28 Fishes of the South Pacific. 
Myripristis microphthalmus Bleeker. 
Two specimens, Nos. 937 and 1004 B. M., from Faté, New 
Hebrides. 
Myripristis pheopus Seale, new species. 
Depth 2;70; head 2:10; eye) 2.50; anterorbital 3; D2 seeamar 
Avi 15; lateral line aa: 
Body oblong, compressed; caudal peduncle, and the caudal 
fin small, the depth of the peduncle being one half of eye; snout 
extending somewhat over the mouth, the upper jaw being the 
longest; maxillary extending to the posterior margin of iris, its 
length 2.10 in head; bones of the head denticulate, the posterior 
margin of the opercles and preopercles with small teeth or spines; 
modified scales about the eye give the orbital margin a scalloped 
appearance; teeth small; the second and third dorsal spines are the 
longest, 1.50in head; caudal small and short, its longest ray 1.50 in 
head; second anal spine is the longest, 2.50 in head; ventrals 1.50 
in head; pectorals 1.60 in head. 
Color in spirits, pinkish white without stripes; spinous dorsal 
dusky; ventrals broadly tipped with black; soft dorsal anal, pec- 
torals, and caudal pinkish white. 
One specimen, No. 2280 (Fig. 8) B. M., from Nukuhiva, Mar- 
quesas ids. Length) 2.50 1. 
Faminy GEMPYLIDA. 
Promethichthys pacificus Seale, new species. 
Depth at origin of dorsal 2.50 in head, at origin of anal and 
soft dorsal 2.30, at tenth dorsal spine 2; head 3.75; eye 3.90 in 
head; snout 2.76; D. xv1i1, 20, 11; A. 18, 11; lateral line continu 
ous, with a big oblique curve downwards under the anterior end of 
dorsal; interorbital space with membrane, I in eye. 
Body elongate, slender, covered with delicate scales, the scales 
also covering the head including the upper part of snout, maxillary, 
chin, and opercles; head compressed, the interorbital space flat, 
with a shallow groove; lower jaw extending slightly beyond the 
upper; the premaxillary reach to a line with the anterior margin 
of iris, the exposed length 3.20 in head, the width of the distal end 
is about equal to iris; mandible 1.90 in head; four long fang-like 
teeth in the upper jaw, with three smaller depressible ones near 
their bases, and a single row of 16 strong compressed triangular 
teeth in each side of the upper jaw; lower jaw with a single row 
of ro similar teeth on each side, the two anterior teeth being sepa- 
rate, larger and fang-like; no teeth on vomer; a single row of fine 
teeth on the palatine; gill-rakers obsolete on anterior half of the 
lower limb, but with about 12 small rakers similar to the teeth on 
posterior half of the limb; eye large; opercles scaled, but without 
spines; origin of the dorsal fin is directly over the origin of pecto- 
