Fiskcs of the South Pacific. 17 



Mugil cephalus Linnaeus. 



Two specimens of the common Polynesian mullet, Xos. 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. i960 and 1962 B. M., from Shortland Id., 

 Solomons. 



Family AUI^OSTOMID^E. 



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. 



Family FISTULARIID^. 



Fistularia petimba Lacepede. 

 'Fistularia depressa (Tiiiither). 



One specimen from Mangareva Id., No. S03 B. M. Length 

 37 in- 



One specimen, No. 10S3 B. M., from Fate, 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. 24S 7 -2 4 ^s* B. M., from Makatea, Pau- 

 motu Ids. 



Family SYNGNATHID^E. 



Corythroichthys waitei Jordan & Stark's MS. 



One specimen, No. 1035 B. M., from Fate, 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 Fate, New Hebrides. 

 The description of this species will appear in the report on the 

 fishes of .Samoa. 



Trachyrhamphus species. 



One specimen, No. 22S3 B. M., from Marquesas Ids. This 

 specimen is badly damaged, only the anterior half of the fish re- 

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