Their body depth is 1 3/5 to 2/. Three of these examples, 
including the extremes in depth, show a dark or blackish 
blotch at bases of last dorsal and last anal rays, The 
eye and spine on caudal peduncle are also quite variable, and 
may equal the eye or be only half so long. Another series of 
Hawaiian examples in the Academy, admitted as H.dussumieri, also 
show similar variations, 
Hepatus-watra (Jenkins). ¢« «99 \- 
4 
Head 3; depth 1 7/8; D. IX, 24,1; A.III,24,1; scales 
about 135 along and close below lateral line to caudal base; 
snout 1 3/4 in head; eye 3; maxillary 4; interorbitak 3; head 
width 2, Rakers 8 15, short rudimentary points. Scales 
without basal striae} apical denticles 7 Be 8, Color in alcohol 
dull blackish-brown. Fins snuff-brown., Caudal base dubhl gray- 
ish. Dorsal (damared) and anal (much faded) with traces of at 
least 5 darker longitudinal lines. Length 83 mm, One without 
locality, doubtless from Polynesia? 
Hepatus sandvicensis (Streets). @vy- Joy 
all 
Head 3 1/4; depth 1.7/8: D. IX, 23,1; A. III, 21,1; 
scales ahout 155 along and close below lateral line to caudal 
base; snout 1 2/5 in head; eye 4 1/10; maxillery 4 1/4; inter- 
orbital 3 1/10; head width 31/10. Rakers 5,15, short rudimen- 
tary weak, points, Scales without basal striae; 10 or 11 apical 
denticles. Color in alcohol back snuff-brown, fading grayish 
below. Fiwe dark wandyke-brown narrow cross-bands, first through 
eye forward along preopercle edge, last short blotch on upper 
