Seale: New Hawaiian Fishes. 



481. Bpinephelus quernus sp. nov. Fig. i. 



Head 2.50 into length, exclusive of caudal; depth 2.50; D. 

 XI 14; A. Ill 9; P. 19 ; V. 1-5. Scales ctenoid, very small, 130 

 in the lateral line. Opercles and top of head scaled ; eye 5.75 into 

 head, equal to interorbital space. Snout 3.85. Bod}- compressed. 

 Mouth protracftile. Teeth : Cardiform teeth on jaws, vomer and 

 palatines ; those on jaws in two or more rows, the inner ones de- 

 pressable ; two rather prominent anterior canines in each jaw. 

 Tongue smooth. Maxillary reaches posterior of orbit and is with- 

 out a supplemental bone, its length 2.79 into head. Preopercles 

 serrated, the serri larger at angle. Opercle with three flat spines, 

 the middle one nearer the lower than upper. Pseudobranchise 

 developed. Gill-rakers rather flat and triangular in shape, 15 on 

 the lower limb, the longest equal to one-half the diameter of eye. 

 Fins: Caudal rounded, about equal in length to pedlorals — 1.75 

 into head. Dorsal spines long and strong, the fourth spine the 

 longest, 2.16 into head, and three times as long as fir,st spine. 

 Ventrals situated dire(5tly below the lower base of pe (florals and 

 about equal to ped:orals in length. Third anal spine the longest, 

 equal in height to caudal peduncle; base of anal 3.20 into base of 

 dorsal; posterior of soft dorsal and anal rounded. 



Color in life: Reddish brown, the lower third of belly bluish, 

 with irregular splotches of brown ; there are a few indistinct white 

 spots scattered over the body. Basal half of pe(5lorals, ventrals and 

 anal bluish, their outer half black. Dorsal dusky, with a bluish 

 wash on webs of spinous dorsal. Caudal dusky. Iris 5^ellow. 



Color in spirits: Reddish brown, lower third of fish with wash 

 of bluish ; a few indistinct bluish white dots on body. These dots 

 seem to be arranged in about five vertical rows, but are so indis- 

 tinct as to be readily passed over without being seen. Fins dusky. 



One specimen. Length 10 inches. Honolulu, August 9, 1901. 



Hab. Hawaiian Islands. Type No. 481, B. P. B. M. 



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