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240. Chsetodon unimaculatus Bloch. 



One specimen from Bacon (no. 3342; length 4 'in.). This specimen has a dusky wedge-shaped area 

 extending down from the black spot. 



Chsetodon unimaculatus Bloch. Ichth., pi. cci. fig. 1. East Indies; Giinther, Cat., ii. 11. 

 Tetragotioptrus (Lepidochxtodon) unimaculatus, Bleeker, Atlas, ix, 45, pi. ccclxxv, fig. .5. 



241. Taurichthys varius Cuvier & Valenciennes. 



One large specimen from Bacon (no. 3336; length 5.56 in.). 



Taurichthys varius Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vn. 111 (148), pi. 181. 1831. no locality given. 

 Heniochus rarius, Giinther Cat., Ti, 41 (Molucca Sea; Ambo.vna). 



242. Heniochus acuminatus (Linnseus). Painpanon. 



One specimen from Bacon (no. 3437: length 4.25 in.), and 3 young from Sa:i Fabian (no. .3771; length 2 in.). 



Chsetodon acuminatus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, 272, 1758, Indies. 



Chsetodon macrolepidotus Linna?us, Syst. Nat., cd. x, 274, 1758: after Artedi. 



Htnioihus macroleptdotus, Giinther, Cat., n, 39 (Ceylon: Araboyna; Port Essington: Australia). 



Taurichthys macrolepidotus, Bleeker, Atlas, ix, 29, pi. cccLXvn, fig. 1. (Misprinted microlepidalus on plate.) 



Heniochus acuminatus, Jordan & Evermann. Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., xxm. pt. 1, 1903 (1905), 376, pi. LV (Honolulu). 



Family PL.\TACIU.4i. 

 243. Platax orbicularis (Forsk&l). Eitmg. 



Two fine adults from -Jolo (no. 4158 and 4159; length 6 and 6.5 in.). Anterior dorsal and anal lavs 

 greatly produced, those of dorsal exceeding total length of fish; ventrals very long, equaling length of (ish to 

 base of caudal. 



Chsetodon orbicularis ForskAl. Descr. Anim., 59. 1779, Red Sea. 

 Chsetodon resperlilio Bloch. Ichth., vi, 49, pi. cxcix, fig. 2. 1797. 

 Platax vespertilio. Day, Fishes India, 23fi. pi. Li, fig. 5; Bleeker, Atlas, ix, 74. pi. cccLXXix, fig. 1, and pi. cccLXXX, figs. 2 



and 3. 

 Platax orbicularis, Giinther, Cat., n, 490 (Port Essington). 



Family EPHIPPID^. 



244. Ephippus argus (Gmehn). Pinj^ao (young): Saramnllefa. 



Three specimens from Bacon (no. 40S7 to 40S9: length 5.5 to 6.75 in.), and 7 young from San Fabian 

 (no. 3988, length 2 to 2..55 in.). 



Chxtodon argus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., 1248, 1788, Indies. 



Scatophagus argus, Giinther, Cat., ii, 58 many localities; Day, Fishes India, 114, pi. xxix. fig. 3. 



Family ,\C.\NTHUB1D.€. 



245. Hepatus celebicus (Bleeker). 



One specimen from Bulan (no. 4122; length 6.75 in.). White ring obsolete. 

 Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. ind., ui, 1S52, 7(il, Celebes; Giinther. Cat., ni. 339. 



246. Ctenochsetus striatus (Quoy &Gaimard). Saliao. 



Two specimens from Zamboanga (no. 4120 and 4121; length 8.2 and 9.5 in.). - 



Acanthurus striatus Quoy & Gaimard, Voy. I'ranie, Zool., 373, pi. 63, fig. 3, 1824. Guam; Giinther, Cat., ni, 334. 

 Ctenochsetus striatus, Jordan & Evermann, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., xxiii, pt. 1, 1903 (1905), 398 (Hilo; Honolulu; Kailua). 



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