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Body largely dull brown, often paler below, irregularly clouded or 

 even obscurely mottled in some examples, again more or less uniform. 

 Vertical fins brown, often with darker shades on spinous portions. 

 Paired fins paler brownish, usually with 3 to 5 transverse dusky 

 blotches or bands across ventrals. Young often show all fins more or 

 less mottled or blotched darker. Iris pale brownish. 



Red Sea, Zanzibar, Philippines, Formosa, Riu Kiu, Melanesia, 

 Micronesia, Polynesia. 



This species is known by its elongate form and largely uniform color 

 pattern. According to Giinther, the body is finely mottled with deep 

 golden, this fading after the fish is placed in alcohol. The scaleless 

 cheek is usually a distinctive character. 



6368, 10553. Jolo Island, Jolo. March 7, 1908. Length 138 to 168 mm. 



9160. Little Santa Cruz. May 26, 1908. Length 202 mm. 



21812. Pandanon Island. March 24, 1909. Length 50 mm. 



7681. Ulugan Bay, Palawan. December 28, 1908. Length 202 mm. 



A1578. Soo Wan, Eastern Formosa. January 29, 1910. Length 335 mm. 



52502 U.S.N.M. Apia, Samoa. Bureau of Fisheries. Le .gth 252 mm. 



58050 U.S.N. M. Zamboanga. Dr. E. A. Mearns. Two examples. Length 175 



to 188 mm. As Siganus fuscesccns. 

 65660. U.S.N.M. Mangareva. Albatross collection. Length 163 mm. 

 66031. U.S.N.M. Kusaie. Albatross collection. Two examples. Length 135 



to 150? inm. As Siganus fuscescens. 

 66032 U.S.N.M. Paumotus. Albatross coWectiou. Length 351 mm. As Siganus 



punctatus. 

 71601 U.S.N.M. Nafa, Okinawa, Riu Kiu Islands. Albatross collection 1906. 



Length 135 mm. As Siganus fuscescens. 

 72008 U.S.N.M. Nafa. Albatross collection, 1906. Length 118 mm. 

 82909 U.S.N.M. Fiji. Wilkes Exploring Expedition. Length 203 mm. 

 84245 U.S.N.M. Zamboanga. Dr. Fred Baker. Four examples. Length 138 



to 163 mm. 



SIGANUS TUMIFRONS (Valenciennes) 



Amphacanthus tumifrons Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 10, 1835, 



p. 159. Shark's Bay, West Austraha; Siam. 

 Teuthis tumifrons Gunthee, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 3, 1861, p. 317 



(copied). — Bleeker, Nederland. Tijds. Dierk., vol. 2, 1865, p. 174 (Siam). 



Depth 3^ in total. Snout rather broad, convex. Caudal emargi- 

 nate. Purple brown, dotted all over with very small whitish or 

 bluish dots which extend on dorsal and anal. Caudal brown. Pec- 

 toral yellow\ Ventral varied brown and white. Length 1 53 mm. 

 (Valenciennes.) 



SIGANUS CANALICULATUS (Mungo Park) 



Chaetodon canaliculatus Mungo Park, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, vol. 3, 1797, 



p. 33. Sumatra. 

 Amphacanthus canaliculatus Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 3, 



1852, p. 580 (Padang); Act. Soc. Ind. N^erland., vol. 3, No. 9, 1857-58, p. 



4 (Trussan, Sumatra).— Jouan, M6m. Soc. Imp. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg, vol. 



3, ser. 2, 1868, p. 267 (Hong Kong). 

 Teuthis canaliculata GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 3, 1861, p. 316 



(copied). 



