Also a very small one from Maui, 40 mm, long, has about 32 scales 
in lateral line to caudel base. We include 2 examples in the 
Academy from Samoa, 
GERRIDAE. 
Bu@inostomus pseudogula Poey, 
Heed Sa be Geptn 22/5; DO. IX, 10, 13 A, Leg TG Be 
tubular scales 46 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 more 
on latter; 6 scales above lateral line to spinous dorsal 
origin, 4 above to soft dorsal origin; 10 below to spinous 
anal origin; '22 predorsal scales; snout 3 1/8 in head; eye 
3 1/53; maxillary 2 7/8, interorbital 2 4/5, 
Bodu elongately ellipsoid, back little elevated,. com- 
pressed; least depth of caudal peduncle 1 1/6 its length 
or 2 7/8 in head. Snout conic, nearly long as wide, Eye 
little elevated, long as snout and center very slightly 
advanced in head length, Mouth rather small, lower jaw 
little shorter/ Maxillary slightly beyond front eye edge, not 
to pupil; expansion 5 in eye. Lips tough. Teeth fine, villiforn, 
in bands in jaws. Nost«ils together, hind one larger, front one 
aboveit last third in snout. Interorbital broadly convex, 
Preorbital and preopercle edges entire, 
Rakers vi, 447, i, short rudimentary points, about 1/3 
of filaments, which 2/3 in eye. Scales cycloid, in even 
longitudinal rows, upper parallel with lateral line and lower 
