face of ventral rays. Length 223 mm, Jahh, 
| Jordan and Evermann state that "the earliest evidence we 
have of the occurrence of this fish among the Hawaiien Islands 
is that furnished by a painting made bt Mrs, J. B. Dillingham 
from a specimen obtained by her in the Honolulu market, The 
painting was examined by us and is undoubtedly of this species, 
which is locally known as annexation fish, having appeared at 
the date of the annexation of Hawaii to the jurisdiction of 
the United States”. bi These remarks are thus largely discounte 
ed by the discovery of one specimen, evidently captured years 
before, 
Mull, U.S.Fish Com,, vol. 23, pt. 1, 1903(1905), p, 182, 
Decapterus punctstus(Eydoux and “ouleyet). pos il. 
Head 3 5/6 to 4; depth Pl 7/8 to 8 1/5; D. rT 1, Se 
to 34 1; A. II - i, 26 to 29 1: scutes in lateral line 29 
to 56, of which last 7 to 12 on caudal base; snout 3 in head 
from upper jaw tip; eye 3¢ to 4; maxillary 2 3/4 to 3 1./8; 
interorbital 3¢ to 4; elongately fusiform, but moderately 
compressed, Head width 1 7/8 to 2 in its length, Snout orn 
ic, width 1% to 1 1/3 its length. Eye large, with broad adt 
pose-eyeiid in front and behind, hind pupil edge about midway 
in héad bength-fromesnott tip. Mouth small, lower jaw pro- 
truded. Maxillary not quite to eye; expansion 2 in eye. No 
teeth. Interorbital broadly convex. Rakers 10 to 12-37 to 
40, lanceolate, 1 to 1 2.3 in filements or 1% to 1 7/8 in 
