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Exped. 62b. NMW uncat. (1, 360); Djeddah; 1895-96; I.R.M. 

 Exped. 62. NMW uncat. (2, 264-320); Rothes Meer; 

 1879-80; Klunzinger. NMW 16825 (2, 304-382); Rothes 

 Meer; Klunzinger. MNHN 52-28 (1, 422); Mer Rouge; 

 "Calypso". USNM 266928 (1, 327); near Entedebir; March 

 1962; ISRSE 4144. HUJ E62/4399 (1, 368); S Red Sea; 

 March-April 1962; Israel; S Red Sea Exped. BPBM 28388 

 (1, 440); Saudi Arabia, Jeddah market; 11 May 1982; J.E. 

 Randall. 



Andaman Sea 4 (235-294) from 2 collections. MFLB 

 uncat. (2, 282-294); Thailand, Phuket Province; 23 Feb. 1966. 

 MFLB uncat. (2, 235-237); Thailand, Phuket Province; 27 

 Jan. 1970. 



East Indies 4 (108-413) from 4 collections. BMNH 

 1872. 4.6.25(1, 413); N. Celebes; Meyer. AMNH 17583 (1, 

 108) Celebes. USNM 213564 (1, 395); Indonesia, Ambon fish 

 market; V.G. Springer; 19 March 1974. USNM 213565 (1, 

 360); Indonesia, Buton I., Teluk Buton; V.G. Springer and 

 M.F. Gomon; VGS 74-26; 28 March 1974. 



Philippine Islands 5 (275-390) from 5 collections. 

 USNM 55899 (1, 372); Luzon, Sorsogon Province, Bulan; C.J. 

 Pierson; holotype oi Nesogrammics piersoni. USNM 195044 

 (1, 343); Cebu market; 6 April 1908; Albatross. CAS SU 

 13575 (1, 275); Balabac I.; A.W.C.T. Herre; 1929. CAS SU 

 13687 (1, 342); Jolo; A.W.C.T. Herre; 1931. CAS SU 40469 

 (1, 390); Gulf of Leyte, Leyte; R.F. Annereaux; 12 Sept. 1945. 



Okinawa ZUMT 16738(1, 378); Okinawa. ZUMT 52381 

 (1, ca. 500); Okinawa, Ishigaki I.; 4 June 1966. 



New Guinea 10 (23.5-410) from 6 collections. CSIRO 

 C.492 (1, 226); New Hanover, Drei Inseln Harbor, Kulineva 

 R. USNM 270384, 316162 (2, 363-382); New Ireland, 

 Kavieng; 20 March 1976. BASF 4247 (1, 23.5); New Brit- 

 ain; Borgen Bay; 13 April 1972. BASF 4248 (1, 37.9); New 

 Britain; Tavanatangir; 11 Oct. 1972. BASF 4250 (2, 

 54.3-65.5); New Britain; Bikarua I.; Cape Lambert; 28 Nov. 

 1972. USNM 320095 (3, 385-410); Hermit Is., E side Jalun 

 I.; 2 Nov. 1978. 



Australia 9 (389-521) from 4 collections. USNM 270383 

 (1, 475); Western Australia, Scott Reef; J.E. McCosker 72-18. 

 USNM 270390, 316130 (2, 453-460); Western Australia, 

 Scott Reef, 14°05'S, 121°50'E; J.E. McCosker 73-8. USNM 

 270382, 270385, 270388, 316161 (4, 389-416); Queensland, 

 Cairns; G. McPherson and P. Cooper. USNM 270389, 

 270391 (2, 400-521); Queensland, off Port Bouglas; Sept.- 

 Oct. 1976. 



Solomon Islands 2 (275-482) from 2 collections. USNM 

 205078 (1, 482); New Georgia, Gizo I.; W. Chapman; 30 May 

 1944. AMS 1.19435-020 (1, 275); Solomon Is.; G. Smith. 



Caroline Islands 15 (327-575) from 13 collections. CAS 

 GVF 651 (1, 462); Palau Is., Rattakadakoru; Palau 145; 5 

 Sept. 1955. CAS GVF 933 (1, 439); Palau Is., Velasco Reef; 

 Palau 147; 6 Oct. 1956. CAS GVF 934 (1, 432); Palau Is., 

 Velasco Reef; Palau 148; 6 Oct. 1956. CAS GVF 946 (1, 454); 

 Palau Is., Velasco Reef; Palau 149; 6 Oct. 1956. CAS GVF 

 1422 (1, 543); Palau Is., Ilruthapel I.; Palau 57-42; 20 Oct. 

 1957. CAS GVF 1867 (1, 461); Palau Is.; Palau 59-39; 15 

 April 1959. CAS GVF 1891 (1, 444); Palau Is., Angaur I.; 

 Palau sta. 59-63; 16 June 1959. CAS GVF 1970 (2, 543-575); 

 Palau Is., Kossol Passage, 7°56'18"N, 134°31'55"E; sta. 

 59-709; 30 July 1959. BPBM 10501 (2, 434-448); Palau; 23 



April 1964. USNM 264910 (1, 510); between Ponape and 

 Ant Atoll; R.A. Croft; 1983. CAS GVF (1, 408); Kapinga- 

 marangi, 1°6'N, 154°44'W; sta. 108; 4 Aug. 1958. CAS 

 GVF 405 (1, 327); Kapingamarangi; sta. 102; 2 Aug. 1954. 

 CAS GVF 33 (1, 462); Ifaluk; 2 Oct. 1953. 



Marshall Islands 9 (254-549) from 7 collections. USNM 

 140986 (2, 419-468); Bikini Atoll lagoon, V. Brock and J. 

 Marr; 2 April 1946. USNM 142054 (2, 503-549); BOdni Atoll 

 lagoon off Bikini I.; V. Brock and J. Marr; 25 March 1946. 

 USNM 142055 (1, 410) Bikini Atoll, W of Boro I., V. Brock; 

 6 April 1946. USNM 181932 (1, 382); Majuro Atoll; A.F. 

 Bartsch; 1958. BPBM uncat. (1, 254); Majuro Atoll; P. 

 Shiota; 30 Aug. 1972. USNM 270387 (1, 424); Enewetak 

 Atoll; J.E. Randall; 2 April 1976. BPBM 12800 (1, 330); 

 Enewetak; 4 April 1972; J.E. Randall. 



Fiji Islands 2 (335-426) from 2 collections. USNM 

 176657 (1, 426); S of Suva; J.K. Howard; 4-15 Bee. 1952. 

 USNM 243969 (1, 335); reef NNE Malamala I., V.G. Springer 

 82-24; 24 May 1982. 



Rotuma Island USNM 285517 (396); Rotuma; G.B. 

 Johnson; 14 May 1986. 



Samoan Islands USNM 305080 (1, 465); American 

 Samoa, East Bank, 12 mi. off E end of Tutuila; 1 July 1989. 



Grammatorcynus bicarlnatus 

 (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) 

 Shark mackerel 



Thynnus bicarinatus Quoy and Gaimard 1825:357 

 (original description; Baie des Chiens-Marins 

 ( = Shark Bay), W. Australia), pi. 61, fig. 1. 



Grammatorcynus bicarinatus. McCulloch 1915:266- 

 269 (description; off Cook I., near Tweed River 

 Heads, New South Wales; 925 mm FL, 18.75 lbs.), 

 pi. 1, fig. 1. Ogilby 1918:101 (reference to McCul- 

 loch 1915; caught off Moreton Bay, Queensland), 105 

 (30-lb. specimen in Queensland state fish market). 

 McCulloch 1922:106 (New South Wales; rarely cap- 

 tured; to 3 ft.). McCulloch and Whitley 1925:142 

 (Moreton Bay, Queensland). McCulloch 1929:263- 

 264 (synonymy). Anonymous 1945:7 (listed among 

 marketable fish of Cairns, Queensland area). Whit- 

 ley 1947:129 (W. Australia). Whitley 1948:24 

 (listed, W. Australia). Coates 1950:22 (Great Bar- 

 rier Reef; 25 lbs. maximum; "shark mackerel"), 

 fig. Serventy 1950:20 (common in W. Australia 

 from Geraldton northwards but not extending in 

 waters of the Kimberly Division of W. Australia). 

 Munro 1958a: 112 (description; Queensland, N New 

 South Wales, and W. Australia), fig. 748 (after 

 McCulloch). Whitley 1964a:232 (length to 48 in., 

 weight 25 lb.), 239 (fig. 4f, range in Australia only), 

 pi. 4 (fig. b, after McCulloch). Whitley 1964b:48 

 (listed). Marshall 1964:367 (description, Queensland), 

 color plate 53, fig. 354. Grant 1965:176 (description 

 after Munro 1958a; sought-after market fish in 



