Fishes of Johnston Island-RANDALL, LOBEL, AND CHAVE 57
FIGURE 39. Serio/a dumerili, photo from submarine at 250m (S. Ralston).
FAMILY Echeneididae (remoraS)
remora remora (Linnaeus, 1758); Gosline
1955
FAMILY Mugilidae (MULLETS)
Chaenomugilleuciscus (Gunther, 1871)
Neomyxus chaptalii (Eydoux and Souleyet),
as reported by Fowler and Ball 1925. We fol-
low James M. Thomson (ms.) in the use of the
name Chaenomugilleuciscus for this mullet.
FAMILY Polynemidae (THREADFINS)
Polydactylus sexfilis (Valenciennes in C and
V, 1831)
Polynemus kuru Smith and Swain, 1883.
FAMILY Sphyraenidae (barracudaS)
*Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792)
We have not observed this species at Johns-
ton, but it is known by local sport fishermen
who have caught it in outer reef areas. Also,
a large individual at East Island has been
hooked on more than one occasion but has
always escaped.
Sphyraena helleri Jenkins, 1901
Sphyraena japonica (non Valenciennes)
Fowler and Bean, 1925.
FAMILY Pomacentridae (DAMSELFISHES)
Abudefduf sordidus (ForsskaI, 1775); Fowler
and Ball 1925
Chromis acares Randall and Swerdloff, 1973
Chromis vanderbilti (non Fowler) Gosline,
1955.
Chromis agilis Smith, 1950
Chromis dimidiatus (non Klunzinger) Fow-
ler and Bean, 1925.
Chromis leucurus (non Gilbert) Gosline,
1955.
Chromis verater Jordan and Metz, 1912; Ran-
dall and Swerdloff 1973
Observed from M akali'i to depths of 140 m
at Johnston Island. Figure 40 shows one in-