10 fishes of the South Pacific. 
on top of snout in front of orbit; snout from the anterior margin of 
eye 5.50 in head. Fins: no pectoral fins; origin of dorsal is about 
the length of snout in front of gill openings; origin of anal directly 
posterior of vent, which is slightly nearer the snout than tip of tail. 
Color in spirits, very blackish and shading into yellowish gray 
below and anteriorly; irregular, vertical white lines, more or less 
wavy and about a third as wide as interspaces, on side of body the 
lines becoming regular and band-like posteriorly, anteriorly the 
lines join more or less, forming irregular squares and polygons; 
thorax and belly yellowish white; snout and anterior half of lower 
jaw black; fins colored similar to body, but fewer lines. 
One specimen from Tubuai Id., of the Austral group, No. 
77OLb. MEL Wweneth! 2x ane 
One specimen, No. 1583 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 
Gymnothorax marquesensis Seale, new species. 
' Depth ro in total length; head 3 in length anterior of vent; 
length of body greater than length of tail by a distance equal to 
2.50 in head; teeth biserial except in front where there is a group 
of about 7 enlarged depressible canines, two of which are on the 
middle of the vomer; the inner series consists of about 8 teeth on 
each side; teeth of the lower jaw are in a single series with a clus- 
ter of canines in front; eye equal to the distance apart of the pos- 
terior nostrils; snout 4.70 in head; angle of the jaw 2.30 in head. 
Color in spirits, a dull yellowish or gray with blackish irregu- 
lar cross bands wider than the interspaces; on the posterior part 
of the body and tail these bands are more broken into indistinct 
dots; the belly is powdered with a yellowish spray. | 
A short, thick moray. Nine specimens, from Nukukiva, 
Marquesas Ids., Nos. 2384-2388 B. M. No. 2384 (Fig. 1) is type 
of the species. 
Gymnothorax chalazius Waite.’ 
Depth 6 in distance from tip of snout to vent; head 2.50 in the 
same distance; eye 7.50 in head, 1.50 in snout; the vent is nearer 
tip of snout than tip of tail by about the length of head; middle of 
eye is midway between angle of mouth and tip of upper jaw; inter- 
orbital space slightlv less than width of snout; anterior nostrils 
tubular, short, equal to one-half the width of eye; posterior nos- 
trils not tubular, situated above and in line with anterior magin of 
eye; teeth in upper jaw in a double series the inner ones the long- 
est, 14 on each side; in the front of upper jaw are 8 enlarged de- 
pressible canines, 2 on the vomer and 3 on each side, smaller teeth 
forming the outer row; a row of blunt teeth on the palate; lower 
jaw with a single series of teeth, the 2 or 3 anterior ones in each 
side enlarged, depressible canines. 
2 The type secured by Mr. Waite corresponds to the first specimen in the series No. 
765 B. M. 7 
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