Bulletin of the United States National Museum Volume . 7 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...the two dorsals nearly equals the length of the head. Ventrals midway between the base of the pectoral and the spinous dorsal. Anal commences before the soft dorsal; both emarginate behind. Shining golden, darker above, with longitudinal streaks along the series of scales. Locality: Harbor of Honolulu, Oahu. Very numerous. There seems to be very little difference between this species and Mugil dobula, Gthr. AULOSTOMHm AULOSTOMA CHINENSE, (L.) Schleg. No. 15371. Fistularia chinensis, Linn., Syst.-Nat. i, 1766, 515. Aulostoma chinensis, Lacep., Hist, des Poiss., v, 1803, 357. Aulostoma chinense, Schleg., Fann. Japou. Poiss., 1850, 320.--Bichardson, Eep. Ichth. Chin., Rep. 15th Meet. Brit. Assoc., 1846, 247.--Petebs, Arch. f. Naturg., 1855, i, 258.--Gunther, Cat. Fish., iii, 1861, 538. Polypterichthys valentini, Bleeker, Nat. Tyds. Ned. Ind., iv, 1853, Ternate, ii, 608. D. 10-27. A. 28. Brownish, with vertical bands along the sides of the body and snout; one or two of the bands on the snout oblique. Base of soft dorsal and anal fins black; a short black streak a little distance from the base anteriorly, more plainly visible on the dorsal than on the anal fin; on the former, another short streak above the first. A round black spot on the base of the ventrals, and one above and below on the caudal fin. Locality: Honolulu, Oahu. FISTULAKIim FISTULARIA SERRATA, Guv. No. 17988. Fistularia tabaccaria, var. Bloch, Naturg. Ansland, Fische, viii, 1794, 130, pi. 387, f. 2-3.--Bloch, Syst. Ichth., ed Schn., 1801, 114. Fistularia immaculata, Cuv., Eegne Anim., 1817.--Richardson's Ichth. Chin., Rep. 15th Meet. Brit. Assoc., 1846, 247.--Schleg. Faun. Japon. Poiss., 1850, 320.--Bleeker, Nat. Tyds. Ned. Ind., iii, 1852, Amh. & Cer., 281; Verh. Acad. Wet. Amsterd., Japan, ...