22 fishes of the South Pacific. 
Holocentrus rubellio Seale, new species. 
Depth 2.75; head 3; eye 3.20 in head? -D. x1, 14; [Alea 
scales 4-40-7; interorbital 4.90 in head, 1.40 in eye. 
Body compressed, oblong, rather deep; caudal peduncle 1.85 
in head, its depth 2 in its length; scales smooth except at edges 
which are finely toothed; a row of modified scales on nuchal re- 
gion; some enlarged scales at base of anal fin; head compressed, 
rather short, its depth 1.15 in length; snout short, straight, the 
upper processes of the intermaxillaries end in a line with anterior 
margin of orbit; lower mandible two in head; posterior end of 
maxillary reaching to anterior edge of pupil; broad bands of villi- 
form teeth on jaws, vomer and palatines; gill-rakers rather long, 
12 on lower limb; opercles striate and toothed, two flat spines at 
angle, the upper slightly the longest; the large spine at angle of 
preopercle greater than width of orbit, 2.75 in head; orbital bones 
well toothed and spined, a strong spine extending over premax- 
illary, another on line with anterior margin of pupil, and 5 smaller 
ones between these two. Fins: dorsal spines rather strong, the 
fourth the longest, 2 in head; third anal spine very long and strong, 
1.19 in head; pectorals reaching to line with fifteenth scale of 
lateral line; ventrals 1.20 in head; caudal moderately forked, the 
lobes equal. 
Color in life, pink; fins pink, the webs along the spines a deeper 
red, this color becoming wider at the top, giving the appearance 
of a deeper red margin to the dorsal. 
Color in spirits, yellowish white, with 10 pale yellow longitudi- 
nal lines; fins all yellowish white. 
One specimen, No. 1395 (Fig.5) B.M., from Tahiti, Society Ids. 
Holocentrus verticalis Seale, new species. 
Depth 2.75; head 3; eye 4.50; scales 4-47-83; D. xi r5-samben- 
orbital 7-50 in-heads iss. anreye, 
Body compressed, oblong, deep; caudal peduncle 2 in head, 
its depth 1.90 in length. Head compressed, slightly longer than 
deep, the upper outline slightly concave; groove for the intermax- 
illary reaching to a line with anterior margin of pupil; lips thick; 
mandible 1.85 in head; maxillary short, not reaching to anterior 
margin of iris; bands of minute teeth on jaws, vomer and palatines; 
gill-rakers not long, 10 on lower limb; orbital bones with numerous 
spines and teeth; opercle striate and toothed, two rather promi- 
nent spines at angle, the upper slightly the longest, 1.20 in pupil; 
preorbital well toothed and scaled, the large spine at angle much 
longer than diameter of eye, 3 in head; just below this spine are 
4 prominent teeth. Dorsal spines rather strong, the third the 
longest, 2 in head; rays of soft dorsal 1.90 in head; external rays 
of soft dorsal and anal slightly prolonged; third anal spine strong, 
2.10 in head; pectorals reaching to a line with thirteenth scale of 
