Fishes of the South Pacific. 69 
One specimen, No. 1068 B. M. from Faté, New Hebrides. 
Four specimens, Nos. 1133, 1134, 1135 and 1241 B.M., from 
Shortland Id., Solomons. 
Siganus striolatus (Giinther). 
One specimen, No. 1600 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 
Siganus vermicuiatus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 
One specimen, No. 1277 B. M., Shortland Id., Solomons. 
Siganus doliatus (Cuvier). 
One specimen, No. 926 B. M., from Faté, New Hebrides. 
Siganus shortlandensis Seale, new species.. 
Depth 2.10; head 2.60; eye 3 in head; interorbital equal to 
eee XT, 10; A. VIIyO. 
Body compressed, oblong, covered with fine scales; tail not 
armed; mouth moderate in size; a single row of fixed, sharp-pointed 
teeth, slightly flattened, 25 on each side; a decided convexity in 
the profile just in front of the eye; depth of caudal peduncle about 
equal to its length which is equal to the eye; the last dorsal spine 
is the longest, 2 in head, the second dorsal spine is equal to eye; 
the soft rays of both dorsal and anal are longer than the spines; 
pectoral 1.16 in head; ventrals 1.75 in head; base of anal 1.75 in 
base of dorsal; caudal is rather deeply emarginate, the middle ray 
1.50 in the outer. 
Color in life, bluish with yellow reticulating lines and dots, 
the lines are one-half as wide as the distal end of the maxillary; 
blue and yellow lines alternating on the cheeks; spinous dorsal 
and spinous anal with a yellowish wash; soft dorsal, soft anal and 
caudal with small brown dots. 
Color in spirits is a dusky brown, the markings scarcely show- 
ing, the caudal, soft dorsal and anal are blackish, pectorals and 
ventrals have a bluish wash. 
One specimen, No. 1276 (Fig. 17) B. M., from Shortland Id., 
Solomons. 
Siganus zoniceps Seale, new species. 
Wepth’ 2:50; tead.3.85° eye 3:75; interorbital equal to eye; 
Euout 2 in head; D: xi, 10; A. VII, 9. 
Body oblong, compressed, with fine scales, no spine on caudal 
peduncle, no spine on tail; a single row of fine, sharp-pointed 
teeth in jaws, about 26 on each side; width of the upper lip at 
centre equal to pupil, its distal end 1.50 in pupil; profile not very 
convex in front of eye; depth of caudal peduncle 1.50 in its length; 
the fifth dorsal spine is the longest, 2.10 in head; second dorsal 
spine fully a third longer than width of eye; base of anal 1.70 in 
