Scale: Nezv Hazvaiian Fishes. 9 



664. Balistes fuscolineatus sp. nov. Fig. 4. 



Head 3.50 into length, exclusive of caudal ; depth 2 ; ej-e 4.50 

 into head; interorbital 2.50; D. iii, 32; A. 29. Scales: Bod}' and 

 head entirely covered- with medium-sized scales, ctenoid and scute- 

 like, about 57 on a line from orbit to caudal, 16 in a series from 

 base of pedlorals to gape of mouth ; six or seven enlarged scute- 

 like plates just back of gill openings. The centre of the scales on 

 the caudal peduncle is slightly raised, forming about five short, 

 roughened lines. Teeth: A single series of white uneven cutting 

 incisors in each jaw — eight in upper. A distinct groove in front of 

 ej^e. Fins : The ventral spine is immovable, except at tip, the 

 membranous portion of the ventral does not reach beyond the spine. 

 The first dorsal spine is very strong with four lines of barbs point- 

 ing down; the length of spine equal to snout; the second and third 

 spines are very small, less than half the length of finst. Caudal is 

 slightly rounded, its middle ray 2 into head. Base of soft dorsal 

 very little longer than base of anal. 



Color in life : Silvery, with more or less opalescent refiedlions. 

 Three narrow dusky lines extend from anterior margin of orbit 

 horizontally forward over snout ; another dusky line over snout 

 just above upper lip ; two dusky lines over interorbital space ; two 

 rather indistinct dusky lines along base of dorsal fins, the lower of 

 these lines beginning at orbit; also a narrow indistinct dusky line 

 extends from posterior margin of orbit obliguely back and down to 

 slightly above anal fin; another short dark line from upper pos- 

 terior edge of orbit to axis of pecflorals; two narrow dusky lines 

 extending along bases of ventrals and anal fins. Spinous dorsal 

 black ; soft dorsal, pedlorals, ventral spine, and anal fin white; 

 caudal dusky. Color in spirits : Similar, excepting the dusky 

 lines are less distinct. 



Two specimens. Length 3-5.50 inches. Honolulu, Ocftober 

 20, 1901. Hab. Hawaiian Islands. Type of species is No. 664, 

 B. P. B. M. 



