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Oue specimen, No. 1068 B. M. from Fate, New Hebrides. 

 Four specimens, Nos. 1133, 1134, 1135 and 1241 B. M., from 

 Shortlaud Id., Solomons. 



Siganus striolatus (Giinther). 



One specimen. No. 1600 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 



Siganus vermiculatus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



One specimen. No. 1277 B. M., Shortland Id., Solomons. 



Siganus doliatus (Cuvier). 



One specimen. No. 926 B. M., from Fate, New Hebrides. 



Siganus shortlandensis vSeale, new species. 



Depth 2.10: head 2.60; eye 3 in head; interorbital equal to 

 eye; D. xiii, 10; A. vii. g. 



Body compressed, oblong, covered with fine scales; tail not 

 armed; mouth moderate in size; a single row of fixed, sharp-pointed 

 teeth, slighth- flattened, 25 on each side; a decided convexity in 

 the profile just in front of the eye; depth of caudal peduncle about 

 equal to its length which is equal to the eye; the last dorsal spine 

 is the longest, 2 in head, the second dorsal spine is equal to ej-e; 

 the soft rays of both dorsal and anal are longer than the spines; 

 pectoral 1.16 in head; ventrals 1.75 in head; base of anal 1.75 in 

 base of dorsal; caudal is rather deeply emarginate, the middle ray 

 1.50 in the outer. 



Color in life, bluish with yellow reticulating lines and dots, 

 the lines are one-half as wide as the distal end of the maxillary; 

 blue and yellow lines alternating on the cheeks; spinous dorsal 

 and spinous anal with a yellowish wa.sh; soft dorsal, soft anal and 

 caudal with small brown dots. 



Color in spirits is a dusky brown, the markings scarceh- show- 

 ing, the caudal, soft dorsal and anal are blackish, pectorals and 

 ventrals have a bluish wash. 



One specimen. No. 1276 (Fig. 17) B. M., from Shortland Id., 

 Solomons. 



Siganus zoniceps Scale, new species. 



Depth 2.50; head 3.85; eye 3.75; interorbital equal to eye; 

 snout 2 in head; D. xiii, 10; A. vii, 9. 



Body oblong, compressed, wdth fine scales, no spine on caudal 

 peduncle, no spine on tail; a single row of fine, sharp-pointed 

 teeth in jaws, about 26 on each side; width of the upper lip at 

 centre equal to pupil, its distal end 1.50 in pupil; profile not very 

 convex in front of eye; depth of caudal peduncle 1.50 in its length; 

 the fifth dorsal spine is the longest, 2.10 in head; second dorsal 

 spine fully a third longer than width of eye; base of anal 1.70 in 



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