92 
Proportional measurements of M. pralinius from Cook Bay. Continued. 
THE SHORE 
FISHES. 
No. 3192 No. 3193 No. 3194 No. 3195 
Interorbital in head 3.78 S86 1), Seale 4.23 
Scales 3-37 +3-7 3-36 +3-7 3-38+3-7 33-38+47 
Dorsal X-1, 15} X-1, 154 mutilated X-1, 153 
anal IV, 14 IV, 15 IV, 133 IV, 133 
_ Dusky pune- Dusky pune- | Dusky punc- | Dusky punc- 
| tulations on | tulations on | tulations on | tulations 
tip soft dorsal | tip dorsal. tip anal. anal and so! 
and anal. dorsal. 
Proportional measurements. ; 
M. sanguineus M. symmetricus 
Samoa Hilo, Hawaii ij 
Type U.S. N. M. No. 51721 | Type U.S. N. M. No 50630 — 
Length in inches 73 53 
Head in length without caudal 3.08 3.35 
Depth in length without caudal 2.40 2.53 
Eye in head 2.19 2.12 
Maxillary teeth on lower edge ees none 
Interorbital in head 3.53 3.40 
Scales 33-37+-7 3}-36+4-7 
Dorsal X-1, 15} X-1, 15 
Anal IV, 144 IV, 134° 
Teeth like tubercles 
present on outer edge of 
upper and lower jaw. 
Proportional measurements of M. pralinius from Apia, Samoa. 
Length in inches 5§ 5} 53 
Head in length without caudal 3.11 3.11 
Depth in length without caudal 2.48 2.58 
Eye in head 2.11 2 
. R-L R-L R-L 
Maxillary teeth on lower edge 5-4 7-5 0-5 
Interorbital in head 3.42 4. 
Scales 34-36+4-7 34-40-7 34-38+ -7 
Dorsal X-1, 15} X-1, 154 X-1, 154. 
Anal IV, 144 IV, 144 IV, 15} 
Tooth-like tubercles present on outer | No tooth-like tu- 
edge of upper and lower jaw. bercles present on 
ehhh liter el 
and lower jaw. 
Dorsal and anal dusky at tips. 
