NO. 191.T FhSHES OF OKINAWA— SNYDER. 511 



Family SIGANID/E. 



SIGANUS MARMORATUS (Quoy and Gaimard). 



Market and pools. One specimen exhibits a type of coloration 

 much like that figured by Da}',' excc})t that the pearly lines of the 

 fresh specimen have become brown in the preservative. In the 

 region of the pectoral the lines are vertical. 



SIGANUS LINEATUS (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



In a fresh market specimen the color was brownish above and 

 lighter below; upper parts with many brassy spots which are bor- 

 dered with olive; a largo lemon yellow s])ot below soft dorsal; regi«)n 

 bordering base of anal yellow; sides of head with brassy lines; 

 dorsal dusky sufTused with yellow: caudal dusky, with dark spot,s 

 arranged in vertical rows; spines of anal lemon yellow, rays ])early 

 blue, the membranes dusky, suffused with yellow; rays of vontrals 

 yellow; pectorals uncolored. The example described measured 230 

 millimeters. 



The preserved specimens show no trace of the bright colors of 

 life except a mottling on the upper parts and sonde traces of bars on 

 the caudal. 



SIGANUS FUSCESCENS (Houttuyn). 



SIGANUS ROSTRATUS (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



One small specimen referred to this species was taken in a pool. 



SIGANUS CORALLINUS (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 

 SIGANUS PUNCTATUS (Bloch and Schneider). 

 SIGANUS VIRGATUS (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 

 SIGANUS TETRAZONUS (Bleeker). 



Many specimens measuring about 600 millimeters in length were 

 collected from the pools. In some examples there are 4 or 5 rather 

 poorly defined bars across the back, each connecting with a spot on 

 the dorsal, while in othere the bars are very indistinct or entirely 

 wanting. 



Family B/VLISTID.E.^' 



BALISTES NIGER Bonnaterre. 

 BALISTES VIDUA Richardson. 

 BALISTES FUSCUS Blocb and Schneider. 



The single specimen obtained has 3 distinct and widely spaced rows 

 of plates on the cheek, below which is one or more closely a})])osed to 

 the scales of the throat and chin. 



' Fishes, Imlia, jil. 40, flg. 2. 

 < Balitta capistratus (Shaw). 

 BalUlea flavimarginatui (RQppcIl). 



