22 Fishes of the South Pacific. 



Holocentrus rubellio Scale, new species. 



Depth 2.75; head 3; eye 3.20 in bead; D. xi, 14; A. iv, 9; 

 scales t-40-7: interorbital 4.90 in head, [.40 in eye. 



Body compressed, oblong, rather deep; caudal peduncle [.85 

 in head, its depth 2 in its length; scales smooth except at ei 

 which arc finely toothed; a row <>t modified scales on nuchal re- 

 gion; some enlarged scales at base of anal fin; head compressed, 

 rather short, its depth 1.15 in length; snout short, straight, the 

 upper processes of the intermaxillaries end in a line with anterior 

 margin of orbit: lower inaudible two in head: posterior end of 

 maxillary reaching to anterior edge of pupil; broad bands of villi- 

 form teeth on jaws, vomer and palatines; gill-rakers rather long, 

 12 on lower limb; opercles striate and toothed, two flat spines at 

 angle, the upper slightly the longest; the large spine at angle of 

 preopercle greater than width of orbit, 2.75 in head; orbital bones 

 well toothed and spined, a strong spine extending over premax- 

 illary, another on line with anterior margin of pupil, and 5 smaller 

 ones between these two. Fins: dorsal spines rather strong, the 

 fourth the longest, 2 in head; third anal spine very long and strong, 

 1. 1 9 in head; pectorals reaching to line with fifteenth scale of 

 lateral line; ventrals 1.20 in head; caudal moderately forked, the 

 lobes equal. 



Color in life, pink; fins pink, the webs along the spines a deeper 

 red, this color becoming wider at the top, giving the appearance 

 of a deeper red margin to the dorsal. 



Color in spirits, yellowish white, with 10 pale yellow longitudi- 

 nal lines; fins all yellowish white. 



One specimen, No. 1395 ( Fig. 5 ) 15. M., from Tahiti, Society Ids. 



Holocentrus verticalis Seale, ne-w species. 



Depth 2.75; head 3; eye 4.50; scales 4-47-8; 1). xi, 15; inter- 

 orbital 7.50 in head, 1.55 in eye. 



Body compressed, oblong, deep; caudal peduncle 2 in head, 

 its depth 1.90 in length. Head compressed, slightly longer than 

 deep, the upper outline slightly concave; groove for the intermax- 

 illary reaching to a line with anterior margin of pupil; lips thick; 

 mandible 1.85 in head; maxillary short, not reaching to anterior 

 margin of iris: bands of minute teeth on jaws, vomer and palatines; 

 gill-rakers not long, 10 on lower limb; orbital bones with numerous 

 spines and teeth; opercle striate and toothed, two rather promi- 

 nent spines at angle, the upper slightly the longest, 1.20 in pupil; 

 preorbital well toothed and scaled, the large spine at angle much 

 longer than diameter of eye, 3 in head; just below this spine are 

 4 prominent teeth. Dorsal spines rather strong, the third the 

 longest, 2 in head: rays of soft dorsal 1.90 in head; external rays 

 of soft dorsal and anal slightly prolonged; third anal spine strong, 

 2.10 in head; pectorals reaching to a line with thirteenth scale of 



