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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



height of fin; base of soft dorsal 1.10 in head, its longest ray equal to base; pectorals slightly greater 

 than length of head; base of anal about equal to its longest ray; pectoral reaching to a line with base 

 of anal; origin of dorsal nearer base of anal than tip of snout; origin of ventrals posterior to origin of 

 pectorals, their length about equal to pectorals; caudal rounded, its length 1.20 in head. 



Color in spirits, whitish, the margin of scales shaded with minute dusky dots; 9 distinct dusky 

 spots along lower side of body — 3 on caudal peduncle, 3 at base of anal fin, and 3 on belly; all of 



Fig. 77. — Eviota afclei Jordan & Seale, neiv species. Type. 



these tend to extend more or less up on the side of body where they fade out; the abdominal 

 blotches are much the largest; side of head with about 6-8 irregular brown blotches more or less run 

 together, one forming a band from eye to angle of mouth, two on the opercle, one or two on 

 preoperele, and two or three just posterior of eye; nuchal region shaded darker; an indistinct dusky 

 blotch on the caudal peduncle, three scales from base of caudal; some specimens with faint traces of 

 dusky spots along the back; spinous dorsal and anal dusky, other fins only slightly shaded with 

 minute dark dots like those on the margin of the scales. 



Ten specimens from Pago Pago, collected from coral heads by the Samoan boy, Afele, of Pago 

 Pago. Type no. 51763, U. S. National Museum, five-eighths inch long, from Pago Pago. 



1423. Eviota smaragdus Jordan & Seale, new species. Samoa. 



Head 3.75 in length; depth 4.50; eye 3 in head; scales 24; dorsal vi, 10; anal 9. 



Body elongate, compressed; the anterior profile of bead rounded, the jaws equal; caudal peduncle 

 1.75 in head; jaws with small, sharp curved teeth; anterior rays of first dorsal elongate and filiform, 



Fig. 7S. — Eriota smaragdus Jordan & Seale, new species. Type. 



except in young, their longest ray when fin is prone extending to middle of soft dorsal; base of soft 

 dorsal equal to length of head, the longest ray 1.75 in head; base of anal 1.20 in head, its longest ray 

 1.50; pectorals slightly greater than length of head, ventrals having their origin below base of pectorals 

 and extending to the anal papillte; caudal rounded, 1.10 in head. 



One specimen from Pago Pago in life was greenish yellow, with bright red spots and black points; 

 reddish spots on caudal; two black spots at the nape. 



