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240. Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch. 



One specimen from Bacon (no. 3342; length 4 in.). This specimen has a dusky wedge-shaped area 

 extending down from the black spot. 



Chsetodon unimaculatus Bloch. Iehth., pi. cci, fig. 1, East Indies; GUnther, Cat., u. 11. 

 Tetragonoptrus {Lepidochxlodom unimaculatus, Blocker, Atlas. IX. 45, pi. CCCLXXV, fig. 5. 



241. Taurichthys varius (Jivicr ,v Valenciennes. 

 One large specimen from Bacon (no. 3336; length 5.56 in.). 



Taurichthys mrivs Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss.. vn, 111 (1481. pi. 181. 1831. no locality given. 

 Heniochus varius, Gunther Cat., n, 41 (Molucca Sea; Ambovua I . 



242. Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaus). Pampanon. 



One specimen from Bacon (no. 3437; length 4.25 in.), and 3 young from San Fabian I no. 3771 : length Jin. 

 Chxtodon a: wminaius I. lumens, Syst. Nat., ed. x, 272, 1758, Indies. 

 Cksaodon macrolepidotus Linnaus, Syst. Nat., ed \. 274, 17.".--. after Axtedl 

 Heniochus macrolepidotut, Gunther, Cat., n, 39 (Ceylon; amboyna; Port Esslngton; Australia 

 Taurichthys macrolcpidolus, Bleaker, Atlas, i\, 29, pi < i ' i.wii, Bg. 1 i Misprinted microti pidatus on plate. 

 Ihmochus muiiiinatus, Jordan & Evermann, Bull. U. S. Fish Coram., x\m. pt. 1. 1903 (1905>, 376, pi LI I Honolulu . 



Family I'LATAC I !>.!;. 

 243. Platax orbicularis i I'm ~knl i. Kiting. 



Two fine adults from Jolo (no. 4158 and 1159; length 6 and 6.S in.). Anterior dorsal and anal rays 

 greatly produced, those of dorsal exceeding total length of fish; centrals very long, equaling length of lish to 

 base of caudal. 



Chxtodon orbicularis Forskal, Descr. Anim., 59, 1779. Red Sea. 

 Chsetodon rrspirtilio Bloch, Ichth., VI, 49, pi. i xi t\, flg. 2, IT'.iT. 

 Platax vapertUto, Day, Fishes India, 236, pi. u, fig. 5; Bleaker, Atlas, ix, 74, pi. ccclxxix, fig. l, and pi. ccclxzz tigs 2 



and : 

 l'latas orbicular!*, Gunther, Cat., n, 490 (Port Esslngton . 



Family EPHIPPIM. 



244. Ephippus argus iCitnelini. Pingao (young) ; SaramoHela 



Three specimens from Bacon (no. 1087 to 1089; length 5.5 to 6.75 in.), and 7 young from San Fabian 

 (no. 3988, length 2 to 2.55 in.). 



Chxtodon argus Gmelin, Syst. Nat.. 1248, 1788, Indies. 



ScatophaffU) argot, Gunther, Cat., u, 58 many localities; Day, Fishes India, 114, pi. xxix, fig. 3. 



Family ACANTHURIDvE. 

 245. Hepatus celebicus (Bleeker). 

 One specimen from Bulan (no. 4122; length 6.75 in.). White ring obsolete. 

 Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Ind., HI, 1852, 7fil, Celebes; (iiinthcr. Cat., in, 339, 

 246. Ctenochsetus striatus (Quoy &Gaimard). Saliao. 

 Two specimens from Zamboanga (no. 4120 and 4121; length 8.2 and 9.5 in.). 



Acanthurus striatus Quoy Ar Gaimard. Voy. Dranle, Zool., 373. pi. 63, fig. 3. 1824. Guam; Gunther. Cat., in, 334. 

 Ctenochxtus striatus, Jordan & Evermann, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm.. xxm, pt. 1. 1903 (1905), 398 (Hilo: Honolulu; Kailua). 



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