SIGANIDAE. 
Siganus marmoratus (Quoy and Gaimard). 
Head 3 3/4 to 3 7/8; depth 2 1/2 to 2 2/33 D. (I) XIII, 
10, S35 hh. VEly BS, 44 ehout 2 1/2 to 2 2/3 in head; eye 2 1/2 
to 23/4 in head; emaxtll¢ryt3 1/5/to 3 2/5; interorbital 
31/3 to 3 2/5; head width 1 7/8. Cheek scales in 6 to 9 rows, 
indistinct in young. Caudal moderately emerginate behind, Color 
in alcohol umber-brown on back and upper surfaces, fading smoke- 
gray or whitish below. Body everywhere with pale or whitish 
vermiculate lines, quite variable, numerous or rather sparse, 
also variably broken or incomplete. Some extend on caudal ba- 
sally. Fins brownish, outer portion of spinous dorsal mottled 
with darker. Length 85 to 150 mm, Four from Fiji and one 
without locality, | 
Amphacanthis marmoratus Quay and Gaimard@°° is figured 
without cheek scales, caudal moderately emarginate, dorsal, 
anal and ventral unicolor, markings similar, fine and largely 
disposed longitudinally, below, none on head, Gunther's rather 
crude figure of Teuthis striolata’> largely agrees. 
Amphacanthus punctatus Schneider is identified as the earl- 
iest name for Siganus hexagonatus Bleeker, by Jordan and Seale, 
though later questioned by Weber. 
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Voy.Uranie,1825,-.367,?1.62,figs.1-2. Guam, 
BOL 
Journ.Mus.Godeffroy,vol.2,heft 243,1874,p.89,41.59 A. 
