THE SHORE EISHES. 317 



dorsal to anal 11, from upper end of ,i;ill openin»; to last large scale 35, from front 

 of dorsal to line on middle of eye 15; maxillary reaches line on middle of eye. 

 The larger specimen agrees in all the above counts and is similar in color in all 

 respects, both agreeing with (It'mther's figure antl tlescription, l)ut not with Ihat 

 of Day; it is more like Day's figure of 0. porocephalus in coloration and size of 

 mouth; Giinther includes 0. porocephalus of Cuv. & Val. in his synonymy of 0. 

 ophiocephalus in which he is probably correct. M. C. Z. 29784, Kusaie, Caroline 

 Islands (1 specimen). 



Asterropterix semipunctatus Ri-ppell. 



AslctToptcrix siiiiipiiiic/alus RtpPELL, .\llas, 1S2S, [i. lliO, hif. :U, fis. 4. .Jordan & .Seai.e, Hull. 

 U. S. Bur. Fish., 1906, 25, p. .385, pi. 36, fig. 1. 



Eleolria sfmipunclald Gcnther, Fi-sche An- Siidscp, 1X77, 6, ji. 187, taf. Ill, fig. D. 



One specimen, No. 05920, \\ inches long from Fakarava, Paumotu Islands. 



Eviota zonura .Idrdax & ,'^eale. 

 Bull. V. S. Bur. Fish., 1006, 25, ]), iixo. Hjj;. 7.V 



The collection contains the following from the Paumotu Islands: two 



specimens, M. C. Z. 29379, each about I inches long from Fakarava; two 



specimens, ig and i inch 'ong from Hangii-oa and one s]iecimen, jg inch long 



from Makemo. 



Periophthalmus barbarus (Linne). 



.Jordan & Seale, Bull. U. S. Bur. Fish., 1906, 25, p. :!l)3. 

 (lohiii.f barbarus Linne, Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 1766, ]). 4.50. 



Nos. 09098, a specimen 4§ inches long and 09099, 4§ inches long from Moen, 

 Truk Group, Caroline Islands. Xo. 0.591 0, AI. C. Z. 29521, 2i inches long fiom 

 Suva, Fiji Islands. 



Oplopomus oplopomus (CrviEU & N'ai.enciennes). 



.JoRDA.v A: .Seale. Bull. l'. S. Bur. Fish., 1906, 25, |). 396. 



Gobius oplopomus Cuv. & V.\L., Hist. Nat. Poiss., 1S37, 12, p. .50 (66). Guxther, iM.soho dor 

 SiKlsee, 1877, 6, p. 170, taf. 110, fig. B. 



One specimen, Xo. 09060, 2? inches long, from Moen, Tiiik (irouii, Caroline 

 Islands. 



