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Teuthis hexagonata Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 3, 1861, p. 320 (Fiji); 

 Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, vol. 2-3, Heft 5-6, 1874, p. 89 (Fiji and Samoa).— 

 Karoli, Termesz. Fuzetek, Budapest, vol. 5, 1881, p. 158 (Singapore). — 

 Meyer, An. Soc. Espanola, Hist. Nat. Madrid, vol. 14, 1885, p. 22 

 (Manado, Celebes; Rubi; New Guinea). — Elera, Cat. Fauna. Filipin., 

 vol. 1, 1895, p. 529 (Cebu), 



Siganiis hexagonata Sealb, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 5, No. 4, 1910, p. 284 

 (Sandakan, Borneo). 



Blue, with hexagonal golden dots standing densely together, cover- 

 ing head, body and vertical fins. 



East Indies, Philippines, Melanesia, Polynesia. 



30627 U.S.N.M. New Guinea. Austrahau Museum. Length 272 mm. Depth 

 2^4. Caudal deeply forked, lobes pointed. Ground color brown, with close- 

 set small round Spots all over trunk and on vertical fins, becoming very small 

 and numerous on rayed portions terminally. Spots on head larger and less 

 crowded than on trunk. 



62494 U.S.N.M. Apia, Samoa. Bureau of Fisheries. Three examples of similar 

 size to above, which appear to agree. 



SIGANUS GUTTATUS (Bloch) 



Chaetodon gutlatus Bloch, Naturg. Ausl. Fische, vol. 3, 1787, p. 55, pi. 196. 

 Japan. — Lichtenstein, Descript. Animal., 1844, p. 286 (Tonga and New 

 Caledonia). 



Aniphacanthus guttatus Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Foiss., vol. 10, 1835, p. 136 

 (no locality). — Bleeker, Verh. Batav. Genoot. (Madura), vol. 22, 1849, p. 

 5 (Kammal); Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 3, 1852, p. 53 (Singapore); 

 vol. 5, 1853, p. 154 (Macassar); vol. 6, 1854, p. 457 (Amboina); vol. 7, 1854, 

 p. 226 (Macassar); vol. 9, 1855, p. 282 (Macassar); vol. 10, 1856, p. 347 

 (Rio, Bintang); vol. 12, 1856, p. 193 (Ternate), p. 230 (Batu); vol. 13, 1857, 

 p. 56 (Kajeli, Buru), p. 372 (Sangi); vol. 15, 1858, p. 242 (Singapore); vol. 

 18, 1859, p. 361 (Blinju, Banka); vol. 19, 1859, p. 333 (KarangboUong, 

 Java); vol. 22, 1860, p. 113 (Buru); Verh. Batav. Genootsch. (Nal. Tchth. 

 Bengal), vol. 25, 1853, p. 48; Act. Soc. Sci. Ind. N^erland., vol. 1, No. 3, 

 1856, p. 4 (Manado), p. 8 (Macassar); vol. 3, No. 4, 1857-58, p. 3 (Manado, 

 Tanawanko); vol. 3, No. 5, 1857-58, p. 2 (Macassar); vol. 3, No. 9, 1857- 

 58, p. 2 (Padang, Sumatra), p. 4 (Trussan); No. 8, 1858-59, p. 2 (Manado, 

 Celebes). — Kner, Reise Novara, Fische, 1865, p. 207 (Java and Pujuipit). 



Teuthis guttata Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 3, 1861, p. 320 (com- 

 piled). — Bleeker, Verslag. en Mededeel. Kon. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam, 

 ser. 2, vol. 2, 1868, p. 291 (Rio, Bintang); Nederland. Tijds. Dierk., vol. 1, 

 1863, p. 240 (Obi). 



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

 1852, p. (53) 66. Singapore. 



Amphacanthus melanospilus Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 7, 

 1854, p. 431. Batavia. 



Depth 2}4 to 3 in total. Caudal emarginate. Reddish. Head 

 clouded with reddish-gray. Body, caudal and bases of dorsal and 

 anal densely spotted with reddish-brown. (Gunther.) 



Reaches 305 mm. according to Valenciennes. Possibly the imper- 

 fectly described Amphacanthus firmamentum Valenciennes'^ may 

 have been intended for this species. It is noticed as follows: 



"Hist. Nat. Polss., vol. 10, 1835, p. 142. Samarang. 



