Siganus rostratus (Valenciennes). 7. 
Head 4; depth 2 7/8; D. (I) XIII, 10, 13 A. VII, 9, 4; 
snout 2 1/3 in head; eye 3.1/5; maxillary 3 2/3; interorbital 
3 1/3; head width 21/10, Scales small, of usual pattern, cir- 
cull 38 to 40. Caudal deeply forked. Color in alcohol hair- 
brown on back to pale dray-gray and whitish below, Upper sur- 
face of head obscurely vermiculated with slightly darker brown 
than general color, Traces of very obscure mottling, of slightly 
darker, on back, Iris dull brown, Spinous dorsal and anal pale, 
blotched medianly with deep brownish. Ventral whitish, with large 
deep brown blotches, Ventral and anal spines burnished with white, 
Length 203 mm. Fiji, 
