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Abudefduf multifasciatus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



One specimen, No. 1637 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 

 Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Bloch). 



Two specimens, Nos. 909, 910 B. M., from Fate, New Heb- 

 rides. 



Two specimens, Nos. 1145* and 1146* B. M., from Shortland 

 Id., Solomons. 



One specimen, No. 19S5 B. M., from Rarotonga, Cook Ids. 



Three specimens, Nos. 2474*, 2475*, 2476* B. M., from Maka- 

 tea, Paumotu Ids. 



One specimen, No. 1639 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 



Abudefduf sordidus (Forskal . 



Two specimens, Nos. 936* and 968 B. M., from Fate, New 

 Hebrides. 



Two specimens, Nos. 2477* and 247S* B. M., from Makatea, 

 Paumotu Ids. 



Abudefduf curacao (Bloch). 



Two specimens, Nos. 11 94 and 1303 B. M., from Shortland 

 Id., Solomons. 



Abudefduf jordani 5 Stale, new species. 



Depth 1.85; head 3.90; eye 3.25; snout 3; D. xvn, 16; A. 11, 

 16; lateral line 26. 



Body compressed, scaled; a single series of flat teeth in each 

 jaw; margins of the preopercle smooth; the greatest depth of the 

 interorbital equal to one-half the eye; caudal deeply forked, the 

 lobes equal; dorsal and anal sharp-pointed. 



Color in spirits: thorax, belly and sides of the head yellowish 

 brown, growing into deep black on the posterior half of the bod}-; 

 dorsal, caudal and anal black; pectorals yellowish, veutrals yellow- 

 ish, with dusky wash on outer rays. 



Seven specimens, Nos. 1115-1119, 1162 (Fig. 2) and 1302 B. 

 M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. No. 1162 is the type of species. 



Abudefduf behnii (Bleeker). 



One specimen. No. 1986 B. M., from Rarotonga, Cook Ids. 



Abudefduf c«sio Scale, new species. 



Depth 2.50; head 3.30; eye 2.75; interorbital 3.50; D. xiii, 

 13; A. 11, 12. 



Body compressed, rather short, scaled, the lateral line termi- 

 nating under the soft dorsal, depth of caudal peduncle equal to its 

 length; head compressed, equally rounded; mouth small; a single 

 row of small teeth in each jaw; snout without scales, its length 

 less than diameter of the eye; preopercle or inferior orbital not 



? Named for President David Starr Jordan of the I.eland Stanford Junior University. 



