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Another specimen from Apia was brownish black; cheek grayish with blue-black spots, forming 

 streaks below; side with a few blackish streaks and blue spots; middle line of belly darker; dorsal 

 and anal dusky at base; caudal all black, the fins otherwise colorless. 



1315. Canthigaster epilamprus (Jenkins). Hawaii. 



1316. Canthigpaster oahueusis (Jenkins). Hawaii. 



This species is found in the reefs about Hcmolulu, where it is aiiparently rare. It is one of the 

 deep-bodied species, like Canthigaster psegma. 



1317. Cauthigaster cinctus (Solander). Tahiti; Samoa; New Guinea (Macleay); Hawaii; East 



Indies. 

 T< haodon ciroHoni Cnvier, Regne .\nlm., ed. ii, 1827, no description. 



Trlmod07i cinctus Solander, Richardson Voy. Samarang, 19, 20, 1S50, Tahiti; on a drawing l;y Solander. 

 TropidiclUhya valentiiU Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Ind., iv, 130, 1853. Amboina. 

 Tropidickihys valeniini Bleeker, 3de Bijdr. Amboina, 130, Amboina. 

 PsUonotus valeniini Bleeker, Atlas, Gymnodontidae. v, 80, tab. ccvin, fig. 1. 

 Tetmodon rnlentiniGunXhet, Cat., vin, 305. 

 IJiilacanthus balistx/ormis Gronow, Cat. Fish, ed. Gray, 1854, 25. 

 Trlraodim coronatiis \"aillant & Sauvage, Ann. Mus. 1S75, 285, Hawaii. 

 This species, distinguished at once by two blackish cross-bars, was seen by us at Hawaii only. The 

 species called cnronatus is certainly the cinctus of Solander. 



Telriiodnii ciiiclHs is described as studded above with small round dots, which are also found on the 

 caudal fin. Besides these there are two oblique black bars which embrace the fore part of the belly, 

 the interval between them light yellow; traces of other dark bars appear behind. 



It is evidently identical with Canthigaster coromtlus. Dr. Gilbert's single specimen of the latter 

 from Hawaii agrees perfectly with Giinther's description of Canthiganter valeniini. Bleeker's figure, 

 however, differs in showing blue streaks on the head, the posterior far less developed, and the caudal 

 tin unspotted, the black stripes on its lower and upper margins less plain than in coronatm. 



Bleeker's description fits well the specimen obtained in Hawaii by Dr. Gilbert, and there seems no 

 reason for doubting the identity of C. cinctus and C. coronatus with the East Indian form, Canthigaster 

 ralenliui. The name cinctus has priority. 



1318. Canthigaster compressus (Proce). Fate (Seale); East Indies. 

 T'traodon slriolatus Quoy & Gaimard.) 



1319. Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker). New Guinea (JIacleay); East Indies. 



Family DI0D0.\T1D.-E. 

 DIODON LinnsBus. 



1320. Diodon hystrix Linnwus. Taulu. Samoa; Hawaii; Tahiti; Guam; Johnston I.; New 



Guinea; all warm seas. 

 Occasionally taken in Samoa. We have 2 specimens. 



1321. Diodon holacanthus Linnaeus. Laysan (Steindachner, Denks. .\k. Wiss. Wien 1900, o\S, 



as Diodon se.vmacalatus) ; warm seas. 

 Tliis species may be the young of the preceding. 



1322. Diodon nudifrons Jenkins. Hawaii. 



CHILOMYCTERUS Bibron 



1323. Chilomycterus affinis Giinther. Hawaii; Lower California; Galapagos Is.; Japan. 



Family MOLID.-E. 



RANZANIA Nardo. 



1324. Banzania makua Jenkins. Hawaii; Japan. 



