FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 323 



One example (D. 5598). October 12, 1909. Length 24 mm. 



Three examples. Apia, Samoa. Bureau of Fisheries. Length 77 to 210 mm. 

 As Siganus rostratus. 



32735 U.S.N.M. Indian Archipelago. Leiden Museum. Length 111 mm. 



-52352 U.S.N.M. Apia, Samoa. Bureau of Fisheries. Four examples. Length 

 73 to 260 mm. 



57952 U.S.N.M. Zamboanga. Dr. E. A. Mearns. Three hundred and thirty- 

 four examples. Length 20 to 26 mm. 



71588 U.S.N.M. Nafa, Okinawa, Riu Kiu Islands. Twenty-three examples. 

 Length 45 to 58 mm. Albatross collection, 1906. As Siganus tetrazonus. 



71920 U.S.N.M. Nafa. Albatross collection. Length 167 mm. 



72009 U.S.N.M. Japan. Bureau of Fisheries. Two examples. Length 82 mm. 



82911 U.S.N.M. Fiji. Wilkes Exploring Expedition. Length 85 to 150 mm. 

 Four examples. 



83255 U.S.N.M. No locality. Wilkes Exploring Expedition. 



SIGANUS RIVULATUS (Forskil) 



Scarus rivulat^is Forskal, Descript. Animal., 1775, pp. x, 25. Arabia. 



Scarus siganus Forskal, Descript. Animal., 1775, p. 25. Arabia. (Alter- 

 nate name for Scarus rivulatus). — Bonnaterre, Tabl. Ichth., 1788, p. 94 

 (Red Sea). 



Amphacanthus siga7ius RtJPPELL, Atlas Reise nordl. Afrika, Fische, 1828, p. 

 44, pi. 11, fig. 1 (Tor); Neue Wirbelth., Fische, 1835, p. 130.— Valen- 

 ciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 10, 1835, p. 152 (Suez, Tor, Massuah). — 

 Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 327 (Bima, Siau). 



Amphacanthus sigan Klunzinger, Verh. zool. bot. Ges. Wien, vol. 21, 1871, 

 p. 502 (Red Sea). 



Teuthis sigana Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 3, 1861, p. 322 (copied). 



Teuthis sigan Klunzinger, Fische Roth. Meer., 1884, p. 75. 



Amphacanthus nebulosus QuoY and Gaimard, Voy. Uranie, Zool., Jan. 29- 

 May 26, 1925, p. 370. Sydney Bay, Port Jackson. — Valenciennes, Hist. 

 Nat. Poiss., vol. 10, 1835, p. 164 (Timor, Mariannes, Port Jackson). — 

 Whitley, Rec. Australian Mus., vol. 16, No. 4, March 28, 1928, p. 232 

 (Queensland; New South Wales; types of Siganus consobrinus) . 



Teuthis nebulosa Gijnther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 3, 1861, p. 321 (Sydney, 

 t3'pe of Amphacanthus gijmnopareius, Australia). — Playpair, Fishes of Zan- 

 zibar, 1865, p. 51, pi. 10, fig. 3 (Aden, Zanzibar, Johanna Island). — GtJN- 

 ther, Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London, vol. 168, 1879, p. 470 (Rodriguez). — 

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

 Celebes; Kordo Mysore). — Elera, Cat. Fauna Filipin., vol. 1, 1895, p. 529 

 (Luzon, Manila, Cebu). — Regan, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, vol. 16, 

 pt. 2, 1905, p. 330 (Persian Gulf). — Gilchrist and Thompson, Ann. South 

 African Mus., vol. 11, pt. 2, 1911 p. 37 (Natal). 



Siganus nebulosus Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1925, p. 253 

 (Delagoa Bay). — Barnard, Ann. South Afric. Mus., vol. 21, pt. 2, Oct. 

 1927, p. 785 (East London, Natal, Delagoa Bay). 



Amphacanthus maculosus QuoY and Gaimard, Voy. Uranie, Zool., Jan. 29- 

 May 26, 1825, p. 370. Sydney Bay, Port Jackson. 



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

 p. 143. Mauritius. — Sauvage, Hist. Nat. Madagascar, Poiss., 1891, 

 p. 288, pi. 35, fig. 7 (type). 



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

 p. 163. Mauritius. 



Amphacanthus gymnopareius Richardson, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., London 

 vol. 11, 1843, p. 174. Port Essington. 



