with slightly darker basal bloteh, Unpaired fins all pale or 
yellowish-brown and paired fins pale olive-brown. Length 115 
mm, Maui, 
This species is best figured from Morita's drawing by 
Jordan and Evermann, The subsequent figure by Gunther is quite 
epee “t shows 31 scales in lateral line. All these writers 
as well as Richard's manuscript figure fail to indicate the last 
tubular scale in lateral line larger than any of the preceding 
scales, as the specimen before us shows, 
Journ.Mus ,Godeffroy, vol.16, heft 8, 1909, Pl. 141, fig, B. 
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Stethojulis axillaris(Quoy and Gaimard). b wy 
Head 2 7/8 to 3 1/4; depth 2 2/3 to 2 5/6; D. IX, once VIIT, 
S4ds 25 Bs cae POW LL. Be, 2 ecates 24: 0r.25 in lateral line 46 
ceudal base and 2 more on latter; 3 scales above lateral line to 
spinous dorsal origin, 5 to soft dorsal origin, 9 below to spinous 
anal origin;7to 9 predorsal scales; snout 2 7/8 to 3 1/4 in heads; 
eye 4 to 5; maxillary 3 4/5 to 4; interorbital 3 3/5 to 4 1/5; 
head width 21/8 to 21/4. Snout conie, width 1 1/8 to 11/3 
its length. Rakers 9 14, short points, 4 in filaments and 
latter 11/8 in eye. Scales with basal radiating striae 12 to 15, 
apical 10 to 17, Color in alcohol faded umber-brown, paler to 
Olive-buff below, though with base of each scale darker or like 
back, Entire upper surface of head and back with very fine crowd- 
ed gray specks or dots. In lateral line at bases of last 2 scales 
before caudal base, at base of each small bleck ocellus about half 
