central; caudal scaly basally, fine scales out over most of 
lobes, also over ventral fins bwlow or on lower surfaces as 
depressed; cheek with 3 rows of scales to preopercle ridge; 
muzzle naked, squammous area beginning with moderate sized 
scales midway between hind nostril and eye, and naked me- 
dian area back until opposite eye center, first third in 
eye in adult; basal radiating striae 5 or 6; circull very 
fine; lateral line largely concurrent with dorsal profile, 
slopes little high along caudal peduncle side at first, soon 
horizontal and midway to caudal base; tubes simple, well 
exposed. Second dorsal spine 13 to 1 7/8 in head; second 
anal spine 2 7/8 to 3; caudal well forked, little less 
than head (damaged); pectoral at least to vent, apparently 
little shorter in smaller examples, 1 to 1 1/8; ventral ls 
to 1 7/85 
Color in alcohol faded dull brownish generally, back pale 
Olive, sides and below whitish, with: silvery tint. Outer por- 
tions of membranes::of spinous dorsal dusky. Fin and iris all 
pale brownish. Length 83 to 180 mm, One from each of the 
following localities, Samoa, Tongatalu and Fiji. Another ex- 
ample, without data, is likely Polyneisan? 
174 sRowssthe preopercle 
rf 
Gunther's fieure of Gerres gigas 
flange naked, whereas in our examples it is scaled, Also 
L174 
Journ,Mus,.Godeffroy, I, 1875, Pl. 24, figa 
