premaxillary 1 1/3 to 1 3/5; interorbiteal 4 to 6. Body 
elongately fusiform, nearly cylindrical; least depth of 
caudal peduncle equals its width or about half its length. 
Snout length about 7/8 its width. Lips not developed. In- 
terorbitsal concave. Gill-rakers minute, fine denticles. 
Scales with 2 to 4 basal striae. Circnhli fine, obsolete 
apically and usually few coarse apical reticuletions, 
little developed in young. In alcohol; uniform brownish. 
Upper surface obscurely mottled or specked with slightly 
darker tint. About 6 dull darker saddles on back and side. 
Deep brown cross-bar over mandible below eye and 2 less 
distinct narrower ones posteriorly. Fins dull brown, with 
rows of obscure darker spots forming cross-bars. Length 
67 to 110 mn. 
Six examples, of which one from Manila, 3 from Oahu 
and one from Samoa. We also include 6 Hawaiian examples 
and the types of Synodus sharpi Fowler, in the Academy. 
Compared with 3 examples of Saurida argyrophanes ~ 
Richerdson, from the Philippines, now in the Academy, 
the scales of the latter are similar, except they do not 
show the apical reticulations. Both species have the upper 
co 
teeth in 4 lateral rows though the dentition of 5. arpy- 
rophanes distinctly weaker. 
