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longer. The color of the dorsal is usually characteristic, but the marks often fade in spirits. This 

 species is not recorded from the East Indies, where the closely related IT. lacteogultatus seems to take 

 its place 



Life colors of a specimen from Apia called malau faiumu, freckled red, dark across gill-opening; 

 iris golden; first dorsal deep red on edge, other fins brick red, scarcely edged with paler; ventrals 

 brick red. A specimen from Pago Pago was pinkish, soiled by dark dots; dorsal deep red on edge, 

 pale at base; faint dark streaks on rows of scales; a red dash across cheek; fins light red; a dark 

 streak along anal. 



378. Holocentrus lacteog-uttatus Cuvier & Valenciennes. New Guinea; East Indies. 

 Holocentrus lacteo-guUatum Cuvier & Valenciennes, IR-t. Nat. Poiss., in. 214, East Indies. 



Holocentrus argenteum Quoy & Gainiard, Voy. Astrolabe, 677, 1835, Papua. Cuvier & Valenciennes, op. cit., 

 in, 21-1. 



This species is not known to us. It has not been recorded to the eastward of New Guinea. 

 According to Klunzinger, the type of H. argenteus, examined by him belongs to the species, for which 

 we adopt the name lacteogultatus. 



379. Holocentrus diadema (Lacepede). Malau tusiiusi; Malau pauli; Malau tui. Hawaii; Samoa; 



Tonga; Tahiti; Borabora; Laysan; Guam; Marcus I.; New Hebrides (Seale); East Indies. 



This small species, always known by its black spinous dorsal and the alternate stripes of 

 white and red on the body, is very common at Samoa, and equally so at Hawaii. It is in general 

 the most abundant species of Holocentrus in the Pacific Ocean. 



Life colors of a specimen from Pago Pago called malau pauli, red, with white stripes; dorsal 

 dusky, a continuous stripe, same as from Honolulu. 



380. Holocentrus ruber (Forskal). Louisiades; East Indies; China; not certainly known from the 



South Seas. 



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381. Holocentrus praslin Lacepede. Samoa; Ruikiu Is. 



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Fig. 26. — Holocentrus praslin Lacepede. 



This species, known By its very dark lateral stripes, which seem black in spirits, is common at 

 Samoa, but is not known from Hawaii. Life colors were noted as follows in various specimens: 



(1) From Apia. Deep red, very bright, paler below; 10 longitudinal streaks, narrow and 

 sharply defined, the four uppermost light crimson, the rest almost pure white, with brownish edge; a 

 white strip:- downward and backward from eye, a red one and a white one above it; spinous dorsal 



