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One specimen, the type, no. 51724, U. S. National Museum, 4.20 inches long, from the coral reefs 

 off Mulinu'u, the residence of Mataafa, chief of Upolu, a, distinguished and able statesman, once king 

 of Samoa. 



290. Corythroichthys trachypoma (Giinther). 

 Syngnathus trachypoma Giinther, Zool. Alert, 1S84, 30. 



Thursday I. ; Prince of Wales I. 



TRACHYRHAMPHTJS Kanp. 



291. Trachyrhamphus sp. Marquesas Is. 



A specimen badly mutilated and therefore not in fit condition for description, was taken by 

 Mr. Seale at Nukahiva in the Marquesas Islands. It represents probably an undescribed species. 



MICROPHIS Kaup. 



292. Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker). Taotao. Tahiti; Samoa; Aneiteum; East Indies. 

 About a dozen examples were taken in the Vaisigano River and in other streams about Apia. 



All the species of this genus in Samoa are confined strictly to fresh waters. 



Fig. 20. — Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker). 



Life colors of one specimen from Apia, light olive, darker on back; a bright red stripe along 

 side from below pectoral backward to middle of trunk; head darker olive, barred with paler olive; 

 caudal dusky olive. Another specimen was dark, speckled with whitish, a vertical orange dash 

 behind opercle the only bright color, and seen in males only. 



293. Micropliis pleurotsenia (Giinther). Hawaii. 



294. Microphis sculptus (Giinther). Fiji. 



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Fig. 21. — Microphis caudatus Peters. 



295. Microphis caudatus Peters. Samar; Java. 



Microphis caudatus Peters, Berl. Mon. 1SG8, 276, Samar (in fresh water), Java. 

 Doryichthys caudatus Giinther, Cat., vin, 1S2, Java. 



Six specimens of this species were taken in the Gasegase River at Vaimosa, near Apia. 



