate, 

 their tips extending to anal opening; caudal rounded, 1.20 in head. 



Life colors of a specimen from Pago Pago, white with blackish mottlings and very faint orange 

 yellowish da.shes; a faint dusting of whitish as thougli frosted. 



Color in spirits yellowish white, shaded with brownish; five or six dark blotches along the side 

 rather distinct wide dusky blotch extending down from base of each dorsal fin, a distinct white stripe 

 l)etween the two, and a white stripe over anterior base of spinous dorsal; two dusky blotches at base 

 of caudal; a rather black spot directly posterior to eye; cheeks and usually under part of head more or 

 less blotched with dusky; dorsal fins marked by three or four rows of oblique dark spots; caudal with 

 about five dusky bands; pectoral with four or five narrow indistinct lines, and usually with about four 

 dark spots on base; anal and ventral unmarked. 



Two specimens from crevices in the coral reefs at Pago I'ago. The type is no. 51779, U. S. National 

 Museum, length 0.90 inch. 



TRIMMA Jordan & Seale, new genus. 



Trimmn Jordan & Seale, new genus of (ioliiida' {r:isiui-n) . 



This genus, typified by Trimma aesiura, is near Eviuta, but the region before the dorsal is fully 

 scaled. In texture the species is firmer and less translucent. 



1428. Trimma csesiura Jordan & Seale, new species. Samoa. 



Head 3.10 in length; depth 4.50; eye 3.18 in head; dorsal vi,,S; anal 9; scales 25 from posterior 

 margin of opercles; snout 5 in head; interorbital less than pupil. 



