5' s Fishes of the South Pacific. 



scaled, a few scales on the- cheeks below the eye; dorsal fin con- 

 tinuous, its origin above the origin oi ventral, the spines rather 

 flexible; base of anal 2.75 in length of fish, [.50 in base of dorsal; 

 ventrals short, 2 in snout; pectorals 3 in head; caudal rounded. 



Color in spirits: a dull gray, with slight wash of green; fins a 

 little lighter; anal fin with mottlings of lighter lines: a black spot 

 larger than eye on 11-14 scale of lateral line, a larger light spot 

 touching this at the lower anterior margin, and a smaller one 

 above on its upper anterior margin: a small light dot on the eighth 

 scale of lateral line; no lateral band; caudal with wash of yellowish. 



One specimen, No. 1427 B. M., from Tahiti, length 16 in. 



Gomphosus tricolor (Quoy & Gaimard). 



Two specimens. Xos. S09 and 837 B. M., from Mangareva Id., 

 length 87.5 inches. 



One specimen, No. 1927 B. M., from Rarotonga, Cook Ids. 



Thalliums ehlorourus (Bloch). 



Seven specimens, Nos."8oi, 815, 824 and S28, 831, 832, 833 

 B. M., from Mangareva Id. 



One specimen, No. i486 B. M., from Tahiti. 



Two specimens, Xos. 977 and 920 B. M., from Fate, New 

 Hebrides. 



Three specimens, Xos. 1144, 1204 and 1281 B. M., from Short- 

 land Id., Solomons. 



One specimen, No. 2529 B. M., from Makatea, Paumotu Ids. 



General color, greenish, red dots on the cheeks; dorsal fins 

 mottled with darker green and pinkish; the soft dorsal with pink 

 on posterior part; lower third of pectoral yellowish. 



Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch). 



One specimen, No. 1027 B. M., from Fate, New Hebrides. 



Two specimens, Nos. 1154 and 1200 B. M., from Shortland 

 Id., Solomons. 



Two specimens, Nos. 1944* and 1945* B. M., from Cook Ids. 



Color in life: the anterior third of the body is reddish, with a 

 wash of orange, three orange oblique lines extending in front of 

 eye, five light yellowish lines between the pale green of the body; 

 some scattered scales of darker green over the body. 



Cheilinus digrammus (Lacepede). 



Five specimens, Nos. 1099, 1100, 1166, 1167 and 1255 B. M., 

 from Shortland Id., Solomons. 



Color in life, a pale green, with black oblique lines on the 

 opercles; fins with small dots, a dash of yellow on the crescent of 

 caudal fin. 



