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of southern Japan. Our specimens of various ages were obtained at 

 Tokyo, Yokohama, Misaki, Wakanoura, Kobe, Onomichi, Hakata, 

 Kawatana, and Nagasaki. 



We are una])le to distinguish more than one species among all our 

 JapanesQ specimens. All show the small white spots characteristic of 

 alhopunctatus. It is pro])able that fusce^cens represents a very dark 

 specimen like some of ours from Tokyo Ba}" in which the spots are 

 very obscure. Those called aurantiacuH represent an orange-colored 

 variation probaljly found in examples from deeper waters. Sigaiius 

 oramin^ of India, seems to be somewhat different, having the spots 

 larger and sparser and the caudal banded. 



{fuscescens^ dusky.) 



27. SIGANUS VIRGATUS (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



AmpliacantJiua virgatus Cuvier and Valenciennes, Hist. Poiss., X, 1835, p. 1.33; 



Java. 

 Teuthis virgata Gunther, Cat. Fish., Ill, 1861, p. 323; China, PhiHppines.— 



IsHiK.wvA, Prel. Cat. 1897, p. 34; Miyakoshima. 



D. XIII-10; A. VII-9; Cwc. pylor. 4. Body light l)rownish-yellow, 

 forehead and neck with bluish transverse stripes; an oblique, deep 

 brown, blue-edged band descends from the fourth and sixth dorsal 

 spines to the root of the pectoral; a second similar band from the origin 

 of the dorsal to the orbit; the space between the two bands is j^ellow; 

 scattered blue dots on the upper parts of the body; some oblique 

 bluish streaks on the snout. 



(Description after Cuvier, Valenciennes, Giinther.) 



Of this East Indian species one specimen from Miyakoshima is pre- 

 served in the Imperial Museum at Tokyo. 



{vii'gatus, streaked.) 



SUMMARY. 



Family I. Zeid^. 

 1. Zenopsis Gill. 



1. nebulosa (Schlegel); Tokyo, Misaki. 



2. Zeus Linnseus. 



2. jnponicus Cuvier and Valenciennes, Tokyo, Misaki, Kobe, Hiroshima, Snruga, 



Nagasaki. 



3. Cynopsis Gill. 



3. ilea Jordan and Fowler; iSuruga Bay. 



Family 11. Antigoniiu^.. 

 4. Anligoniu Lowe. 



4. .s/<'inc?ac/me)'( Jordan and Eveniiann; Hilo, Kaihia, Honolulu. 

 b, rubescens (Gunther); Totomi Bay, Misaki, Snruga Bay. 



