THK SHOHH FISHHS. ;^27 



Three other specimens, munber 05S99, 2§ to .Si inches long from Fakarava, 

 Paumotu Ishmds. 



One of these specimens, 3| inches long, has heatl 4.85 in body; depth 5.23; 

 eye -4 in head; dorsal XII (I), 24; anal 24; crest on head, dorsal higher than the 

 dorsal of another specimen 2g inches long, which has head 4.59; depth 5.1(); 

 eye 3.85; dorsal XIII, 24; anal 24; no crest on head. 



Color of specimen 2g inches long without crest; comparing this specimen 

 with 0S915 it is much darker in color being light brown, abdomen al)ruptly white, 

 same markings on body but not so dusky on tail, and lacking the obliciue black 

 bar; thi'oat and chin tlusky; spots at base of soft dorsal more distinct, and 

 paired cross bars less distinct; spinous dorsal similar to body; traces of oljlicjue 

 light lines on soft dorsal as in S. rivulaius. 



The 3| inch specimen with crest and bod>- more elongate has the color 

 generally darker, body markings less di.stinct than the specimen, 28 inches long 

 without crest; light bars on soft dorsal a little more distinct; a narrow dusky 

 margin on soft dorsal, with a narrow border of white; anal jilain light bi-ownish 

 with dusky margin, at least in front; caudal same as body with a darker u])per 

 and lower margin and central rays, most intense at base, rays tipped with white. 



Salarias edentulus i liLotii & StHXEniEn). 



GuxTHER, Fische der SiUlsee, 1877, 6, p. 20(), taf. 117, fig. A. .Jordan & .Seale, Hull. V . S. Bur. 

 Fish., 1906, 25, p. 429. 



Blennius edentulus Block & Schneider, Syst . Ichlli.. ISDl, p. 172. 



■'<<itarias rimdalus Ruppell, Atla.s, 1828, ]>. 114. .Jord.\n' & 8eale, loc. cil., p. 429. 



Salarias quadricornis Day, Fishes of India. 1876, \>. 331, pi. 70, fifi. 4. 



The collection contains the following female specimens from the Paumotu 

 Islands: X^os. 05903, 31 inches long from Makemo; 0589.S, 3i inches long from 

 Fakarava; 05907, 3 inches and 08936, ls\. ('. Z. 29527, 28 inches long from Rangi- 

 roa. 



The last specimen has dorsal XII, 21; anal 23, and agrees in color with 

 cui'i-ent descriptions of the species, except that on the caudal the spots are more 

 or less coalescent, forming 3 wav3% broken cross bars. It differs from the 

 description given by .lordan iV- Richardson in Fishes fnjm Islands of the Pliilii)- 



