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longest doi-sal ray 1.75; longest anal ray L5: length of pectoral 2. Teeth very strong, the front ones conic; 

 dermal plates strong and rough, 29 from gill-opening to base of caudal; preocular groove distinct. 



Balislcs flaiinumjinalus Riippell, .\tlas, Flsche. ;f3, 1828, Red Sea; r.Unthcr, Cat., vni, 223 (Red Sea; Amboyna). 

 Balistes {I'scudohalisles) fldiimargmalus. Sleeker. Atlas, v. li;!. pi. ccx.xiv, flg. 3. 



256. Balistapus undulatus (Mungo Park). 



Nine specimens from Bacon (no. 3374, 337.5, 3438, 3431), 3004, 40.5S to 4000, and 4123; length 4,75 to 6.5 



in.). 



Bulislcs undulalus Miingo Park, Tr.^ns. Linn. Soe. Loncl.,ni, 1797, 37, Sumatra; Gunthor, Cat., vin,226(Red Sea; Zanzibar; 



Molnccfis; Sumatra; Amboyna; Ceram; Zebu, Philippines; China; Japan). 

 Balisirs (niilisldiius) linealus Bleekor, Atlas, v, 118, pi. ccxxix, fig. 2. 



257. Balistapus aculeatus (Linnieu.s). Piir/iit. 



Nine specimens from Bacon (no. 3307. 330S, 33SS, 33S9, 3433 to 3435, 11 IS and 4119; length 3.5 to 6.5 in.), 

 and 2 from Zaruboanga (no. 3364 and 3373). 



Balisles aculeatus Linnjeus. Syst. Nat., ed. X, 328, India; Giinther, Cat., vni, 223 (He de France; Island of Johanna; Zanzi- 

 bar; Moliiocas; .Vinlinyna; China Seas; Fiji; Micronesia; Seychelles; Mauritius). 

 Balistainisacukalus. Jordan i Evermann, Bull. U. S. Fi.sh Comm., xxill. 1903 (19(15i, 414. pi. LXU. 



Family MONACANTHID.t. 

 258. Monacanthus chinensis (Bloch). 



Three specimens from Bnlan (no. 3259, .3260, and 4140; length 5 to 6.5 in.). 



Balisirs chinensis Bloch. Ichth.. v. 24. pi. CLU, Bg. 1, 1797, Brazil aad China, 



Monacanthus chinensis, Giinther, Cat., vni, 230 (North China; Pinang; Singapore; Shanghaii; Bleeker, .Vtlas, v, 125, pi. 

 CCXXH, fig. 2. 



259. Monacanthus macrurus BIceker. Biirujaonci. 



due line specimen from .loin (no. .3693; length 7.5 in.), and one from Bacon (no. 3676; length .5.55 in.). 

 These specimens show traces of dark bands at base of anal. 



Monacanthus macrurus Bleeker. Nat. Tijds. Ned. Ind.. xn, 22(1, 1S,57, Nias; Giinther, Cat., vill, 247, 187U. 

 PscudoinonncaJllhus macrurus Bleeker. .Vtlas. v. 134, pi. rcxxvill. (ig. 2. 



260. Osbeckia scripta (Osbeck) . Saniarcin/i. 



Three specimens from .Jolo (no. 3313 to 3315; length 4.5 to S.2 in.). Color iu spirits, yellomsh with 

 brown spots and reticulations; caudal 2.5 in length. 



These specimens dilTer from typical examples of 0. scripta in having the dorsal spine very short, its length 

 being less than diameter of eye. They may represent an undescribed species, the describing of which we 

 defer until additional material can be examined. 



Batistes scriptus Osbeck, Reise nack Ostindien und China, 1, 144, 1705, China Seas. 



Balistes nionoceros scriptus, Gmelin. Syst. Nat., 1403. 1788; after Osbeck. 



Monacanthus scriptus, Giinther, Cit., viu, 252. 



Osttcclaa .icriola, Jordan & Evermann, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., xxiii, li.KJ3 (19U5), 422, flg. 184 (Honolulu). 



Family TETRAODONTlDiE. 

 261. Lagocephalus hypselogeneion (Bleeker). 



Thi-ee specimens from Bulan (no. 4023 to 4025; length 3.5 to 3.75 in.). 



These examples have the fold of skin on lower posterior portion of sidi' and tail well developed; caudal 

 lunate and banded with numerous tine vertical lines; cheek with 5 subvertical bars of lirown; upper half of 

 body with numerous whitish spots. These seem to resemble Day's figure iu every respect. 



Triraodon hypsclogrneion Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Ind.. ni, :iOO. 1.8,V2, Amboyna, Wahai. 

 Trirodon hijpselogenion. Giinther, Cat., vin, 277; Day, Fishes India, 702, pi. CLXXxm. fig. 5. 



