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A painting of an example from Hilo Bay, June 19,1841, 
JH, 
Native name “lai”. Drewing by,Richard of a Hilo example, 
We have compared examples in the Academy , from Hono» 
lulu, Samoa and the Philippines, all of which agree. The 
scales differ from those of 5. lysan as in the adults they 
are more elongate or with basal narrow portion 2/3 length, 
though in young little less than apical. Circuli cogrser, 
about 25 to 30 in adult and about 10 in young. Christmas 
Island, Polynesian and Manila material in the Academy, re- 
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ported by Fowler as S. moluccensis, \ . belong to 5. @ypigpe 
neoein, comets fotir - 
<o Proc, Acad, “at. Sci.Phila.,1905, p, 56, fig. l. 
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Oligoplites saurus icvestéer). Fag. 107 
Head 4 to 4 2/3; depth 34 to 3 5/6; a. 4 y 2 y ote 
or 20; A. II, 119 to 21; snout 3 1/8 to 3 7/8 in head from 
upper jaw tip; eye 34 to 4$?; maxillary 1 2/3 to 1 7/8; ine 
terorbital 3 2/5 to 3 3/4. | 
Body elongately ovoid, Head width 2t to 2 2/5 in total 
head length. Snout conic, long as wide. Eye with hind edge 
midway in head length, hind pupil edge midway in young; mouth 
large, well inclined, lower jaw very slightly protruded, Maxe 
illary to hind eye edge, slightly beyond pupil in young. Teeth 
