opercies, Traces of small spots, usually one on each scale, 
on trunk, Fins dull uniform brown, Axilla dull brown, 
sometimes with one or several pale spots, Length 30 to 10” 
mm, Five without exact locality, though likely Polynesian, 
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Only two of the Wilkes examples show a Gark blotch at 
the bases of the last dorsal rays, in size about as large 
as pupil. Conpared with a series of Samoan examples in the 
Academy and found to agree in every respect. some of these 
Samosn examples show other dark blotches of about same size, 
in fact hind dorsal one mostly absent, Sometimes ¢ dark 
blotches may occur about the humeral region or a dark spot 
may be noticed near the pectoral, supraanal etc, They are 
seldom symmetrical on both sides of the body and usually 
from 
absent, one Side, 
