40 Fishes of the South Pacific. 
Famity LUTIANIDA. 
Lutianus monostigma (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 
One specimen, No. 744 B.M., from Tubuai, Austral Ids. 
Two specimens, Nos. 842* and 1077* B. M., from Faté, New 
Hebrides. 
One specimen, No. 2236 B. M., from Marquesas Ids. 
Lutianus fulvus (Bloch). 
Two specimens, Nos. 1431 and 1432 B. M., from Tahiti. 
Lutianus nukuhive Seale, new species. 
Depth 2.75; head 2.75; eye equal to interorbital, 4 in head; 
Di xa, 145 Aum, 8 scalesssmall 7a tusateral sume 
Body oblong, compressed, lateral line complete; head conical, 
mouth large, maxillary reaching to line with anterior of eye; small 
teeth in jaws, vomer and palatines, two small curved canines in 
anterior of each jaw; posterior margin of preopercle with fine teeth, 
a distinct notch above the angle which receives the large notch of 
the interoperculum; no spines on the opercles; cheeks and oper- 
cles scaled; fourth dorsal spine the longest, 2.50 in head; ventrals 
1.75 in head; pectorals 1.20; caudal emarginate. 
Color in spirits: the anterior two-thirds of the body is dusky 
brown, the centre of the scales lighter, giving the appearance of 
narrow longitudinal streaks; posterior third of the body, including 
caudal, from a line with eighth dorsal ray and third anal ray, yel- 
low; spinous dorsal, ventrals, spinous anal and anterior half of the 
soft dorsal and anal dusky; pectorals, caudal, posterior two-thirds 
of soft dorsal and soft anal yellow; the caudal has a dusky inter- 
marginal wash on its upper and lower rays; axis of the pectoral 
and a line on its base dusky. 
One specimen, No. 2164 (Fig. 5) B.M., from Nukuhiva, 
Marquesas Ids. 
Lutianus tahitiensis Seale, new species. 
Depth 2.75; head 2.75; eye3-85 in head; D.>x, 15;a:eanemees 
scales in lateral line 79; interorbital 4.85 in head. 
Body oblong, compressed, the upper outline quite convex; 
scales small, in oblique lines; caudal peduncle 2 in head. Head 
compressed, conical, the profile from nuchal region to tip of snout 
straight; snout 2.80 in head; lps rather thin; mandibles 2.20 in 
head; maxillary not reaching the anterior margin of orbit by the 
width of the pupil; all but the tip of the maxillary hidden under 
the wide preorbital; teeth in jaw, vomer and palatines; one, some- 
times two, recurved sharp teeth on each side of the upper jaw; gill- 
rakers rather long, 20 on the lower limb; interopercle with a 
prominent knob which fits into a deep notch of the preopercle; 
preopercle, both above and below the notch well toothed; dorsal 
