s<> Fishes of the South Pacifii . 



Stethojulis casturi G-unther. 



One specimen, No. 1020 B. M., from Rarotonga, Cook Ids. 

 Halichoeres centiquadrus kacepede). 



One specimen. No. 1254 B. M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. 



One specimen, No. 1622 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 

 Nine specimens, Nos. 685*. 698*, 699*, 700*, 714, 715, 722, 

 723 and 14 s -'* B. M., from Tahiti. 



Halichoeres tritnaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard 



One specimen, No. 15 16 B. M., from Tahiti. 



One specimen, No. 768 B. M., from Tubuai, Austral Ids. 



One specimen, No. 1625 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 



Three specimens, Xos. 1250, 1251, 1252* B. M., from Short- 

 land Id., Solomons. 



Two specimens, Nos. 1001 and 1002 B. M., from Fate, New- 

 Hebrides. 



Halichoeres notophthalmus ( Bleeker). 



One specimen, No. 1932 B. M., from Rarotonga, Cook Ids. 

 Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett). 



Three specimens, Nos. 1101, 1272" and 1 3 19 B. M., from 

 Shortland Id., Solomons. 



General color, bluish and green; the posterior two-thirds of 

 the body is a bright olive green; anterior of this the body is bluish, 

 fading into white on lower half of sides and belly; an irregular line 

 extending back from the eye to the caudal; a yellowish blotch on 

 opercles; dorsal with pale pink and green wavy longitudinal lines; 

 caudal tipped with green and having pink and bluish lines an- 

 teriorly; pectorals and ventrals white. 



Halichoeres solorensis Bleeker. 



Three specimens, Nos. 2261-2263 B. M., from Nukuhiva, Mar- 

 quesas Ids. 



Halichoeres modestus (Bleeker). 



One specimen. No. 1041 B. M., from Fate, New Hebrides. 

 Macropharyngodon meleagris ( Bleeker). 



One specimen, No. 1228* B. M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. 

 Platyglossus marginatus Riippell). 



One specimen, No. 1623 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 

 Coris aygula Lacepede. 



One specimen, No. 959 B. M., from Fate, New Hebrides. 

 One specimen, No. 739 B. M., from Tubuai, Austral Id. 

 Three specimens, Nos. 705*, 706* and 707* B. M., from Tahiti. 



