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270. Cypsilurus oligolepis Bleeker. Shortland I. (Seale); East Indie.«. 



271. Cypsilurus simus (C'uvier & Valenciennes). Hawaii. Very abundant. 



272. Cypsilurus bahiensis (Ranzani). Hawaii, abundant: Atlantic; I'anama region. 



273. Cypsilurus uaresi (Giinther). Fiji; New Hebrides. 



274. Cypsilurus solandri (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Tahiti; Seychelles. 



275. Cypsilurus long-ibarba (De Vis). New- Britain. 



Erucirlus lumiiharba Do Vis, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 1884, 4.54. New Britain; very young. 



276. Cypsilurus katoptron (Bleeker). Seas south of Samoa; .\ustralia; East Indies. 

 Kmcoetus robustus Gunther, Cat., vi, 289. 1866, Australia. 



A specimen of this species agreeing well with Bleeker's figure was taken by Mr. Lundin, then 

 mate of the steamship Skrra, in the open sea south of Samoa. The species has black, white-banded 

 pectorals, much as in Cypsilurus specuUger, but the dorsal rays are more numerous (14). 



Fig. IS.—Ci/iisilurus kninptron (Bleeker). 



277. Cypsilurus arcticeps (Uiinther). New Guinea (Macleay ); China. 



Family .M'L()ST0M11).4-:. 

 AULOSTOMUS Cuvier. 



278. Aulostomus valentini (Bleeker). Taolilo. Hawaii; Samoa; Tahita; Pauniotu Is.; Johnston 



I.; Aneiteum; East Indies; Japan. 

 This common East Indian species is occasionally taken in Samoa as in Hawaii. We have one 

 example from Apia. 



Family FISTUURlIU.i. 



FISTULARIA LinnEeu8. 



279. Fistularia petimba Laccpcde. Fiji; (iuam; Hawaii; Samoa; New Guinea; New Britain; 



Necker I.; Mangareva; New Heljrides; Solomon Is.; Makatea; Rarotonga; Eaiatea; East 



Indies. 

 This .species is common throughout the South Seas. We have a few examples from the shores at 

 Samoa. 



280. Fistularia serrata Cuv 



Hawaii; New Guinea; East Indies; Japai 



