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blotch on the posterior part of the spinous 
dorsal; last dorsal ray attached to the caudal 
peduncle for less than half its length 
S. coniorta 
Five species of Sebastapistes from Hawaii are 
recognized by Jordan and Evermann (1905: 
455-460), and a sixth is described from deeper 
water by Gilbert (1905: 627). Of these S. 
asperella, as noted above, must apparently be 
considered unidentifiable. Of the others, S. 
coniorta seems to apply to the scaled-cheek 
species. Judging from Jordan and Evermann’s 
descriptions, S. balieui , S. corallicola , and prob- 
ably 5. galactacma belong with the naked- 
cheeked species. S. color atus appears to repre- 
sent a third species. 
At present it seems best to designate the 
two Johnston species as Scorpaena ballieui 
Sauvage and S. coniorta (Jenkins). Other re- 
lated species have been described from else- 
where in the tropical Indo-Pacific, but in the 
absence of comparative material it is impos- 
sible to determine which of these are the same 
as the two Johnston species and which are 
different. 
Scorpaena ballieui Sauvage 
1 spec., 23 mm., 1951. 
Scorpaena coniorta (Jenkins) 
1 spec., 51 mm., 1951. 
BOTHIDAE 
Bothus mancus (Broussonet) 
1 spec., 160 mm., 1951. Halstead and 
Bunker, 1954, 2 specs. As Platophrys mancus , 
Smith and Swain, 1882, 1 spec, and Fowler 
and Ball, 1925, 3 specs. 
Dorsal 96; anal 78. 
ECHENEIDAE 
Remora remora (Linnaeus) 
1 spec., 67 mm. from shark taken outside 
reef. 
Pelvic fins with their inner rays attached 
to the abdomen for most of their length; 
laminae 17; lower jaw greatly exceeding upper 
in length. 
BALISTIDAE 
Melichthys buniva (Lacepede) 
9 specs., 155-185 mm., 1951. Fowler and 
Ball, 1925, 3 specs. As Batistes buniva , Smith 
and Swain, 1882, 3 specs. 
Dorsal and anal black with a narrow blue 
line at base. A very common species, which 
seemed to be thriving on the garbage period- 
ically dumped into the lagoon at the time we 
were there. 
*Melichthys ringens (Osbeck) 
Halstead and Bunker, 1954, 11 specs. 
Melichthys vidua (Solander) 
1 spec., 150 mm., 1951. Halstead and Bunk- 
er, 1954, 2 specs. As Batistes vidua , Fowler and 
Ball, 1925, 2 specs. 
Dorsal and anal light except for the narrow 
dark borders. Fraser-Brunner’s placement 
(1935: 662) of this species in the genus 
Melichthys seems questionable. 
Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus) 
Halstead and Bunker, 1954, 3 specs. As 
Batistes aculeatus , Smith and Swain, 1882, 2 
specs, and Fowler and Ball, 1925, 1 spec, 
(this record checked). 
Three longitudinal rows of black spinelets 
on the caudal peduncle. 
MONACANTHIDAE 
*Amanses carolae (Jordan and McGregor) 
Halstead and Bunker, 1954, 2 specs. 
Amanses sandwichiensis (Quoy and 
Gaimard) 
3 specs., 140-270 mm., 1951. Halstead and 
Bunker, 1954, 1 spec. As Monacanthus sand- 
wichiensis, Fowler and Ball, 1925, 1 spec. 
The 140 mm. specimen has no spines on 
the caudal peduncle; the two larger (190 and 
270 mm.) have 4 forwardly projecting spines 
in two rows on each side. 
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker) 
3 specs., 82-106 mm., 1951. As Monacan- 
thus melanocephalus , Fowler and Ball, 1925, 4 
specs. 
