much lengest; bands of minute pointed teeth on vomer and pal- 
atines. Nostrils together, close before eye, iInterorbitel 
convex, Hind preopercle edge with numerous minute obsolete 
serree, Median opercular spine longest, most posterior and 
closer to lower. Rakers 2+8, lanceolate, asperous, equal 
filaments; which about 2 in eye. Scales finely ctenoid; 
basal strise 7 or 8, radiating; apical denticles fine, 32 to 
56; circuli axkenkxdenkiziasxtine, coarse; 54 rows of scales 
besides numerous small auxiliary scales, across cheek to 
preopercle corner; upper 2/3 of maxillary finely scaled; fins 
all more or less finely scaled; lateral line arched toward 
middle of spinous dorsal base, then midway along caudal pedun» 
cle side, Fourth dorsal spine 4 te 4 1/3 in total head length; 
second anal spine 4+ to 4 1/3; caudsal reunded, 1 4/5 to 2; 
pectoral 1 4/5 to 2 1/10; ventral 2 1/10 te 2%. Color largely 
uniform dusky brown. Body marked everywhere with obscure gray- 
ish spots, small and edged with dusky or blackish, Narrow pale 
edge te soft dorsal, anal and caudal. Length 233 to 340 mn, 
One from Pomoton. We also include two exemples in the Academy 
from Thornten tsiand, 
Cephalcpholis uredelus (Cuvier). fag -!49 
Head 2 1/3; depth 3; D. IX, 15; A. rt, 9, 13; scales 90 
in lateral line to caudal base and 15 large ones on latter; 
tubes 58 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 more on latter; 
18 sceles above lateral iine to spinous dorsal base, 8 above 
te sixth dorsal spine base, 24 below to anal origin; about 
