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tlniup, and Xo. Alio, a sppcimeu 9| inehes long, No. OoS17, 42 inches long, 

 Xo. ()89-t0, 4| inches long. 



Alio, has in u])per liji a single row of outer close set teeth and behind these 

 a band of slightly smaller teeth, close set and in several series ; anal rays 9; scales 

 84, 11 in transverse series, pectoral pale, no axillary sjiot ; at least the anterior 

 third of anal in ach'ance of soft dorsal. 



Liza vaigiensis (Quoy & (Iaimard). 



Miigil vaiffiensis Quoy & Gaimard, \'oy. Uranic. Zool., IS'2.5, p. 337, pi. .59, fig. 2. 

 Miigil waiffifrisis Jordan & Seale, Bull. U. S. Bur. FLsh., 1906, 25, p. 21S. 



One sjiecinien, X'o. 08827, 7 inches long from Suva, Fiji Islands. Three 

 specimens, Nos. 08843, 08970-71, 2u to 3| inches long from Funafuti, Elliee 

 Islands. Eight specimens, No. 09042, M. C. Z. 29478, 2 to 2? inches long from 

 Marshall Islands. Four specimens No. 08984, I\I. ('. Z. 29473, ll to Ig inches 

 long from Aloen, Truk Group, Caroline Islands. Ten s]:ecimens from Paumotu 

 Islands, seven of them No. OoSlo, li to 31 inches long from Makemo, and X^os. 

 A28, 82 inches, A13, M. ('. Z. 29785, 8§ inches, and A2B, 8g inches long from 

 Rangiroa. No. A14(), M. C. Z. 29781, a specimen 8 inches long from Suva, 

 Fiji Islands. 



In the A niunljers the scales are 2(i plus a few rudiments, 9 in cross series 

 from front of doj-sal to vent; mimite wide set teeth in upjier jaw in a single 

 series; anal 8; all have black pectorals with lower part pale. 



Four specimens from Tonga Islands, one of them. No. 05819, 3 inches long 

 from Vavau, and three specimens li to li inches long from Tongatabu. 



Fourteen specimens. No. OOOIG (young), M. C. Z. 29531, from Guam. 



L. vaigiensis and L. melinoptcras are separated only by the numbers of anal 

 rays, the former having eight and L. melinopieras having nine. The last anal 

 ray is frerjuently divided to the base and it is difficult to say whether there 

 are 8 or 9 rays. We do not believe the species different, Gtinther (Fische der 

 Siidsee) unites them. 



The name vaigiensis has priority. 



