206 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OP FISHERIES. 



SCTJTICARIA Jordan & Snyder. 



226. Scuticaria tigrina (Lesson). Pusi solasulu. Hawaii; Samoa; Borabora; Tonga; Johnston I.; 



Tahiti; Nukahiva (Seale). 

 This species is occasionally taken at Samoa and at Hawaii. It is common in the East Indies. We 

 have 10 examples from Apia and Pago Pago. 



Life colors of an example from Pago Pago, livid pale-pinkish brown with black spots. 



UROPTERYGIUS Riippell. 



227. Uropterygius rnarmoratus (Lacepede). New Britain; Hawaii; Samoa; Oualan; Nukahiva 



(Seale). 



This large eel, known by its finely mottled coloration and the paler color of its vertical fins, is 

 occasionally taken in Samoa, whence we obtained about 10 examples. It is also sometimes taken in 

 Hawaii. 



Life colors of a specimen from Apia, dark brown, all freckled with white above and below, the 

 white tending to form reticulations around brown confluent spots. 



228. Uropterygius macrocephalus (Bleeker). Pusi, Sulalulu. Samoa; East Indies. 



Of this species we have about a dozen specimens from Apia, the longest about 8 inches in length. 

 The body in all is mottled, the caudal pale. These may be the young of Uropterygius marmorata, as 

 Giinther suggests, but it is not likely. We find no tube on the posterior nostrils, and so place it in a 

 different species. It is possible that this species is not distinct from Uropterygius micropterus Bleeker, 

 which differs in the shorter head. 



Life colors in a specimen from Apia, livid bluish white, with fine brown reticulations. 



229. Uropterygius concolor Riippell. Samoa; Nukahiva (Seale); Red Sea. 

 Gymnomursena fusca Peters, Berl. Mon. 1866, 524, Amboina. 



In this species the color is uniform purplish red without spots, the fins scarcely paler. It 

 agrees fairly with the accounts of U. concolor, and still better with that of Q. fusca. 



230. Uropterygius leucurus Snyder. Lanai, Hawaiian Is. 



231. Uropterygius xanthopterus (Bleeker). Nukahiva (Seale); East Indies. 



Family NOTACANTHIM. 



NOTACANTHTJS Bloch. (Oigliolia Goode & Bean.) 



232. Notaeanthus moseleyi (Goode & Bean). South Pacific. 



Family BELONIM. 



BELONE Cnvier. 



233. Belone platyura Bennett. Ise. Hawaii; Samoa. 



Of this species, rather common about Hawaii, one specimen was taken at Apia. It is readily 

 recognized by the presence of gillrakers and by the large caudal keel. Anal 20; dorsal 15; tail 

 very much depressed, flat-keeled; axil dusky. 



Life colors, deep green, with blue luster above, abruptly white on sides; luster everywhere clear 

 blue; fins pale; tip of dorsal and upper caudal lobe dusky; anal and ventral somewhat dusky. 



TYL0SURTJS Cocco. 



234. Tylosurus leiuroides (Bleeker). A'u. Samoa; New Guinea (Macleay); East Indies. 



Four specimens of this species were taken at Apia. Life colors of one of these, gray, side silvery 

 with silvery blue lateral line; jaws bluish edged; luster bluish, no green; fins translucent bluish; 

 dorsal a little purplish on lobe, not black; last dorsal rays low; head deeply sculptured. 



