Fish Fauna of Johnston Is. — GOSLINE 
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Myrichthys bleekeri Gosline 
1 spec., 365 mm., 1951. As Myrichthys 
coluhrinus , Fowler and Ball, 1925, 12 specs. 
Width of black band over gill opening 
contained two times in the white interspace 
behind it; only the last two bands completely 
encircling the body. 
Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier) 
5 specs., 275-865 mm., 1951. Fowler and 
Ball, 1925, 1 spec. As Myrichthys sty pur us 
Smith and Swain, 1882, 1 spec. 
Round black spots on a greenish back- 
ground. 
Schultzidia johnstonensis (Schultz and 
Woods) 
2 specs., 101-167 mm., 1951. Schultz, etal ., 
1953, 1 spec. 
Maxillary teeth small, in several rows, fac- 
ing inward; vomerine teeth minute in the 
small specimen, apparently absent in the 
larger; no median papilla on upper lip be- 
tween nostrils (cf., Schultz, et ah, 1953: 71). 
MORINGUIDAE 
Moringua macrochir Bleeker 
5 specs., 128-262 mm., 1951. 
Lower jaw projecting; lateral line pores 
98 - 110 . 
The name used for this species follows 
Gosline and Strasburg (In press). 
MURAENIDAE 
Anarchias allardicei Jordan and Starks 
5 specs., 121-135 mm., 1951. 
Pore near posterior nostril lying somewhat 
ahead of nostril; body color plain brown, the 
brownish color provided by microscopic 
brown speckling on a light background (cf., 
Schultz, etal., 1953: 139). 
Anarchias cantonensis (Schultz) 
3 specs., 142-163 mm., 1951. 
Pore near posterior nostril lying somewhat 
ahead of nostril; body with a reticulate pat- 
tern of dark on light; chin barred (cf., Schultz, 
etal , 1953: 139). 
Anarchias leucurus (Snyder) 
35 specs., 103-176 mm., 1951. 
Pore near posterior nostril lying slightly 
behind nostril; body with a reticulate pat- 
tern; chin barred (cf., Schultz, et al. , 1953: 
139). 
Echidna leucotaenia Schultz 
5 specs., 150-240 mm., 1951. 
Body plain brown; fins black-based and 
white-edged; lower jaw light except for a 
brown patch below each eye (cf., Schultz, 
et al., 1953: 100). 
Echidna polyzona (Richardson) 
1 spec., 63 mm., 1951. 
Pebble-like teeth on vomer; about 27 dark 
bands on body (cf., Schultz, etal, 1953: 100). 
Echidna zebra (Shaw) 
1 spec., 850 mm., 1951. 
Anus well behind middle of body length; 
black and white stripes on body (cf., Schultz, 
et al , 1953: 100). 
*Gymnothorax buroensis Bleeker 
Halstead and Bunker, 1954, 5 specs. It 
seems most likely that Halstead and Bunker’s 
record refers to Gymnothorax eurostus , the Ha- 
waiian form of G. buroensis. Indeed, since 
none of the Hawaiian "endemic” species are 
recorded by Halstead and Bunker, such of this 
element in the Johnston fauna as was taken 
by these authors must have been misidenti- 
fied. 
Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott) 
20 specs., 158-500 mm., 1951. 
Premaxillary teeth divisible into 5 series, 
these somewhat difficult to distinguish in 
large specimens; no black blotch surrounding 
gill opening; body mottled (cf., Schultz, etal , 
1953: 109). 
These specimens are dealt with in section 2. 
Gymnothorax gracilicaudus Jenkins 
3 specs., 106-140 mm., 1951. 
Teeth not serrate, in three series on pre- 
maxillary, those of the median row notably 
enlarged. Body light with irregular dark ver- 
