HOLOCENTRIDAE. 93 
Mpyripristis multiradiatus Ginruer. 
Fische der Siidsee, 1874, 3, p.93. Jorpan & Evermann, Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish., 1905, 23, pt. 1, p. 49. 
A specimen, No. 3308, 5 inches long from Rikitea, Manga Reva agrees with 
one collected by Jordan and Evermann at Honolulu, and also with their de- 
scription of the species (Bull. U. 8. Bur. Fish. 23). The measurements of our 
specimen are as follows: — 
Head 3.05 in length without caudal; depth 2.29 in length without caudal, 
eye 2.20 in head; interorbital 4.12 in head; dorsal X-1, 163; anal IV, 153 or 16; 
scales 32-40+3-62; opercular margin black; axil black. The following; 
color note was found attached to the specimen: ‘General shade vermilion; 
edges of soft dorsal, caudal, ventral and anal white; brown-red bar from axil 
up across opercle, [vertical] bar through eye darker, bar cross preopercle.”’ 
Giinther states that this species is closely related to M. pralinius, but it 
differs considerably from the form which we have identified as such. 
Mpripristis sealei Jenkins. 
Bull. U.S. Fish Comm., 1904, 22, p. 439, fig. 13. 
Thirteen specimens, Nos. 3228-40, 53 to 618 inches long from Wreck Bay, 
Chatham Island. No. 3236, M. C. Z. 29621, No. 3237, M. C. Z. 29652, 
No. 3238, M. C. Z. 29622, No. 3239, M. C. Z. 29707, No. 3240, M. C. Z. 29626. 
Owing to discrepancies in the description and figure, we have made measure- 
ments of the Type so that in comparing our specimens we may have the same 
personal equation. 
Proportional measurements. 
Type No. 3231 No. 3237 No. 3232 
Head in length without caudal Sela 3.00 3.10 3.08 
Depth in length without caudal 2.63 2.69 2.75 | 2.53 
Eye in head 2.26 2.37 2.22 2.30 
Interorbital in head Batll 3.80 4.21 4.60 
Maxillary denticulation none | 7 on left 
| 2onright 
Dorsal Dei, WE ei ee" X-1, 144 X-1, 143 
Anal IV, 123 IV, 123 Iv,123 | IV, 123 
Scales 4-37+-7 4-38+-7 4-37 + -7 3-38+--7 
Length in inches 5x 53 51% 61} 
Some specimens have denticulations on the lower part of posterior maxillary, 
others do not, the Type has none; the anal is uniformly IV, 123; scales above 
