FISHES OF THE PHHjIPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 319 



56283 U.S.N.M. Iloilo, Philippines. G. A. Lung. Two examples. Length 60 



to 71 mm. As Siganus oramin. 

 57555 U.S.N.M. Japan. P. L. Jouy. Length 200 mm. 

 59695 U.S.N.M. Kagoshima. Dr. H. M. Smith. Two examples. Length 138 



to 140 mm. 

 59959 U.S.N.M. Clarence River. D. G. Stead. Length 245 mm. As Sigamcs 



nebulosus. 

 66033 U.S.N.M. Suva, Fiji. Albatross collection. Length 55 mm. As Siganus 



rostratus. 

 70999 U.S.N.M. Shinizu, Japan. Albatross collection. Six examples. Length 



90 to 148 mm. 

 71130 U.S.N.M. Tokyo market. Albatross collection. Length 235 mm. 

 75907 U.S.N.M. Borneo. H. C. Raven. Length 233 mm. 



SIGANUS LURIDUS (Ruppell) 



Amphacanthus luridus (Ehrenberg) RtJppELL, Atlas Reise nordl. Afrika, 



Fische, 1828, p. 45. Tor, Red Sea. — Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., 



vol. 10, 1835, p. 150 (Massuah). — Guichenot, Notes I. Reunion, vol. 2, 



1862, p. 27. — Kner, Reise Novara, Fische, 1865, p. 207 (Nicobars). — 



Klunzinger, Verh. zool. bot. Ges. Wien, vol. 21, 1871, p. 503 (Koseir, 



Red Sea). 



Tenthis lurida GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 3, 1861, p. 321 (Red 



Sea). — Klunzinger, Fische Roth. Meer, 1884, p. 75. — Meyer, An. Soc. 



Espaiiola, Hist. Nat. Madrid, vol. 14, 1885, p. 22 (Cebu). — Elera, Cat. 



Fauna FiUpin., vol. 1, 1895, p. 529 (Cebu). — Steindachner, Denkschr. 



Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Kl., vol. 71, 1907, p. 140 (Makall, 



South Arabia). 



Differs from Siganus Juscescens in color. According to Klunzinger 



this is greenish, dark above. Yellowish longitudinal line on lower 



half of head and body, which diffusely marbled with dark spots and 



oblique bands. Fins dark, dorsal rays yellow. Caudal v/ith vertical 



rov/s of dark spots. Pectoral greenish yellow. 



Red Sea and Nicobars. Listed by Elera from Cebu. 



SIGANUS ARGENTEUS (Quoy and Gaimard) 



Amphacanthus argenteus Quoy and Gaimard, Voy. Uranie, Zool., 1825, p. 



368, pi. 62, fig. 3. Mariannes, Guam. — Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss. 



vol. 10, 1835, p. 161 (Mariannes, Guam).— Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57' 



Fische, 1913, p. 330 (Biaru Island). 

 Texithis argentea Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 3, 1S61, p. 322 



(Mariannes); Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, vol. 2-3, Heft 5-6, 1874, p. 90 



(locality?).— Elera, Cat. Fauna Filipin., vol. 1. 1895, p. 531 (Luzon, 



Batangas, Nasugbu). 



Depth 4 in total. Silvery, back brownish. Originally described 

 from an example 54 mm. long. 

 82913 U.S.N.M. Fiji. Wilkes Exploring Expedition. Length 55 mm. 



siganus LINEATUS (Valenciennes) 



Amphacanthus ZineaiMs Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 10, 1835, p. 130, 

 pi. 286. Vanicolo and New Guinea. — Whitley, Records Austral. Mus., 

 vol. 16, No. 4, March 28, 1928, p. 231 (Moreton Bay, type of Teuthis flava 

 and Siganus aurolineatus, Murray Island, Thursday Island, Pellew Group 

 Cape Wessel; Vanikoro). 



