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Color in spirits, yellowish white, slightly darker above; a 

 dusky spot on each side of caudal peduncle, a dusky line from eye 

 along sides, uniting above the round spot on caudal peduncle; an- 

 terior third of spinous dorsal with a slight wash of dusky; other 

 fins yellowish white. 



Two specimens from Tahiti: No. 1410 B. M., length 12 in.; 

 No. 141 1 B. M., length 13 in. 



Two specimens, Nos, 921 and 923 B. M., from Fate, New 

 Hebrides. 



Two specimens, Nos. 1227* and 1315 B. M., from Shortland 

 Id., Solomons. 



Pseudupeneus chryserydros (Lacepede). 



One specimen, No. 1036 B. M.. from Fate, New Hebrides. 



In life there is a pinkish flush on lower half of fish; five or six 

 bright blue lines on side of head, and a yellow saddle over caudal 

 peduncle. 



Pseudupeneus bifasciatus (Lacepede). 



One specimen, No. 1966 B. M., from Rarotonga, Cook Ids. 

 One specimen, No. 852* B. M., from Fate, New Hebrides. 



Pseudupeneus pleurospilos (Bleeker). 



Two specimens, Nos. 121 1 and 1240 B. M., from Shortland Id., 

 Solomons. 



Pseudupeneus porphyreus Jenkins. 



One specimen, No. 1594 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 



Upeneus vittatus Cuvier & Valenciennes. 



One specimen, No. 1536 B. M., from Tahiti. 

 Two specimens, Nos. 2141*, 2142* B. M., from Nukuhiva, 

 Marquesas Ids. 



familv gerrid.f:. 



Xystaetna argyreum (Forster). 



Six specimens, Nos. 863, 864, 868, 869, 929 and 932 B. M., 

 from Fate, New Hebrides. 



Two specimens, Nos. n 76 and 1268 B. M., from Shortland 

 Id., Solomons. 



Family CIRRHITID.E. 



Paracirrhites forsteri (Bloch). 



Five specimens, Nos. 2i55*-2i59 B. M., from Nukuhiva, Mar- 

 quesas Ids. 



