110 to 134 mm, One from Hawaiian Islands. Two without 
locality, probably Hawaiien? 
We have compared the above with the types of Tetraodon 
florealis Cope and the latter synonymous as suggested by 
Gunther. With its somewhat falcate dorsal and anal, and 
keel along the lower side of the caudal peduncle, this spe- 
cies falls with Lagocephalus. 
Spheroides hamiltoni (Richardson). 
Head 2 4/5; depth 4 to 4 1/5; D. 444, 73 A. 14, 5s 
P, 1, 133 snout 2 2/5 to 3 in head; eye 4 1/8 to 4 4/5; inter- 
orbital 4 3/4 to 4 4/53 head width 11/4. Interorbital, occi- 
put, front predorsal and abdomen prickly, rest of body anda 
upper surface mouse-gray, thickly spotted with deep mouse-gray, 
and amller spots in interorbital, Darker dark blotches form 
bounderies along upper portion of side. Fins like general 
color of back. Lower surface of body whitish, Length 88 to 
115 mm. Two from Sydney, end doubtless a third, which erro- 
neously(?) labeled "Sandwich Islands", 
Our material agrees with Richardson's figure of Tetrodon 
heed atenso 
SO C—O Re Ee OR NR Bae 
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Voy. Erebus and Terror, Ich,,1844, Pl. 39, figs. 10-11, 
