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a narrow dark longitudinal band near base of soft dorsal; anal clear, its edge dusky; caudal clear; 

 basal portion of pectoral covered with i)early white spots, otherwise clear. Another specimen agrees 

 exactly with tiie above, but lacks the pearly spots. 

 1599. Alticus thalassinus Jordan & Seale, new species. Samoa. 



Head 4.5 in length; depth .5; eye 4 in head; dorsal .\ii, 14; anal IS; iuterorbital one-half as wide 

 as eye; a short curved lateral line ending under tenth dorsal spine. 



Body elongate, compressed, the head blunt, the anterior profile almost vertical; an outer row of 

 fine movable teeth in the jaws; posterior canines present; a short, fringed orbital tentacle, its length 

 less than width of eye; a minute fringed tentacle at nostril; dorsal notched to about one-half its 

 depth; origin of dorsal directly above posterior margin of opercle, its posterior membrane not united 

 with caudal, its longest ray 1.75 in head; origin of anal midway between snout and base of caudal, its 

 longest rays 2.2 in head; total length of pectoral about oi|ual to head, ventral small, slightly anterior 

 to pectoral, 2.2.'> in head; caudal munded 1.14 in heail. 





Life colors, green, with dark brown bands and many spots arranged in cross-series; chin and spot 

 behind eye blackish; a broad dark band on basal half of spinous dorsal; margin clear; soft dorsal with 

 3 longitudinal rows of large dark spots, its margin dusky; caudal irregularly streaked with transverse 

 bars of brownish black; anal blackish brown, the tips of the rays white; lower part of pectoral dusky; 

 upper portion clear. 



Color in spirits, whitish, with slight wash of pale green, head rather thickly covered with round 

 spots made up of minute brown dots like pin-pricks, a deep black spot the size of pupil just posterior 

 to eye; upper half of body with scattered brown dots assuming indistinct band-like arrangements on 

 .sides; chin with a dark blotch; caudal with 6 brown cross-bands; spinous dorsal with dark shading 

 through its center; soft dorsal with about 3 rows of brown dots and a dark margin to fin; anal dusky 

 shaded, with lighter margin; pectoral and ventral slighty shaded with dusky; iris golden. 



Thr^e specimens from Apia. The type is no. 51795, U. S. National Museum, length 1.5 inches. 

 1600. Alticus musilsB Jordan & Seale, new species. Samoa. 



Hea<14.1 in length: depth 4.1; eye 2.1 in head; dorsal xii, 14; anal 17; interorbital one-half width 

 of eye. 



Body elongate, compressed; profile of head vertical; a short lateral line, ending brokenly under 

 the posterior margin of spinous dorsal; an outer row of moveable teeth in each jaw; posterior canines 

 present; origin of dorsal on line with posterior margin of opercle, the fin not extending posteriorly 

 upon base of caudal, its longest spine 2.2 in head, the fin notched to its base; a short fringed orbital 

 tentacle, and a very short fringed nasal tentacle; pectoral fin equal to head; ventral small, situated 

 anterior to pectoral, its length equal to postocular part of head; base of anal about 3 in length of fish, 

 its longest ray 2.25 in head; caudal rounded, its length equal to head. 



Life colors, light cherry-red, 8 pairs of bars of crimson brown, a red brown spot behind eye; fins 

 pale reddish, dotted, the caudal whitish; cirri red; front and top of head thinly spotted with small 

 reddish brown specks; chin and sides of head thickly spotted; a few brown spots scattered about over 

 body; from 1 to 3 larger, round blue-black dots on body under pectoral. 



Color in spirits, whitish with slight wash of pale green; head and shoulders with a few small 

 scattered brown dots; a small black spot behind eye, less than size of pupil; body with 2 or 3 longi- 



