uniform. Length 68 to 90 mm, ‘ One from Fiji, and 3 others 
probably pF ge Samoa or pia frown ot F 7 A. fr fran ie armas. 
Te Women or ae 1 Rn CAA 
e have ‘also ex ed Ms Samoan examples in the mya 
65 to 70 mm, long. As preserved in alcohol they have several 
longitudinal streaks on the side, one along middle of each 
row of scales, 
Abudefduf amebilis (De Vis). Wa 4 Pe ir a 
ea a f 
Head 3 to 3 1/3; depth 2 1/3 to 2 2/3; D. XII or XIII, 
12 or 153 A. Il, 123. 16 or 19 tubes in upper arch: of lateral 
line(last scales fallen?), and 6 to 8 pores in horizontal 
section; 3 scales above lateral line to spinous dorsal ori-e 
gin, 1 or 2 above to soft dorsal origin; 20 or 2l predorsal 
scales; snout 3 1/3 to 3 3/4 in head; eye 2 2/3 to 3 1/4; 
maxillary, 2 2/3 to 24/5; interorbitel 3 1/4 to 3.4/5. 
Body elongately ovoid, back not elevated, compressed, 
upper heed profile little more convex; caudal peduncle 
length 3/8 to 4/5 its eet depth, latter 1 4/5 to 2 in 
head. Head width 1 1/2 to 1 7/8 its length, Snout conic, 
length 2/3 its width. Eye little elevated, hind edge midway 
in head, hind pupil edge midway in half grown, enti small, 
terminal, jaws even, Maxillery to eye, to pupil in half 
grown; expansion 21/2 to 3 in eye. Teeth uniserial, incisor- 
largely 
like, upper at. least, bifid. Nostril about last third in 
snout. futeverwiins convex, Preorbital and preopercle edges 
entire, 
