FISHES FROM THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 
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vertical and very deep; origin of dorsal fin above posterior line of orbit, far in advance of base of ven- 
trals; first 2 dorsal spines somewhat removed but not detached from third, the membrane between 
second and third spines moderately notched, length of second spine about 2.7 in head, remaining dorsal 
spines subequal, weak, about equal to gape; dorsal rays low, the last few somewhat produced, their 
length 3 in head; anal similar to soft dorsal; caudal short, slightly convex, rays about equal to preorb- 
ital; outer ray of ventral somewhat produced, not reaching vent, its length equaling depth of preorbital; 
pectoral broad, its tip reaching vent, its length equaling distance from snout to edge of preopertie. 
Scales large, thin, and with membranous edges, those on breast somewhat smaller; head entirely 
naked, except for a few small scales below the eye; lateral line beginning at upper end of gill-opening 
following closely the curvature of back to the scale under the last dorsal ray but 2, where it drops 3 
scales and continues to base of caudal, the pores simple, rarely branched. 
Color in life, grayish; each scale of posterior half of body with a large violet spot, more narrow 
and brighter near middle of body, the edge of each scale broadly golden-olive; a large golden area, 
anteriorly deep orange, above pectoral and on edge of opercle; behind this a large quadrate pure white 
area extending to tip of pectoral; a few scales in golden area with bright violet markings; head shaded 
with violet, a bright violet stripe downward from eye to behind angle of mouth; a lunate black area 
shaded with red just below front of soft dorsal; spinous dorsal violet-gray, edged with reddish; soft 
dorsal golden, with violet vermiculations at base, its edge orange; anal golden, with bluish vermicula- 
tions; caudal similar, with the bluish markings; pectoral faintly reddish; ventrals dirty white. 
One of the cotypes, a male (field No. 03373) , agreed in life coloration with the type except that 
behind the opercle is a golden area with the bright violet stripes across anterior basal part; behind 
this a large milk-white patch beyond tip of pectoral; a violet border was around the white and 
blackish above the yellow. 
Color in alcohol, dirty yellowish white, dusky above; head with some purplish reflections; a thin 
purplish line downward from anterior edge of orbit to tip of maxillary, a similar but less distinct line 
from humeral region downward to subopercle; a yellowish white blotch on side above base of pectoral, 
in the base of which are 2 or 3 small purplish spots; a large white area on middle of side under and 
above tip of pectoral, separated from the yellowish blotch by purplish brown on 2 or 3 scales; a black 
spot covering the larger part of 3 scales on side above lateral line under base of first 3 dorsal rays, back 
at base of last dorsal rays somewhat dusky; anterior portion of dorsal fin dusky olivaceous, soft dorsal, 
anal and caudal pale yellowish crossed by narrow, wavy, pale purplish lines; ventrals and pectoral 
plain yellowish white. 
This handsome fish is rather common about Honolulu. 
Field 
No. 
Length. 
Locality. 
Final disposition of specimen. 
03345 
Inches. 
9.5 
Honolulu 
Type, No. 50646, U. S. N. M. 
Cotype, No. 3960, Field Col. Mus. 
05464 
9. 75 
do 
03373 
9.25 
do 
Cotvpe, No. 2715, U. S. F. C. 
05597 
8.2 
do 
Cotype, No. 7463, L. S. Jr. Univ. Mus. 
05598 
7.4 
do 
Cotvpe, No. , M. C. Z. 
05590 
6. 5 
do 
Cotype, No. 2292, Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 
Family SCAR1D9:. The Parrot-fishes. 
40. Scarus jenkinsi Jordan & Evermann, new species. 
Head 3 in length; depth 2.5; eye 6.5 in head; snout 2.6; preorbital 4.7; interorbital 3; D. ix, 10; 
A. in, 9; P. 13; scales 2-24-7. 
Body short, very deep and greatly compressed; head short, nearly as deep as long, snout short 
and blunt; mouth small; each jaw with 1 or 2 blunt canines; dorsal and ventral outlines about equally 
convex; anterior profile rising rather irregularly from tip of snout to origin of dorsal; caudal peduncle 
deep, its least depth 2 in head. Scales large, deeper than long; 2 rows of large scales on cheek and 1 
row on subopercle; a row of thin modified scales at base of dorsal and anal; a few very large, thin 
scales on base of caudal; lateral line ceasing under last dorsal ray, reappearing 2 rows lower down and 
continuing to base of caudal, the pores with 2 or 3 irregular branches; dorsal rays soft and flexible, 
not pungent; dorsal spines somewhat elevated posteriorly, longest a little more than 2 in head; first 
ventral spine obscure, the others soft and flexible; anal rays somewhat shorter than those of doisal; 
