below to preopercle ridge; basal radiating strise 7 to 9; 
apucal danticles 80 to 82; circuli fine; lateral line little 
more arched than dorsal profile, tubes simple and rahter large, 
and 4 scales behind last to caudal peduncle. Fourth dorsal 
spine 2 to 21/8 in head; last spine 1 7/8 to 2 2/53 sixth dor- 
sal ray 1 2/5 to 1 3/5; second anal spine 1# to 2; first anal 
ray 1s to 1 3/4; caudal very nearly or quite long as head, 
forked, lobes slender and pointed; pectoral 1 1/10 to 1 1/6; 
ventral 1 to 1 1/10, 
Color in alcohol dull brownish generally, paler below, 
From last dorsal spines broad whitish band, from 4 or 5 scales 
in width to nearly twice as many, extends down to anal and at 
least over front part of latter. Whole pattern may show only 
band of 4 scales width, but always posterior. Fins dull or 
pale, ventral darker on outer surface, On back behind last 
half of soft dorsal blotch about size of eye, front half or 
edge pale yellowish to whitish and hind half blackish, which 
variably on last dorsal rays basally. Often soft with black 
spot on bases of last rays and dusky streaks outside submar- 
ginally sometimes or same may occur on soft dorsal, Length 
65 to 87 mn, One without definite locality, probably from 
Samoa or Fiji? We have also examined and include shove a 
Samoan series of all ages in the Academy, 
