242 KXPKniTIOX OF THK " ALIJATKOSS," ISTO-UIOO. 



In the present paper fifty-three families and two hundred and thirty-one 

 species are represented, of which eight species and one genus, Paragobioides, are 

 new. 



The new species are Kuhlia proxima, Lutianus marginatoides, Therapon 

 maculatus, Dascyllus pomacentroides, Rupielha lacunicola, Paragobioides grando- 

 culis. Petroscirtcn quadriinacidatiis, and ('(uithigastcr constellatus. 



The table (p. 338-343) shows the distribution of the species among the groui)s 

 as indicated by the collection. 



The Friendly Islands, owing to their jiroximity to the Tonga (Iroup, have 

 been included with the latter. 



The plates were made from tlrawings by Miss Molet Dandridge. 



Specimens representing 143 species contained in this collection have been 

 sent to the Museum of Comparative Zoology, others including th(^ tyi^es of the 

 new species to the U. 8. National Museum. 



AXXOT.VTEl) LIST OF THK SPECIES. 



CARCHARIDAE. 



Carcharias melanopterus (^rov & Gaimakd. 



Voy. I'ranic. Zool., ls24, ]). l'.(4, pi. 4:i, tig. 1, '_'. .Iohdan & Evermann, Bull. U. S. Fisli Coinin., 

 1<I0.'), 23, pt. 1, p. 38, pi. 1. 



No. A50, skin of a specimen 3() inches long from Fakarava, Pauniolu Islands. 



ALBULIDAE. 



Albula vulpes (Li.vne). 



Jordan & Evermann, Bull. U. S. Kish. Comm., liU)."), 23. pt. I, p. .")."), fig. 9. 



Ekox vulpe.i LiNNE, Syst. Nat. od. 10, 17.5S, p. 'M'-i. 



AUiulti ijlnsxndon Gi'.NTHER, Fi.schc dcr .SikUpp, 1909, 8, p 3S.t. 



Three specimens, No. 08836, 2i to 3 inches lotig from Funafuti, I'lllice Islands. 

 M. C. Z. 29467 (1 specimen). 



