. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FAMILY SERRANIDAE—SCHULTZ 349 Paratypes.—'NM. No. 148966, collected with liolotype and bear- ing same data, 18 specimens, 54 to 166 mm. standard length; No. 115376, Hull Island, channel, 18 specimens, 45 to 120 mm.; No. 115374, Canton Island, 4 specimens, 108 to 153 mm.; No. 148965, Hull Island, reef, July 12-15, 1939, Schultz, 5 specimens, 38 to 43 mm.; No. 148967, Rose Island, reef, June 11-14,1939, Schultz, 2 specimens, 40 mm,; No. 148968, Tutuila Island, reef at Alofau, June 3, 1939, Schul
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FAMILY SERRANIDAE—SCHULTZ 349 Paratypes.—'NM. No. 148966, collected with liolotype and bear- ing same data, 18 specimens, 54 to 166 mm. standard length; No. 115376, Hull Island, channel, 18 specimens, 45 to 120 mm.; No. 115374, Canton Island, 4 specimens, 108 to 153 mm.; No. 148965, Hull Island, reef, July 12-15, 1939, Schultz, 5 specimens, 38 to 43 mm.; No. 148967, Rose Island, reef, June 11-14,1939, Schultz, 2 specimens, 40 mm,; No. 148968, Tutuila Island, reef at Alofau, June 3, 1939, Schultz, 1 specimen, 100 mm.; No. 115385, Tutuila Island, June 5, 1939, Schultz, 6 specimens, 84 to 181 mm.; No. 141868, Bikini Atoll, Namu Island, lagoon reef, August 6, 1947, S-46-508, Schultz, Brock, and Hiatt, 1 specimen, 69 mm. (this specimen is referred to this species with some uncertainty, and is not a paratype). Description.—The following measurements expressed in thou- sandths of the standard length were made on the liolotype and one. Figure 54.—Holotype of Epinephelus melanostigma, new species ( No. 115375), from Swains Island, Samoan group. (Drawing by Dorothea B. Schultz.) paratype, respectively. Standard lengtlis in mm. 176 and 115. Great- est depth 293 and 291; head 410 and 431; snout 87 and 85; interorbital space 51 and 49; eye 74 and 85; postorbital length of head 261 and 267; least width of preorbital 28 and 26; length from tip of snout to rear edge of maxillary 187 and 193; least depth of caudal peduncle 119 and 106; length of caudal peduncle 176 and 191; length of first dorsal spines 63 and 61; third 125 and 143; last 125 and 139; longest (fifth) 145 and 157. Length of first anal spine 66 and 80; second 117 and 145; third 119 and 141. Longest soft dorsal ray 170 and 178; pectoral 221 and 257; pelvic 191 and 191; caudal 233 and 248. The following counts were recorded for the holotype and the para- type, respectively. Dorsal rays X
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