28 Fishes of the South Pacific. 



Myripristis microphthalmus Bleeker. 



Two specimens, Nos. 937 and [004 B. M.. from bate, New 

 I [ebrides. 



Myripristis phaeopus Seale, new spe< 



Depth -:;•': head 2.10; eye 2.50; iuterorbital 3; I), x, 1, [6; 

 A. in , [5; lateral line 44. 



Bod\ oblong, compressed; caudal peduncle, and the caudal 

 fin small, the depth of the peduncle being one half of eye; snout 

 extending somewhat over the mouth, the upper jaw being the 

 longest: maxillary extending to the posterior margin of iris, its 

 length 2.10 in head; bones of the head denticulate, the posterior 

 margin of the opercles and preopercles with small teeth or spines; 

 modified scales about the eye give the orbital margin a scalloped 

 appearance; teeth small; the second and third dorsal spines are the 

 longest, 1.50 in head; caudal small and short, its longest ray 1.50 iu 

 head; second anal spine is the longest, 2.50 in head; ventrals 1.50 

 in head; pectorals 1.60 iu head. 



Color in spirits, pinkish white without stripes: spinous dorsal 

 dusky; ventrals broadly tipped with black; soft dorsal anal, pec- 

 torals, and caudal pinkish white. 



One specimen, No. 2280 (Fig. 8) B. M., from Nukuhiva, Mar- 

 quesas Ids. Length 2.50 in. 



Family GEMPYLID.E. 

 Promethichthys pacificus Seale, new species. 



Depth at origin of dorsal 2.50 in head, at origin of anal and 

 soft dorsal 2.30, at tenth dorsal spine 2; head 3.75; eye 3.90 in 

 head; snout 2.76: I). XVIII, 20, 11: A. 18, 11; lateral line continu- 

 ous, with a big oblique curve downwards under the anterior end of 

 dorsal; iuterorbital space with membrane, 1 in eye. 



Body elongate, slender, covered with delicate scales, the scales 

 also covering the head including the upper part of snout, maxillary, 

 chin, and opercles; head compressed, the iuterorbital space flat, 

 with a shallow groove; lower jaw extending slightly beyond the 

 upper; the premaxillary reach to a line with the anterior margin 

 of iris, the exposed length 3.20 in head, the width of the distal end 

 is about equal to iris; mandible 1.90 in head; four long fang-like 

 teeth in the upper jaw, with three smaller depressible ones near 

 their bases, and a single row of 16 strong compressed triangular 

 teeth in each side of the upper jaw; lower jaw with a single row 

 of 10 similar teeth on each side, the two anterior teeth being sepa- 

 rate, larger and fang-like; no teeth on vomer; a single row of fine 

 teeth on the palatine; gill-rakers obsolete on anterior half of the 

 lower limb, but with about 12 small rakers similar to the teeth on 

 posterior half of the limb; eye large; opercles scaled, but without 

 spines; origin of the dorsal fin is directly over the origin of pecto- 



