4.8 Fishes of the South Pacifit . 



Eleven specimens, Nos. 2136-2140, 2141*, 2142*, 214;/, 

 2144*, 2145*, 2146* B. M., from Nukuhiva, Marquesas. 

 One specimen, No. 1477 B. M., Tahiti. 



Mulloides ruber Klunzinger. 



Depth 3.55: head 3.10; eye 3.20; I), vn, 9; A. 7; scales 3-42-7; 

 iuterorbital 3 in head. 



Body elongate, compressed; the under profile of the head 

 almost straight, the upper is very convex; snout 2.20 in head; lips 

 moderately thick; length of mandible 2.90 in head; the barbules 

 very fleshy, granulate, scarcely reaching to below angle of pre- 

 opercle, their length 1.50 in head; teeth minute, in several rows 

 in each jaw; no teeth on vomer or palatine; opercle with a minute 

 flat spine. Fins: base of spinous dorsal slightly greater than base 

 of soft dorsal; first dorsal spine the longest, 1.30 in head, less than 

 depth of body by half the width of eye; base of anal 3 in head, its 

 longest ray 2.10; pectorals and veutrals of equal length, 1.15 m 

 head; caudal forked, the lobes equal. 



Color in life, red above, pinkish below; a yellow line from 

 posterior part of eye to base of caudal; fins a pale orange, the pec- 

 torals pinkish; iris yellow; barbules white. 



Color in spirits, uniform yellowish white; fins a little lighter. 



One specimen, No. 1402* B. M., from Tahiti. Length 9.50 in. 



Mulloides auriflamma (Forskal). 



Six specimens, Nos. 2143*, 2144*, 2145*, 2146*, 2147, 2148 

 B. M., from Nukuhiva, Marquesas Ids. 



One specimen, No. 147 8 B. M., from Tahiti. 



One specimen, No. 767 B. M., from Tubuai. 



Mulloides flammeus Jordan & Evermann. 



One specimen, No. 1595 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 

 One specimen, No. 1479 B. M., from Tahiti. 



Pseudupeneus moana Jordan & Scale. 

 (Upeneus trifasciatus Giinther, not Cuv. & Val.) 



Seven specimens, Nos. 718, 719, 720, 721, 1435-1437 B. M., 

 from Tahiti. 



One specimen, No. 727 B. M., from Tubuai, Austral Ids.- 



Three specimens, Nos. 811, 834*, 841* B. M., from Mangareva. 



Three specimens, Nos. 1963-1965 B. M., from Rarotonga, 

 Cook Ids. 



One specimen, No. 1069 B. M., from Fate, New Hebrides. 



Three specimens, Nos. 2 133-2 135 B. M., from Nukuhiva, 

 Marquesas Ids. 



Pseudupeneus aurantiacus Scale, new species. 



Depth 4; head 3.30; eye 6.75; D. vni, 9; A. 7; scales 3-30-6* 

 interorbital 4.20; snout 1.75. 



