^1 Fishes of the South Pacific, 



anterior base <>t anal yellowish; the lower part of pectorals and 

 their axis yellowish; otherwise the fins are uniform with the color 

 of the body. 



This species is allied to Leptecheneis naucrales ( Linnaeus), bul 

 is easily distinguished by the yellow color oi the belly, the smaller 

 eye, the greater length of the anal and dorsal rays. 



<)ue specimen, Type No. 834* (Fig. 23) 1!. M., from Manga- 

 reva Id. Length 24. 25 in. 



Periophthalmus barbarus G-melin. 



One specimen, No. 1056 B. M., from Fate, New Hebrides. 



Eleotris fusca (Bloch). 



One specimen, No. 1337 B. M., from Tahiti. 



Two specimens, Nos. 74^;, 745, B. M., from Tubuai, Austral 

 Ids. 



One specimen, No. 2363 B. M., from Nnkuhiva, Marquesas 

 Ids. 



Gobius ornatus Riippell. 



One specimen, No. 1253 B. M., from >Shortland Id., Solomons. 



Family GOBIID^. 

 Gobius oligolepis (Bleeker). 



Three specimens, Nos. 856, 857* and 1080* B. M., from Fate, 

 New Hebrides. 



Mapo soporator (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



Three specimens, Nos. 2496*, 2497*, 2498* B. M., from Maka- 

 tea, Paumotu Ids. 



One specimen, No. 1525 B. M., from Tahiti. 



Five specimens, Nos. 2374-2376* and 2378 B. M., from Nuku- 

 hiva, Marquesas Ids. 



Coryphopterus criniger Cuvier & Valenciennes. 



Two specimens, Nos. 1023, 1678 B. M., from Raiatea, Society 

 Ids. 



Odontogobius phalaena Bleeker. 



Four specimens, Nos. 854, 1013, 1081* and 1082 B. M., from 

 Fate, New Hebrides. 



Awaous crassilabris (Giinther). 



Two specimens, Nos. 1195* and 1207 B. M., from Shortland 

 Id., Solomons. 



Awaous puntangoides (Bleeker). 



One specimen, No. 1283 B. M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. 



