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soft dorsal are the longest, being equal in length to the fourth 

 dorsal spine ; the anterior rays of soft anal are also the longest, 

 being equal to length of pedtorals. Color in life: Red, with about 

 12 whitish longitudinal lines, most distinct on upper surface. 

 Color in spirits: Silvery gray, with lighter longitudinal lines ; fins 

 all uniform yellowish white, except spinous dorsal, which has a 

 rather narrow white margin and an intermarginal line of black, 

 below which is another line of white. Two specimens. Guam, 

 July 14, 1900. Hab. Polynesia, Marianas. 



Family MUIyl/ID^. — Surmullets. 



Genus MUI,I,0IDES Bleeker. 



77. Mulloides flavolineatus Lacep. Salmoneti. 



Head 3.50; depth 4; eye 4; interorbital 3.50; width of max- 

 illary at end 1.66 into eye; D. vii, g; A. 11 6. Scales 2-37-6 Body 

 oblong, slightly compressed. Villiform teeth in both jaws, no teeth 

 on vomer or palatines. Interorbital space flat. Barbules thick, 

 reaching to angle of preopercle. Opercular spine small. Fins: 

 Pectorals 1.50 into head. The longest dorsal spine 1.30 into head; 

 the longest dorsal ra}' 2.20, equal in length to longest anal ray; 

 5 rows of scales between the two dorsal fins. Color in spirits: 

 Back dusky, with slight wash of reddish ; sides and belly with 

 wash of yellowish, and indication of a yellowish line along sides. 

 One specimen, length 11. 5 inches ; 14 young, length 3 inches. In 

 some of these young the yellow band from head to caudal shows 

 very distin(5tly. Guam, June 2, 1900. Hab. Red Sea, through 

 India to Malay Archipelago and beyond, Marianas. 



78. Mulloides samoensis Gunth. 



Head 3.50; depth 3.50; eye 3; interorbital 3.66; mandible 3.50 

 into head; D. vii, 9; A. 11 6. Scales 2-40-7. Villiform teeth in jaws 

 in several series, no teeth on vomer or palatines. Fins: Pedlorals 

 1 .50 into head, equal in length to the longest dorsal spine. L^ongest 

 dorsal ray 2 into head. Ventrals 1.30 into head. Barbules reach- 

 ing to angle of preopercle. Color in spirits: Silvery white, a bluish 

 w^ash above, a small dusky splotch on sides just below the ninth 

 and tenth scale of the lateral line — the tips of the pecftoral fins 

 reach to the centre of this spot. An indistinct dusky blotch on inter- 

 orbital region. One specimen. Length 4.50 inches (color much 

 faded). Guam, June 2, 1900. Hab. Samoa, Marianas. 



Genus UPENBUS Cuvier. 

 79. Upeneus multifasciatus Quoy & Gaim. 



Head 3.20; depth 3.20; eye 5.50; interorbital 3.50; maxillary 

 2.20, its width at end greater than eye; D. ix, 9; A. 7. Scales 2-30-6. 

 Barbules long, reaching within two rows of scales from base of ven- 



