24 Lishes of the South Pacific. 
lateral line, 1.55 in head; caudal moderately forked, the lobes 
equal. 
Color in life is bright red, each scale with a silvery vertical 
line through the centre; a white line under each eye and posterior 
edge of preopercle; dorsal fin uniform deep crimson; crimson in 
axis of pectorals; the remaining fins all pink with a wash of orange. 
Color in spirits, yellowish white, with 13 darker yellow longi- 
tudinal stripes; dorsal fins yellowish, the other fins pinkish white. 
Five specimens, Nos. 701*, 1391-1394, B. M., from Tahiti, 
Society Ids. No. 1394 (Fig. 6) is type of the species. 
Holocentrus diadema Lacépéde. 
Three specimens from Tahiti, Nos. 1458, 1459 and 1513* B. M. 
Three specimens, Nos. 879, 878 and 2279 B. M. from Faté, 
New Hebrides. 
One specimen, No. 2279* B.M., from Nukuhiva, Marquesas Ids. 
Holocentrus microstomus Gunther. 
Nine specimens, Nos. 1340, 1467-1472 B. M., from Tahiti. 
Four specimens, Nos. 1608-1611 B. M., from Raiatea, Society 
Ids. 
Two specimens, Nos. 732 and 761 B. M., from Tubuai, Aus- 
tral Ids. 
Two specimens, Nos. 1972-1973 B. M., from Rarotonga, Cook 
Ids. 
Holocentrus tiere Lesson. 
(Holocentrum poecilopterum Bleeker. ) 
Four specimens, Nos. 1396-1399 B. M., from Tahiti. 
Holocentrus opercularis Cuvier & Valenciennes. 
One specimen, No. 1456 B. M., from Tahiti. 
Holocentrus punctatissimus Cuvier & Valenciennes. 
(Holocentrum diploxiphus Gunther. ) 
Six young specimens, No. 767 B. M., from Tubuai, Austral 
Ids. 
One specimen, No. 819 B. M., from Mangareva, Gambier Ids. 
Two specimens, Nos. 1969-1970 B. M., from Rarotonga, 
Cook Ids. 
Two specimens, Nos. 877, 950* B. M., from Faté, New Heb- 
rides. 
Two specimens, Nos. 2485*-2486* B. M., from, Makatea, Pau- 
motu Ids. 
One specimen, No. 1286 B. M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. 
Holocentrus sammara (Forskal). 
Four specimens, Nos. 1457, 1510, 1528 and 1529 B. M., from 
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