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3 in head, its height 1.90 in head; anal base about equal to eye, its longest ray 3 in head; pectorals 

 1.75 in head, extending to below middle of soft dorsal ; ventral inserted directly below base of pectoral, 

 its length 1.75 in head; caudal rounded, 1.50 in head. 



Color in spirits, yellowish white, the scales shaded more or less with light brown; five diffuse, 

 irregular vertical cross-bands of dusky, the first in front of dorsal, the second from middle of spinous 

 dorsal, the third from base of soft dorsal, the two posterior ones encircling caudal peduncle; there is 

 also a more or less distinct dusky area on nuchal region; dusky cross-shades under chin; the fins, 

 except pectorals, all more or less indistinctly blotched with dusky, the spinous dorsal being black at 

 tip with a lighter area in middle and dusky at base; anal shows indications of three or four darker 

 cross-shades; ventral dusky; a dark spot on opercle, just posterior to eye; upper portion of orbital 

 and snout shaded with dusky. 



Of this species, well distinguished by its large head, blackish cross-bands, and by the absence of 

 opercular spot, we have one specimen from Apia, the type, no. 51735, U. S. National Museum, 1.50 

 inches long. We have also 2 specimens from the Philippines. Fo is the Samoan name of all species 

 of Amia and related genera. 



510. Foa vaiulse Jordan & Seale, new species. Samoa. 



Head 2.50 in length; depth 3; eye 3 in head; snout equal to interorbital ; dorsal vii-i, 9; anal ir, 7; 

 scales 2-21-6; lateral line continued only to tenth scale from head. 



Fig. 43. — Foa vaiulas Jordan & Seale, new species. Type. 



Body oblong, compressed; body, cheeks, and opercles scaled; caudal peduncle rather strong, its 

 depth 1.75 in its length, which is 1.50 in head; mouth large; jaws equal; maxillary 1.85 in head, its 

 distal end under posterior third of eye; bands of minute teeth on jaws, vomer, and palatines; opercle 

 entire; preopercle with very minute denticulations on each limb; gillrakers rather strong at base, 

 sharp-pointed, the longest about two-thirds width of pupil, 7 developed on lower limb; spinous dorsal 

 rounded, its base equal to its height; base of soft dorsal 3 in head, rounded, its longest ray 2.20; base 

 of anal 3.50, its longest ray 2.18; pectoral 1.75, reaching anterior base of soft dorsal; ventral 1.S0, 

 its tip not reaching base of anal, their insertion below base of pectoral; caudal square, its length 

 1.95 in head. 



Color in spirits, yellowish white, each scale shaded by numerous fine brown dots like pin pricks, 

 darker on nuchal region, with a small but distinct black spot above opercle at origin of lateral line; 

 some dark shadings on opercle and cheek behind and below eye; pectoral yellow, all the other fins 

 shaded more or less with small brown dots, darkest on spinous dorsal, which also has black blotches 

 between third and fifth spines at tip of fin and at the base; on caudal fin the dots form three irregular 

 bands. This species is mottled somewhat as in Apogonichthys marmoratus, but is without opercular spot. 



One specimen, type, no. 51734, II. S. National Museum, from Apia, length 1.20 inches. Named 

 for the fisherman Vaiula, of Apia. 



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