184 FUNAFUTI ATOLL. 



family obtained. As previously mentioned this is to be accounted 

 for by the fact that only the larger species were, as a rule, 

 collected by the natives. This Chsetodon is of the variety 

 setifer, and measures 114millim. in length. 



MULLIDJE. 



MULLOIDES, Sleeker. 

 9. MULLOIDES FLAVOLINEATUS, Lacepede. 



Mulloidesflavolineatus, Lacepede, sp., Poiss., iii., p. 406 ; Riippell, 

 N.W. Fische, p. 101, pi. xxvi., tig. 1. 



This species is represented by a single example. 

 The Funafuti name is " Malili." 



MULLOIDES SAMOENSIS, Gunther. 



Mulloides samoensis, Gunther, Fische der Siidsee, p. 57, pi. xliii., 

 tig. b. 



(PI. viii., fig. 2a-b.) 



I have referred to this species a small specimen which measures 

 only 76 millim. in total length, or less than half the dimensions 

 of the type specimen : " 6J Zoll " ( - 165 millim.). As the species 

 was founded on a single example, and as it does not appear to 

 have been met with since first described (1873), the following des- 

 cription will assist in verifying or disproving the determination : 

 D. vii., 18. V. I 5. A. II 6. L lat. 40 L tr 2, 6. 



Length of head 3'4, of caudal fin 5'0, height of body 4'2 in the 

 length of the body (exclusive of the caudal fin). Diameter of 

 eye 3'6, length of snout 2'4 in length of head; interorbital space 

 very lowly arched 4'0 in length of head. Upper jaw the longer. 

 The maxilla reaches two-thirds the distance to below the anterior 

 edge of the orbit. 



The barbels extend to slightly beyond the posterior edge of 

 the preopercle. Upper profile from above the eye to the snout 

 markedly convex. Opercle with a weak spine and a slight 

 denticulation, indicative of a second spine above. Teeth in 

 villiform bands in both jaws. First and second dorsal spines of 

 equal length, 1*7 in the length of the head. Second dorsal two- 

 thirds the height of the first. The anal commences slightly 

 behind the second dorsal. The ventrals do not reach the vent by 

 fully a third of their length ; caudal deeply forked, the least 

 height of its pedicle equals the intradorsal space. 



Scales ctenoid, in five series between the dorsal fins. Tubes of 

 the lateral line not much branched, consisting of two main arms 



