THK SIIOKK FISHES. 301 



Head o.41 in IiMigth of body to base of caudal; depth 3.41: eye (i.l in liead: 

 snout, including upper lip 3.22; ventral 1.35; pectoral 1.4i); longest tlorsal 

 spine (1st) 1.41: dorsal IX, 12; A. Ill, 12; scales 6-78-27. 



Color in alcohol, head reddish iiurjilish: traces of bands running same as 

 in ./. purpweum in Jordan tt Everniann's Hawaiian Report; these bands have a 

 faint bluish tinge in alcohol; body brownish, darker on back, with small scat- 

 tered white spots anteriorly, more crowded, larger and bluish white jiosteriorly. 

 anteriorly no spots on side below pectoral fins, but some immediately under the 

 l)ectoral. extending from dorsal to anal posteriorly; a dark brown blotch in 

 membrane between first two dorsal sjiines; a row of spots running from doi'sal 

 forward on nape to above eye, a similar row below this extending from dorsal to 

 middle of eye; the fin yellowish with faint brownish base; a bluish white spot 

 ocellated with brown; at base of each spine and ray, except first spine and ray, 

 a row of similar spots extending from head on each side of nape; fin above these 

 spots thickly spotted with similar but smaller spots for about two-thirds of its 

 height, these spots terminating above abru])tly in a row of spots running the 

 entire length of fin; a faint brownish broken naii-ow band extending from 3d 

 s])ine to 3d ray; outer margin of fin bluish white with a thread-like inner margin 

 of brown; anal yellowish with a jiurplish bi-own base, and a narrow bluish white 

 margin, this margin bordered within by a thi'cad-like purplish brown line; 

 a white spot on second spine just above base, a comparatively large white s])ot, 

 at base of 3d spine and at base of all the soft rays excepting the next to last ray, 

 a row of bluish white marks and spots beginning on 3d spine just beyond these 

 dots and aliout midway of height of fin, these markings being ii-i-egular semi- 

 circular crescents and spots anteriorly, each one beginning on itia's and extending 

 on membranes of this character as far as (ith soft ray, thence continuing as 

 irregular spots to end of fin; each one of these marks bordered with faint i)m'- 

 plish brown; beyond these, a row of small ocelli with white centers and jnu-plish 

 brown outer rim; between 3d anal spine and Gth soft raj', these ocelli are much 

 smaller than others; two on each membrane: caudal mostly yellow, with jMuplish 

 brown base; pectoral similar to caudal : ventral slight ]iur])lish brown with ]iale 

 blue outer rays. 



Our specimen seems undoubtedly Julit< pulclicrrimn of Giinthei-, init it 

 differs from specimens from the Hawaiian Islands identified as ./. pulcherrima 



