58 fishes of the South Pacifie. 
scaled, a few scales on the cheeks below the eye; dorsal fin con- 
tinuous, its origin above the origin of ventral, the spines rather 
flexible; base of anal 2.75 in length of fish, 1.50 in base of dorsal; 
ventrals short, 2 in snout; pectorals 3 in head; caudal rounded. 
Color in spirits: a dull gray, with slight wash of green; fins a 
little lighter; anal fin with mottlings of lighter lines; a black spot 
larger than eye on 11-14 scale of lateral line, a larger light spot 
touching this at the lower anterior margin, and a smaller one 
above on its upper anterior margin; a small light dot on the eighth 
scale of lateral line; no lateral band; caudal with wash of yellowish. 
One specimen, No. 1427 B. M., from Tahiti, length 16 in. 
Gomphosus tricolor (Quoy & Gaimard). 
Two specimens, Nos. 809 and 837 B. M., from Mangareva Id., 
length 87.5 inches. 
One specimen, No. 1927 B. M., from Rarotonga, Cook Ids. 
Thalliurus chlorourus (Bloch). 
Seven specimens, Nos. 801, 815, 824 and 828, 831, 832, 833 
B. M., from Mangareva Id. 
One specimen, No. 1486 B. M., from Tahiti. 
Two specimens, Nos. 977 and 920 B. M., from Faté, New 
Hebrides. 
Three specimens, Nos. 1144, 1204 and 1281 B. M., from Short- 
land Id., Solomons. 
One specimen, No. 2529 B. M., from Makatea, Paumotu Ids. 
General color, greenish, red dots on the cheeks; dorsal fins 
mottled with darker green and pinkish; the soft dorsal with pink 
on posterior part; lower third of pectoral yellowish. 
Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch). 
One specimen, No. 1027 B. M., from Faté, New Hebrides. 
Two specimens, Nos. 1154 and 1200 B. M., from Shortland 
Id., Solomons. 
Two specimens, Nos. 1944* and 1945* B. M., from Cook Ids. 
Color in life: the anterior third of the body is reddish, with a 
wash of orange, three orange oblique lines extending in front of 
eye, five light yellowish lines between the pale green of the body; 
some scattered scales of darker green over the body. 
Cheilinus digrammus (Lacépéde). 
Five specimens, Nos. 1099, 1100, 1166, 1167 and 1255 B.M., 
from Shortland Id., Solomons. 
Color in life, a pale green, with black oblique lines on the 
opercles; fins with small dots, a dash of yellow on the crescent of 
caudal fin. 
