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head; origin of soft dorsal slightly anterior to origin of anal, longest ray 1.7 in head; caudal deeply 
emarginate; longest anal spine 3 in head, longest ray 1.75 in head; pectoral long, reaching to above 
base of second anal ray, longest ray 1.6 in head; ventrals reaching nearly to origin of anal, 1.75 in 
head; scales large, finely ctenoid, deciduous, 4 in front of dorsal. 
Color in life of an example (No. 5162) 5.6 inches long, body very pale purplish gray; belly pale 
orange; head dusky reddish orange, with purplish tinge; 6 or 7 rows of pale black §pots longi- 
tudinally on body, the upper one over a part of lateral line; spinous dorsal orange-red, with rosy 
tinge, second spine delicate purple; second dorsal same color as first; caudal same color as dorsal, 
except its upper and lower edges blackish and its tip somewhat blackish; anal bright orange with 
reddish shade, tip blackish; ventrals same as anal, but brighter and the tips blackish; pectoral same 
as dorsal, but uniformly paler; posterior third of iris bright yellow, with greenish reflections mottled 
with blackish-violet marks. 
Color in alcohol, light brownish, paler below, side with a series of about 8 horizontal lines made 
up of a series of rather large, distinct dark-brown spots on the centers of the scales; the line immedi- 
ately above lateral line and the third one below it most distinct; in some cases the spots coalesce, 
forming continuous lines; top of head dusky olivaceous; cheek, opercles, and lower jaw densely covered 
with fine brown punctulations, some of those on preopercle slightly larger and blacker; an obscure 
dark bar from eye to gill-opening; breast pale, with a few obscure brownish punctulations; base of 
pectoral dusky; a large black blotch at base of caudal peduncle; dorsals and caudal somewhat dusky, 
other fins pale. 
This species attains a length of about 6 inches and appears to be common among the Hawaiian 
Islands. Our collections contain numerous specimens from Honolulu and Hilo, and the Albatross 
secured it at Station 3875, between Maui and Lanai in 34 to 65 fathoms. 
Apogon maculi/erus Garrett, Proc. Cal. Ac. Nat. Sd., Ill, 1863, 105, Hawaiian Islands; Gunther, Fiselie der Sudsee, I, 20, 
pi. XX tig. C, 1873 (Hawaiian Islands); Steindachner, Dents. Ak. Wiss. Wien, LXX, 1900, 484 (Laysan); Jenkins, 
Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., XXII, 1902 (Sept. 23, 1903), 448 (Honolulu); Snyder, op. cit. (Jan. 19, 1904), 526 (Albatross 
Station 3875, between Maui and Lanai). 
164. Amia evermanni (Jordan & Snyder). Fig. 84. 
Head, exclusive of opercular flap, 2.7 in length; depth 3.2; depth of caudal peduncle 2.7 in head; 
eye 3.5 in head; snout 3.5; maxillary 1.87; interorbital space 6.25; D. vx, i— 9 ; A. ii, 8; pores in lateral 
line 25; Br. 7. 
Head conspicuously large; snout pointed; mouth large, the maxillary extending to a point mid- 
way between pupil and posterior margin of orbit; interorbital space concave, viewed either from the 
side or from before, its width equal to that of posterior edge of maxillary; edge of suborbital and lower 
edge of preopercle witn large, thin, membranous flaps; anterior edge of preopercle smooth ; upper part 
