“The identity of Mullus bifasciatus Lacépéde with Mullus 
trifasciatus Lacepede was accepted by Gunther and others, 
and more lately by Jordan and Evermann, from Hawaiian materi-~ 
el, However, we have examined examples in the Academy from 
the Hawaiian Islands, of \Upeneus bifasciatus (Lacépede). These 
show: Head 3 to 3 1/6; depth 3 to 31/8; D. VIII - I, 8, i; 
A. II, 6, 13; scales 28 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 
more on latter; 3% scales above lateral line to spinous dorsal 
origin, 2 to soft dorsal origin, and 7 below to spinous anal 
origin; 12 to 14 predorsal scales; snout 1 2/3 to 1 7/8 in 
head; eye 5 1/6 to 6; maxillary 2 2/5 to 2 3/4; interorbital 
3 to 3 1/8; least depth of caudal peduncle 2¢ to 22; head 
width 1 7/8 to 2; lips broad and fleshy; barbels about to hind 
preopercle edge; 1 2/3 to 14/5 in head, Rakers 8 or 9/-26 or 
27; scales in 3 rows on cheek; basal radiating striae 5 to 7 
and apical dentidles 169 to 186, Third dorsal spine 1 2/5 in 
head; first dorsal ray 2 2/5 to 2%; second anal spine 2 2/3 to 
os first anal pay 2:°1/6 to 2 2/3; upper caudal lobe 1 1/5 to 
44; pectoral 1# to 1 1/3; ventral 1 1/10 to 11/5. In alcohol 
pale brown. Back with 2 broad deep brown transverse bands, 
first from spinous dorsal base and sevond from soft dorsal 
bese; Spinous dorsal yellowish, edged slightly with brownish 
to pale dusky. Soft dorsal brown, dusky to blackish terminally, 
with many pale waved longitudinal lines. Anal similar. Vaudel 
