terminal ‘longitudinal band of meadow-green adjoining submer- 
ginal- -band’ of same widtn of bitter- -sweet ee fin edge ye 
narrowly ele Feds Arts scarlexy outer edge nérrowly eséed 
wytire-narine -bisG 
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i Hem vanue! melapterus (Bloei} 62477 te 
Head 23/4 too £763 depth 2 1/3) ta 21/23 .D. Ix, li, 
A. Ii,’ 16, or 12, 23 tubular’ scales 26 In lateral Line to 
caudal base and 2 or 3 more on latter; 9d scales poave lateral 
line to spinous dorsal origin, 4 above to soft dorsal origin; 
ana 10 or 11 below to spinous anal origin; 14 to 17 predorsal 
scales; snout 2 2/5 to 2 4/5 in head; eye 4 to 4 4/5; maxillary 
31/2 to 43; interorbital 3 4/5 to 4; head width 2 2/5 to 2 1/2. 
Snout compressed, conic, width 11/4 to 11/3 its length, Rakers 
9-16, lanceolate, equal fialments or 22/5 in eye. Scales with 
basal radiating striae 12; apical 11 to 13. Color in alcohol 
bister; lower surface of head paler than upper; pale or clay 
colored band from spinous dorsal down below lateral line, ex- 
panding below to include most of abdomen; iris pale brown; dor- 
sals and anals bister, edges of rayed fins rather broadly pale 
and submarginal deep slaty banc, edges of which narrowly blackish; . 
caudal brown, paired fins paler, Length 65 to 1le2 mm, One from 
"Hilo or Fiji" and 2 without locality likely Hawaiian or Samoan? 
Anampses cuvier Quoy and Gaimard. PAYA Co. Y Oo 
Head 2 4/5; depth 3; D. TX; 12, 1; A. tIt, 12, 23 taoular 
scales 26 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 more on latter; 
