Fishes of the South Pacific. 89 



Petroscirtes rhinorhynchus Bleeker. 



One specimen, No. 1066 B. M., from Fate, New Hebrides. 



Petroscirtes tapeinosoma Bleeker. 



One specimen, No. 1044 B. M., from Fate, New Hebrides. 

 One specimen, No. 1677 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 

 One specimen, No. 2265 B. M., from Nukuhiva, Marquesas 

 Ids. 



Family ANTENNARID.E. 

 Antennarius lutescens Seale, new species. 



Depth 2; head 2.75; eye 8 in head, 3 in iuterorbital space; 

 D. 1-1, 12; A. 8; P. 12; V. 5; skin rough; interorbital equal to the 

 first dorsal spine (not tentacle). 



Body compressed, caudal peduncle deep, 2.15 in head, its 

 depth greater than length of the tentacle; head large, the upper 

 profile roughened and with its anterior tip concave; mouth very 

 large, wide open the distance between the tips of the jaws is equal 

 to the length of the head; snout short, less than width of inter- 

 orbital space; length of maxillary equal to distance from middle of 

 eye to posterior margin of opercle; width of distal end of maxillary 

 is greater than orbit; about two-thirds of the maxillary is exposed; 

 length of mandible 1.20 in head, the knob at symphysis prominent; 

 teeth in the jaws minute, those in the palatine slightly larger; two 

 patches of cardiform teeth on upper and lower pharyngeals; the 

 tentacle is of moderate length, 2.30 in head and reaching a little 

 beyond the first dorsal spine, it has a single fleshy caruncle at the 

 tip; the first dorsal spine (not tentacle) is equal to iuterorbital 

 space and is less than depth of caudal peduncle, its origin is 

 directly above middle of eye; the second dorsal spine is covered 

 with a fleshy excrescence; length of the longest dorsal and anal 

 rays about equal, 2 in head; length of ventrals 2.20 in head; cau- 

 dal rounded, its length 3.20 in bod}'. 



Color in life, a uniform raw sienna yellow, no spots except a 

 dusk}- blotch on inner side of pectoral fin. 



One specimen, No. 1347 B. M., from Tahiti. Length 5.50 in. 



This species is characterized by the large mouth, depth of 

 caudal peduncle, shortness of tentacle, and more posterior location 

 of the second dorsal spine, and the difference in coloring. 



Antennarius cotnmersonii (Lacepede). 



One specimen, No. 1220 B. M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. 



Antennarius hispidus Bloch. 



One specimen, No. 1676 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 



