6 Fishes of the South Pacific. 



is 6 in head, its wiiltli at both nostrils much greater than depth; 

 origin oi 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 month 

 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. 



Family MUR^NID^e. 



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. 



