THE FISHES OF SAMOA. 



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270. Cypsilurus olig-olepis Bleeker. Shortland I. (Seale); East Indies. 



271. Cypsilurus simus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Hawaii. Very abundant. 



272. Cypsilurus bahiensis (Ranzani). Hawaii, abundant; Atlantic; Panama region. 



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



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



275. Cypsilurus longibarba (De Vis). New Britain. 



Exoaxtus longibarba De Vis, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 1884, 454, New Britain; very young. 



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

 JExocoetus robuslus Giinther, Cat., vr, 289, 186(5, Australia. 



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

 mate of the steamship Sierra, in the open sea south of Samoa. The species has black, white-ban. led 

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



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Fig. 16. — Cypsilurus katoptron (Bleeker). 



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



Family AULOSTOMID£. 



AULOSTOMUS Cuvier. 



278. Aulostomus valentini (Bleeker). Taotilo. Hawaii; Samoa; Tahita; Paumotu Is.; Johnston 



I.; Aneiteum; East Indies; Japan. 

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

 example from Apia. 



Family FISTULARIID^E. 



FISTULARIA Linnaeus. 



279. Fistularia petimba Laccpede. Fiji; Guam; Hawaii; Samoa; New Guinea; New. Britain: 



Necker I.; Mangareva; New Hebrides; Solomon Is.; Makatea; Rarotonga: Raiatea; Easl 

 Indies. 



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

 Samoa. 



280. Fistularia serrata Cuvier. Hawaii; New Guinea; East Indies; Japan. 



