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Teuthis canaliculatus Fowler, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, ser. 2, 

 vol. 12, 1904, p. 546 (Padang). 



Siganus canaliculatus Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1927, 

 p. 287 (Orani, Orion, Bacon, San Fabian, Philippines). 



^mp/tacani/ms ?narsrani;/erus Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 10, 1835, 

 p. 145. Amboina, Vanicolo. — Schlegel and Miiller, Verh. Nat. Ges. 

 Nederland. Zool., 1839-44, p. 10 (Vanikoro). — Richardson, Ichth. China 

 Japan, 1846, p. 243 (Canton). — Bleeker, Journ. Indian Arch., vol. 2, 1848, 

 p. 638 (Bima, Sumbawa); Verh. Batav. Genoot. (Nal. Ichth. Japan), vol. 

 25, 1853, p. 15; Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 13, 1856, p. 193 (Ternate), 

 p. 334 (Batavia, Biliton, Bali, Batu, Celebes, Ternate); vol. 15, 1858, p. 

 200 (Coram Island), p. 242 (Singapore); vol. 17, 1858-59, p. 130 (Atapoe- 

 poe, Timor); vol. 20, 1859-60. p. 141 (Badjoa, Boni); Act. Soc. Sci. Ind. 

 N^erland., vol. 1, No. 5, 1856, p. 6 (Amboina); vol. 3, No. 3, 1857-58, p. 3 

 (Kiosio), p. 6 (Japan). 



Amphacanthus margaritifer Bleeker, Act. Soc. Sci. Ind. N^erland., vol. 1, 

 No. 3, 1856, p. 4 (Manado). 



Teuthis 7nargaritifera Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Miis., vol. 3, 1861, p. 317 

 (East Indies). — Bleeker, Nederland. Tijds. Dierk., vol. 1, 1863, p. 254 

 (Wahai, Ceram), p. 270 (Atapupu, Timor). — Day, Fishes of India, pt. 1, 

 1875, p. 167, pi. 40, fig. 5. — Karoli, Termesz. Fiizetek, Budapest, vol. 5, 

 1881, p. 158 (Singapore). — Meyer, An. Soc. Espanola, Hist. Nat. Madrid, 

 vol. 4, 1885, p. 22 (Manado, Celebes). — Day, Fauna Brit. India, vol. 2, 

 1889, p. 90.— Elera, Cat. Fauna FUipin., vol. 1, 1895, p. 529 (Cebu). 



Theutis margaritifera Steindachner, Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, vol. 60, 

 Heft 1, 1870, p. 565 (Singapore). 



Siganus fuscescens (not Houttuyn) EvBRMANNand Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., 

 vol. 26, 1906 (1907), p. 90 (Bacon and San Fabian). — Fowler, Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1918, p. 69 (Philippines, Bacon); Copeia, No. 58, 

 June 18, 1918, p. 64 (Philippines). 



Resembles Siganus punctatissimus in its general color pattern but 

 the light dots not so numerous and the body more elongate. 



Seychelles, India, East Indies, Melanesia, China, Japan. Mungo 

 Park's original account describes the color as greenish yellow above 

 with white dots. Gunther, quoting Bleeker, gives the forehead and 

 snout with transverse blue streaks, which may be some other species. 



SIGANUS PUNCTATUS (Schneider) 



Amphacanthus pimctatus Schneider, Syst. Ichth. Bloch, 1801, p. 210. Pacific 

 Ocean [Tonga and New Caledonia] (on Forster). — Valenciennes, Hist. 

 Nat. Poiss., vol. 10, 1835, p. 146 (Pacific Ocean). 



Siganus punctatus Jordan and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fish., vol. 25, 1905 (1906), 

 p. 360 (Apia and Pago Pago). — Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 42, 

 1912, p. 511 (Okinawa). 



Harp ir us inermis (Forster) Lichtenstein, Descript. Animal., 1844, p. 286. 

 Nanock Island, New Caledonia. 



Amphacanthus hexagonatus Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 6, 

 1854, p. 518. Cocos Keeling Islands; vol. 7, 1854, p. (38) 41 (Cocos); vol. 

 8, 1855, p. 445 (Cocos); vol. 9, 1855, p. 114 (Sumbawa); vol. 20, 1859-60, 

 p, 331 (Amboina); Verslag. en Mededeel. Kon. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam, 

 vol. 12, 1861, p. 31 (Singapore). — Kner, Reise Novara, Fische, 1865, p. 207 

 (Sydney).— Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 328 (Sailus- 

 ketjil, Gisser, Saleyer, Rotti). 



