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The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
Berycidæ. — Holocentrum, Artedi. — Holocentrum Erythræum, Günther
Berycidæ.
Holocentrum, Artedi.
Holocentrum Erythræum, Günther.
Holocentrum erythræum, Günther, sp., Cat. of Fishes, i., p. 32; Fische der Südsee, p. 99, pl. lxiii., fig. b.
The occurrence of this species in the Ellice Group adds one more definite locality to its known distribution. It has a wide range in the Southern Seas, but was not regarded as common in Funafuti, where it is known as "Malou." The single specimen obtained measures 200 millim. in total length.