fishes of the South Pacific. 17 
Mugil cephalus Linneus. 
Two specimens of the common Polynesian mullet, Nos. 1532 
and 1523 B. M., from Tahiti. 
Two specimens, Nos. 1579* and 1598 B. M., from Raiatea, 
Cook Ids. 
One specimen, No. 2264 B. M., from Nukuhiva, Marquesas Ids. 
Two specimens, Nos. 1960 and 1962 B. M., from Shortland Id., 
Solomons. 
Famity AULOSTOMID. 
Aulostomus valentini (Bleeker). 
One specimen, a young, length 3 in., No. 1406 B. M., from 
Tahiti. 
Depth 20; head 3; eye 9; snout 4.50 in length; interorbital 
10.50 in head; caudal peduncle 2 in snout. 
Famity- FISTULARIIDA. 
Fistularia petimba Lacépéde. 
(Fistularia depressa Gunther). 
One specimen from Mangareva Id., No. 803 B. M. Length 
in. 
a One specimen, No. 1083 B. M., from Faté, New Hebrides. 
Color light brown, yellowish below, fins yellowish white. 
One specimen, No. 1226 B. M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. 
One specimen, No. 1582 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 
Seven specimens, Rarotonga, Cook Ids., Nos. 1944*, 1945*- 
1950 B. M. 
Two specimens, Nos. 2281-2282 B. M., from Nukuhiva, Mar- 
quesas Ids. 
Two specimens, Nos. 2487*-2488* B. M., from Makatea, Pau- 
motu Ids. 
Famity SYNGNATHIDZA. 
Corythroichthys waitei Jordan & Stark’s MS. 
Qne specimen, No. 1035 B. M., from. Faté, New Hebrides. 
The description of this species will appear in the report on the 
fishes of Samoa. 
Corythroichthys sealei Jordan & Stark’s MS. 
One specimen, No. 1033 B. M., from Faté, New Hebrides. 
The description of this species will appear in the report on the 
fishes of Samoa. 
Trachyrhamphus species. 
One specimen, No. 2283 B. M., from Marquesas Ids. This 
specimen is badly damaged, only the anterior half of the fish re- 
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