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BULLETIN 10 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



MICROCANTHUS STRIGATUS (Cuvier) 



Chaetodon strigatus (Langsdorp) Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 7, 1831, p. 

 25 pi. 170. Japan. — Schlegel, Fauna Japon., Poiss., dec. 5-6, 1844, p. 

 1844, p. 80, pi. 41, fig. 1 (Nagasaki). — Richardson, Ichth. China Japan,. 

 1846, p. 246 (Canton).— GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 2, 1860, 

 p. 30 (China, Japan); Journ. Mus. GodefTroy Cat., vol. 5, 1874, p. 24 

 (Australia). — Martens, Preuss. Exp. Ost-Asien, 1876, p. 388 (Nagasaki 

 Bay). — Elera, Cat. Fauna Filipin., vol. 1, 1895, p. 488 (Luzon, Cav- 

 ite). — IsHiKAWA and Matsuura, Prelim. Cat. Fish. Mus. Tokyo, 1897, p. 

 52. — Waite, Rec. Austral. Mus., vol. 4, 1901, p. 189 (Pinjarrah, Western 

 Australia). 



Microcanihus strigatus Swainson, Nat. Hist. Anim., vol. 2, 1839, p. 215. — Ogilby, 

 Mem. Austral. Mus., vol. 2, 1889, p. 55 (Lord Howe Island). — Jordan and 

 Fowler, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 25, 1902, p. 541 (Wakanoura, Tokyo^ 



Fig. 7.— Mickocanthus Strigatus Cuvier, Young 



Misaki, Nagasaki). — Jordan and Evermann, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 25^ 

 1903, p. 357 (Formosa).— Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 42, 1912, p. 422 

 (Misaki), p. 510 (Okinawa). — Seale, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 9, No. 1, 1914, 

 p. 73 (Hong Kong). — McCulloch, Biol. Res. Endeavour, vol. 4, pt.4, Oct. 31, 

 1916, p. 193 (Wide Bay, Queensland); Austral. Zoologist, vol. 2, pt. 3, Feb- 

 ruary 10, 1922, p. 91, pi. 27, fig. 234a (New South Wales).— Ahl, Arch. 

 Naturg., vol. 89, abth. A, Heft 5, 1923, p. 22 (type; Nagasaki).— Fowler, 

 Bishop Mus. Bull., No. 22, 1925, p. 28 (Honolulu). — Herre and Montalban, 

 Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 34, No. 1, Sep. 1927, p. 72, pi. 18, fig. 1 (Amoy 

 and Hong Kong). 

 Neochaetodon vittatus Castelnac, Proc. Zool. Soc. Victoria, vol. 2, 1873, p. 130. 

 Victoria. — Castelnau, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 3, 1879, p. 

 375 (Port Jack.soii). 



Depth 1% to IJ/5; head 3 to 3^, vvidth l}i to 2. Snout 33/3 to 4 

 in head; eye 2}4 to 3}i, greater than snout in young to equal in 

 length with age, much greater than interorbital at all ages; maxillary 



