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Color in life, blue above, silvery below; iris yellow and black; 
fins bluish, except ventral and anal which are white. 
Color in formalin, bluish above, white below; pectorals a deep 
uniform blue; dorsal dusky; ventral and anal white; caudal with 
a wash of dusky. 
One specimen from Tahiti. No. 1413 (Fig.3) B.M. Length 
rain. 
Exoccetus volitans Linneus. 
E-xocetus evolans Linn. 
Color in life, bluish above, white below, fins white, the pec- 
torals with a few round dark spots. 
One specimen, No. 1443 B. M., from Tahiti, Society Ids. 
Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker). 
One specimen, No. 1208* B. M., from Shortland Id., Solo- 
mous. 
Famity ATHERINIDA. 
Atherina lacunosa Forster. 
Ten specimens referred to this species were secured at Short- 
janodvide Solomons, Nos. 1280; 1299*, 1309*, 1311, .1316*, 1323, 
2226*, 1234, 1246 and 1274 B. M. Four specimens from Faté, 
New Hebrides, No. 865 B. M. 
These fish swarm in countless millions about the shores of 
Shortland Id. during the months of June and July. 
Famitry MUGILIDA. 
Mugil kelaartii Gunther. 
Two specimens, Nos. 1341, 1342 B. M., from Tahiti. 
Querimana crenilabris (Forskal). 
Two specimens, Nos. 702* and 703* B. M., from Tahiti. 
Myxus leuciscus (Giinther). 
One specimen, No. 2484* B. M., from Makatea, Paumotu Ids. 
Liza waigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard). 
Two specimens from Mangareva Id., No. 806 B. M., L. 5.75, 
ama No. 807 B.M., L.6.50in. These have black pectorals, C., 
A.and V. yellowish; spinous dorsal yellowish; soft dorsal dusky. 
One specimen, No. 975 B. M., from Faté, New Hebrides. 
One specimen, No. 1131* B. M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. 
One specimen, No. 1599 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 
Two specimens, Nos. 1958 and 1959 B. M., from Rarotonga, 
Cook Ids. 
