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round bluish spots; dorsal brownish, with a median series of large round bluish spots, above which 
is a similar series of smaller spots; base of membranes of anterior dorsal spines black, white at tip; 
anal similar to soft dorsal, somewhat darker, a series of bint* spots along its base in addition to the 
second series distallv, edge of lin paler, narrowly tipped with dark; caudal grayish, with narrow, 
vertical darker lines, the lin narrowly tipped with darker; ventrals whitish with 5 or 6 cross series of 
bluish spots; pectoral pale. 
We have examined 7 specimens of this species—one collected by us at Honolulu in 1901, 5 obtained 
by Dr. Jenkins at tin* same place in 1889, and one sent us bv Mr. Berndt. They are 8.5 to 5.4 inches 
in length and agree well with the original of M. geoffroy , which was described from Maui. Quoy & 
Gaimard’s plate has the body and fins all blue; blue spots on all the (ins save pectoral; yellowish on 
base of pectoral and tip of caudal; spots on ventrals distinct. The species is rare about the reefs. In 
life it is Merv handsome. 
Jul is gtoffroy Quoy & Gftimard, Voy. Frame, Zool., 270, pi. 5(J, tig. 3, 1824. Maui , Cuvier A Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Foiss., 
XIII, 479, 1X39 (Hawaiian Islands, Quoy A Gaimanl’s specimen); Bleekcr, Act. Soc. Sri. Indo-nederl., I, 1850, 58 
(Mamuloen Makass). 
.fulls meleogris Cuvier A Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. I’oiss., XIII, 4M. 1839. Ulea. 
Macfophanjngodmi gcoffroyi, Bleekcr, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1801, 412, and Atl. Ichth., 129, pi. 37, lig. 5, 1802; Jenkins, Bull. r. S. 
Fish Cumin., XXII, 1902 (Sept. 23, 1903), 400 (Honolulu). 
Platyglossus geoffroy ii . Gunther, Cat., IV, 145, 1802 (Hawaiian Islands); not of Gunther's Sudsee. 
Macropharyngodon aguiloto Jenkins, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., XIX, 1899 I Aug. 30, 1900), 40, fig. l, Honolulu ( type. No. 0130. 
L. S. Jr. Univ. Mils., coll. O. P. Jenkins). 
Genus 153. GOMPHOSUS Lacepede. 
Body rather elongate, compressed, covered with moderate-sized scales, 25 to, 30 in tin* lateral 
line; lateral line not interrupted; head sealeless; snout abruptly produced, a long tube, which bears 
the rather long jaws at the end; canines small; no posterior canine; gill-membrane attached to the 
isthmus; D. vm, 13; A. in or 11 , 11. 
Small fishes of brilliant colors, allied to Tha/assniuu, but distinguished from all other Lubriihi by 
the prolonged snout. 
Goiuphosus Lacepede, Hist. Nat. Poiss., Ill, 100, 1802 (nrrulcus). 
a. General body color brown, scales margined with darker-brown; vertical fins dark, the rays pale-tipped; caudal dark. 
with pale border at end (in alcohol); upper and lower rays of caudal little produced . ravins, p. 289 
uu. General body color green and bluish, scales margined with blue, vertical fins pale; caudal pale, with upper and lower 
rays dark, somewhat produced .. tricolor, p. 290 
227. Gomphosus varius Lacepede. “. I lilolo .’’ Fig. 125. 
Head 2.5 in length; depth 3.5; eye 10 in head; snout 1.8; mouth 4.5; interorbital 5.5; D. vm, 13; 
A. ii, 11; scales 4-27-9. 
Fig. 125 .—Gomphosus varius Lacepede. 
Body elongate, compressed, deepest about middle of pectoral; bead long, upper profile straight; 
snout very long, upper jaw slightly the longer, and produced into a long beak, its depth equal to eye; 
lips thick, fleshy; teeth strong, ends rounded, forming a cutting edge in sides of jaws; canines 2 in 
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