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narrow, thin preorbital, its width at tip 2.8 in eye; bands of villiform teeth on vomer, palatines, tongue 
and jaws, those of outer series in the latter scarcely enlarged; opercle ending in 2 obscure, flat spines, 
the space between them deeply emarginate but filled by membrane; preopercle rather distinctly ser- 
rate, the teeth very short; eye rather large, its lower border in line with axis of body; preorbital very 
narrow, much narrower than in B. violescens; interorbital space narrower than in the preceding species, 
slightly convex; caudal peduncle long, its length from base of last dorsal ray to first supporting rays 
of caudal 1.7 in head, its least width about 2.1 in its least depth, which is 2.1 in its length; gillrakers 
rather numerous, close-set, the longest about 2.2 in eye; fins moderately developed, the dorsal contin- 
uous, without notch, its origin slightly behind base of pectoral and equally distant between tip of snout 
to base of fifth or sixth dorsal ray; head 2 in distance from origin of anal to middle of last dorsal ray; 
first dorsal spine rather short, about 1.9 in length of second; fifth dorsal spine longest, its length equal 
to distance from tip of snout to pupil; last dorsal ray produced, its length about 1.8 times that of the 
preceding; anal similar to soft dorsal, its origin under base of third dorsal ray; first anal spine very 
short, the third longest, its length 1.2 in diameter of eye; soft anal similar to soft dorsal, the last ray 
produced and of equal length with that of dorsal; caudal densely scaled and widely forked, lobes equal, 
their length, measured from base of first supporting rays equaling that of head; ventrals not pointed, 
their tips not reaching vent, their length 1.6 in head; pectoral long, slightly falcate, its tip reaching 
vent and much beyond that of ventral, its length equaling that of head; scales rather small, closely 
imbricated, deeper than long, their edges finely ciliated; cheek and opercles scaled, 6 rows on cheek; 
a large bony humeral scale from which extends a series of modified scales to nape, and in front of 
which is a patch of ordinary scales; lateral line complete and well developed, beginning at lower edge 
of humeral scale and following contour of back to base of middle caudal rays, the tubes little branched. 
Color in alcohol, brownish or purplish olivaceous above, paler on side; under parts nearly plain 
white; each scale of back and upper part of side with a darker brown spot, these forming indistinct rows, 
about 6 above lateral line; side below lateral line with less distinct horizontal lines; upper parts of head 
olivaceous brown, lower parts paler, spines of dorsal fin purplish, the membranes white, purplish at tips; 
soft dorsal with rays whitish, membranes purplish; caudal slightly dusky, other fins plain whitish. 
This species is related to B. violescens, from which it differs chiefly in the shorter snout, larger 
eye, shorter maxillary, shorter mandible, narrower interorbital space, decidedly smaller scales, more 
numerous gillrakers, and more posterior insertion of dorsal fin. Only one specimen known, type 
No. 50661, U. S. N. M. (field No. 01104), 14.25 inches long, from Hilo, Hawaii Island. 
28. Etelis evurus Jordan & Evermann, new' species. 
Head 3.2 in length; depth 3.6; eye 3 in head; snout 3.9; maxillary 2.2; interorbital 3.6; D. x, 11; 
A. in, 8; scales 5-50-11; Br. 6; gillrakers 15 -f- 6, longest about 2 in eye. 
Body rather long, tapering, moderately compressed; dorsal outline slightly convex, ventral out- 
line nearly straight; head considerably longer than deep, compressed, subconic; snout bluntly pointed, 
less than eye, equal to portion of eye anterior to posterior edge of pupil; mouth large, oblique; small 
bands of villiform teeth on vomer, palatines, and anterior part of each jaw; a single row of small, 
wide-set, slender canine teeth on the outer edge of each jaw, those in upper jaw slightly larger and 
more wide-set; a single larger canine tooth on the side of each jaw in front, those in the upper jaw 7 the 
larger; maxillary extending to middle of pupil; eye very large, its lower edge slightly below axis of 
body; preopercle finely serrate; opercle with 2 broad, flat spines, not produced, the upper rather 
obscure; fins moderately developed; origin of spinous dorsal slightly posterior to base of pectoral, its 
distance from tip of snout equaling that to base of sixth dorsal ray; dorsal fin deeply notched, almost 
divided; first dorsal spine short, its length but slightly greater than diameter of pupil; third dorsal 
spine longest, 2.1 in head; ninth spine short, its length 2.75 in third; soft dorsal not elevated, the rays 
about equal, the last 1.75 in third spine; anal similar to soft dorsal, the first spine very short, the third 
about 1.8 in third dorsal spine, last anal ray about equal to last dorsal ray; caudal deeply notched, the 
lobes much produced, the upper the longer, its rays greatly exceeding length of head, or about 2.4 in 
body; ventrals long, but not reaching vent by a distance equaling half diameter of pupil, their length 
1.5 in head; pectoral long, reaching vent, the upper rays somewhat produced, their length 1.2 in head; 
scales moderate, firm, covering body, nape, opercles, and breast; a large humeral scale; lateral line 
beginning at lower edge of humeral scale and following contour of back to base of caudal fin. 
Color in life, of a specimen (field No. 03481) 14 inches long, brilliant rose-red, the side from level 
of eye abruptly silver, with rosy shades; snout, jaws, eye, and inside of mouth red; fins all rose-color, 
