rather strong short prickles. Caudal peduncle largely 
smooth, Color in alcohol dull hair-brown, fading pale 
below, About 2O narrow darker longitudinal lines, those 
on back closer, oblique on cheeks. Fins all dull uniform 
brown, hang o19 es Ry shone Vparteh a. roplin 2 I a 
ke ela ee 
The ebeve erees with a Samoan example in the Academy, 
except the latter much rougher or with spines a little long- 
er, In the same collection we also compared a Sumatran exam- 
ple 232 mm, long, When freshly received in arrack it was 
blackish-brown above, deep elong edges and hind margin of cau- 
dal. Lower surface soiled or dirty brown. Dorsal, anal and 
pectoral dusky, Lips cream-white. [Iris dull slety. Perito- 
neum whitish, with minute brownish dots, 
Tetrodon meleagris Lacepe ede. Pay ° 
Head 2 3/4. to 2 4/5; depth (ules Woltadecd) about 2 2/5 
to 24/5; D. 1, 8 or 93 A. 1, 9 to 11; P. 1, 17; snout 1 7/8 
to 21/10 in head; eye 6 to 7; interorbital 2 to 2 1/4; level: 
head width 1 to 21/4. Body and fins finely prickly most 
everywhere, except smooth caudal peduncle, Color in alcohol 
nearly brussels brown, marked everywhere with small pale to 
whitish round spots, mostly smaller than pupil, and smaller 
on back, On fins spots extend to caudal edge, though borders 
of dorsal and anal narrowly brown, that of anal narrowly brown, 
that of pectoral broadly sof Length 128 to225 mm, Two from 
Oahu, and another without definite locelity likely from Poly- 
nesia, 
We have compared the type of Arothron ophrys Cope, in the 
Academy, and feel convinced it is the adult. 
