6 Fishes of the South Pacific. 
is 6 in head, its width at both nostrils much greater than depth; 
origin of dorsal nearer the snout than the tip of tail; the distance 
between the origin of anal and dorsal 3 in head; anterior part of 
snout and head flat, its width greater than its depth; angle of mouth 
3.14 in head; upper jaw with fleshy lobes on sides equal in width 
to the eye; lower jaw slightly the longest; anterior nostrils promi- 
nent hollow tubes, situated on each side of tip of snout, their length 
2 in the distance between their bases; posterior nostrils are two 
small round holes directly in front of upper part of eye; distance 
between round and tubular nostrils equal to the distance apart of 
the anterior nostrils; distance between posterior nostrils equal to 
interorbital space; gill openings are in front of pectorals, of moder- 
ate size, 2 in length of pectorals; mucus pores between nostrils and 
on lower jaw prominent; thick bands of small teeth in both jaws 
and vomer; no teeth on tongue; no fangs; pectoral fins prominent, 
rounded, of about 15 rays, length of the fin 3.20 in head, its base 
equal to distance between anterior nostrils; vertical height of dor- 
sal slightly greater than vertical height of anal; origin of dorsal .75 
of an inch in front of vent in specimen 16 inches long. 
Color, a uniform dirty brown, fading into yellowish white on 
belly; anal fin a light drab with a broad yellowish white border 
which runs out on posterior part of fin, the tip and the tip of caudal 
and dorsal being much darker brown. 
Three specimens from Tubuai island. No. 787, length 23 in.; 
No. 788, length, 16 in.; No. 789, length 14 in. 
Three specimens from Rarotonga, Cook Ids., Nos. 1953-1955 
B. M. 
Famity MURASNIDA. 
Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl). 
One specimen, No. 1159 B. M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. 
One specimen, No. 2470* B. M., from Makatea, Paumotu Ids. 
One specimen (head), No. 804 B. M., from Mangareva, 
Gambier Ids. 
One specimen, No. 1540 B. M., from Tahiti. 
One specimen, No. 1955* B. M., from Rarotonga, Cook Ids. 
Gymnothorax detactus Bryan & Herre. 
Ten specimens, Nos. 2389-2392, 2393-2398 B.M., from Nuku- 
hiva, Marquesas Ids. 
Gymnothorax nebulosus (Ahl). 
One specimen, No. 1095 B. M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. 
Two specimens, Nos. 2382 and 2383 B. M., from Nukuhiva, 
Marquesas Ids. 
Gymnothorax rhodocephalus Bleeker. 
(Gymnothorax formosus Bleeker. ) 
One specimen, No. 1057 B. M., Rarotonga, Cook Ids. 
