long as preocular, opposite vent. Bony bridge behind dor- 
sal with 3 transverse rows of scales. Color in alcohol dull 
brownish, sides and above with scattered white spots, Length 
358 to 64 mm, One from the Hawaiian Island, and 3 others from 
the same place, 
The above quite agree with Lactoria galeodon Jenkins, 
which is synonymous with the present species according to 
Gunther ‘ 
Ostracion diaphanus Schneiders tay o SYY4- 
Head 4 1/4; depth 3 1/8; greatest carapace width 3; 
D. 1, 83 A. 1, Of Fea, 93 head width equals its length: 
snout 1 1/6; eye 4 4/5; interorbital 1 3/5; deeply concave. 
Pair of short conic preocular spines. Compressed smaller 
CAbeaiin opihe at middle of back and opposite on upper 
lateral ridge of back small or rudimentary low knob. Ventral 
ridge ends in strong wide spine each side opposite vent. Bony 
bridge behind dorsal fin with 4 transverse rows of scales. 
Color in alcohol generally wood-brown, largely uniform, Tail, 
dorsal, anal and caudal fins dull brown, latter dusky. Lenrth 
514 mm, Hawaiian Islands, 
Lactoria schlemmeri Jordan and Snyder and Ostracion 
dexteri Seale, are very evidently this species, in the syn- 
onymy of which they are placed by Gunther, 
