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ridges rniming from their bases bridge the short concavity behind ; on 

 the middle of the snout are two low ridges, diverging anteriorly, Prse- 

 orbital spines conspicuous; two, larger than the rest, diverge from a 

 common base; the posterior and larger is directed downward across 

 the superior maxillary bone; the other is directed inward close to the 

 body of the bone ; above the base of the posterior is another directed 

 backward ; the surface of the prseorbital irregularly ridged ; some 

 of the ridges ending in spines ; rudimentary scales on sides of the head. 

 The spinous portion of the dorsal fin higher than the soft. The third and 

 fourth spines are the longest, shorter than the second anal, and nearly 

 one-half the length of the head ; second anal longer than the third, stout 

 and striated. Whitish, clouded and spotted with dark brown, and dot- 

 ted all over with minute dark brown dots. The brown spots on the head 

 are separated by bluish-white lines. 



Total length, 2.60 inches. 



Locality : Honolulu, Oahu. 



LABRIDiE. 



•PSEUDOCHEILINUS HEXAT^NIA, Bleelc. [No. 17989]. 



Cheilmus hexatcenia, Bleeker, Act. Soc. Sc. Indo.-Nederl., ii, 1857, A.mboina, viii, 84. 

 Psetidoclieilinus hexatcenia, Bleeker, Atl. Ichth., i, 1862, Lair. 73, pi. 23, f. 2. — Gunther, 



Cat. Fish., iv, 1862, p. 134.— Klunzinger, Verb. z.-b. Ges. Wiea, 1871, 537. 

 Pseudocheilinus psiitaciilus, Kner & Steindachner, Sitz. d. k. Ak, Wiss. Wein, liv, 



1866, 376, f. 7. 



D. j%. A. j\. P. j\. L. lat. 24. L, trans. |. 



The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is con- 

 tained 3i times in the total length; head longer than high, with the 

 upper profile slightly concave, vertex convex ; the diameter of the eye 

 is one-fifth of the length of the head ; the snout about one-third the 

 length of the head ; interorbital space equals the diameter of the eye; 

 jaws equal anteriorly; chin not prominent ; the end of the upper maxil- 

 lary bone does not extend to the vertical from the anterior border of the 

 orbit ; its length is contained 3 times in the length of the head. Teeth in 

 a single series; six canines in the upper jaw anteriorly, the posterior 

 pair much larger than the others, and bent outward and backward ; two 

 canines in the lower jaw anteriorly ; no posterior canines. Three series of 

 large scales on the cheeks, the lower series covering the limb of the 



