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of caudal pale brown, the outer half deep brown; posterior half of t runk with many small white spots, 
also extending on soft dorsal and anal tins and over third pale bar on side; pectorals and ventrals pale 
brown, latter edged with brownish. 
Described from an example (No. 646)Taken at Honolulu by Doctor .Jenkins. The species is rather 
scarce about Honolulu, living on the oh ter edge of the reefs. We have examined 5 specimens, 3 
collected by us and 2 by Jenkins, all at Honolulu. They range in length from 8 to 11.5 inches* The 
species was also found by the Alhalroftx at Puako Bay; common at Samoa. 
Acanthurus fjuttatus Bloch A Schneider, Syst. Tehtli., 215, 1801, Tahiti; Giinther. Fisehe der Siidsee, IV, 109, taf. lxix. 
A, 1875 (Mauritius; New Hebrides; Society, Navigator, Kingsmill. Pelew, and Sandwich islandsi. 
Harpui'us gut talus, Forster, Descript. Animal., Ed. Lichtenstein, p. 218, 1814 (Tahiti). 
Teulhis (/ultatus, Fowler. Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1900, 513 (Sandwich Islands). 
Teuthisguitatus, JenkinsTBull. U. S. Fish Comm., XXII, 1902 (Sept. 23. 1903), 479 (Honolulu); Snyder, op. cit. (Jan. 19, 1904), 
533 (Puako Bay, Hawaii). 
320. Hepatus atramentatus (Jordan & Kvermann). 11 Maikoiko;” “ Mniko,” Fig. 171. 
Head 3.8 in length; depth 1.9; eye 4.2 in head; snout 1.2; interorbital 3; D. ix, 27; A. iii, 25. 
Body deep, compressed, ovoid, the upper prolile steeper than lower, evenly convex; jaws low, not 
produced, lower inferior; mouth small, inferior; teeth broad, compressed, edges crenulate; nostrils 
Fig. 171 .—Hepatus atramcntalns (Jordan & Evermann); from the type. 
close together, anterior larger, with small fleshy flap; anterior dorsal spines graduated to posterior, the 
longest 1.5 in head; fourth dorsal ray 1.4; third anal spine longest 1.9; first anal ray 1.5; caudal large, 
emargiriate, upper and lower rays produced in sharp angular points, upper much longer than lower; 
pectoral about 3.5 in body; ventrals sharp-pointed, 3.6 in body, spine half the length of fin; caudal 
peduncle compressed, 2 in head; caudal spine large, depressihle in a groove, 3.1 in head; scales very 
small, ctenoid, few, and very minute on vertical fins; lateral line high, arched, at first descending 
under fifth dorsal spine, then straight to below middle of soft dorsal, finally falling down and running 
along side of caudle peduncle to tail. 
Color in life (No. 02996), coppery brown, crossed by numerous very narrow, pale blue lines, those 
above axis of body running somewhat upward and backward, and with short broken lines of same 
interspersed, those below more regular but less distinct; cheek brassy, with about 5 narrow pale blue 
