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outer teeth are the smaller all the way anuintl the jaw; soft dorsal with an outer, 

 large dark lirnwu Motch, co\-erin<i' most of the elongated jioi-tion of fin. 



Scomberoides tolooparah ((ivikr). 



Lichift loloo-imrrili CiviF.R. Ruppell's Atlas, 1S2S, p. 91. 



Two specimens, Nos. 08828, 08830, eaeh 8 inches long from Suva, Fiji Islands. 



Two specimens, No. 09003, 3§ and 52 inches long from Rangiroa, Paumotu 

 Islands. One' specimen. No. 08848, 4? inches long from Vavau, Tonga Islands. 

 No. 08978, 4j inches long from Funafuti, Ellice Islands. No. 0902(), 2| inches 

 long from Gilbert Islands. Six specimens from Nukuhiva, Marquesas Islands, 

 M. C. Z. 29497 (3 specimens) as follows: Nos. 05795, three specimens 2 to 2^ 

 and 05825, three specimens 85, 92, and 91 inches long. Three specimens from 

 Marshall Islands, as follows, Nos. 090()o, I4 inches long from Arhno; 08932, 

 if inches long from Jaluit; 09040, if inches long. 



The 85 inch specimen has depth 3.41 in length: head 4.83; eye 4.23 in head: 

 snout 3.6; maxillary reaching nearly to posterior margin of eye; dorsal \\l. I, 

 20; anal II, I, 18. 



The 95 inch specimen has depth 3.74 in length; head 4.92; eye 4.55 in head; 

 .snout 3.41: maxillary reaching to jiosterior margin of eye; dorsal VII, I, 21; 

 anal II, I, 19. 



The 9| inch specimen has depth 3.02 in length; head 4.88; eye 4.30 in head: 

 snout 3.58: maxillary reaching to posterior margin of eye; dorsal MI, I, 19; 

 anal II, I, 18. The seven dorsal spines include the first procumbent spin(> which 

 is sometimes concealed vmder the skin, there are only vertical spines, these 

 all overlapping. The teeth in the upper jaw are in several rows anteriorly, 

 two posteriorly, the outer teeth larger anteriorl\- and the inner posteriorly; in 

 the lower jaw there are two rows foi' the entire extent of jaw, the outer of close 

 set incisor-like teeth, the innei' conical, not so clos(> set ; on each side of the 

 symphysis of lower jaw are one or two enlarged canines in the inner row; 

 a large dark brown l)l()tch occujiying the angle and greater jiortion of elongated 

 p:irt of soft dorsal. 



We cannot distinguish these from N. sductipctri excejit in depth and fewer 

 dorsal rays in one specimen and the overlapping dorsal spines. Inasmuch as the 



