
Fishes of the South Pacific. 83 
posterior third of opercle and about on a line with the middle of 
the ventrals; anal short, the base is less than length of ventrals, 
being 2.10 in head; the pectorals are very long, the lower posterior 
border being 1.80 in length of fish without caudal, the upper tnar- 
gin of fin is 1.50 in head, the upper part of the axis being over the 
middle of lower margin of the fin; the origin of the pectoral is an- 
terior of the eye, being below the middle of the snout, its tip 
reaches to a line with the eleventh dorsal spine; ventral fins are of 
moderate size, 1.20 in head, their origin is on a line with the eye; 
caudal fin rounded, 2.30 in head. 
Color in life, gray, with orange-colored spots on sides of body, 
in axis of pectorals, on chin, and a spot below each eye. 
One specimen, No. 733 B. M., from Tubuai, Austral Ids. 
Amblyapistus teenianotus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 
One specimen, No. 1258 B. M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. 
Pterois antennata (Bloch). 
One specimen, No. 1566 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 
One specimen, No. 2480* B. M., from Makatea, Paumotu Ids. 
One specimen, No. 1531 B. M., from Tahiti. 
Pelor didactylum Cuvier & Valenciennes. 
One specimen, No. 963 B. M., from Faté, New Hebrides. 
Faminy CKPHALACANTHIDA. 
Cephalacanthus orientalis (Linncus). 
One specimen, No. 1361 B. M., from Tahiti. 
Faminy ECHENEIDID/. 
Leptecheneis flaviventris Seale, new species. 
Depth 11.50; head 5.25; D. xxiv, 34; A. 33; eye 6.75; interorbi- 
tals 2.50 in disk; breadth between pectorals 8; disk 4.10 in length 
without caudal; width of disk 3 in its length; snout 2.20 in head; 
distance from angle of jaw to tip of lower jaw, 2.60 in head; pec- 
torals 1.10; ventrals 1.40; mid caudal ray 1.60; longest anal ray 
1.55; longest dorsal ray 1.75; caudal lunate. . 
Body elongate; head with a disk of 24 lamellz on its dorsal 
surface; teeth consisting of bands of small teeth in jaws and pal- 
ate; tongue roughened with asperites; pectorals pointed; inner 
rays of ventrals narrowly adnate to abdomen; dorsal and anal be- 
ginning and ending opposite to each other. 
Color, brown, belly and under surface of head yellowish; a 
dark stripe around jaws which unites at angle into a single band 
as wide as eye and extends to base of pectorals; ventrals yellowish; 
