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FIGURE 54. Melichthys niger, underwater photo in 12m (J. Randall).
Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Batistes aculeatus Smith and Swain, 1883.
Sufflamen bursa (Bloch and Schneider, 1801)
Batistes bursa Brock, Jones, and Helfrich,
1965.
*Sufflamen fraenatus (Latreille, 1804)
Numerous individuals observed by the
authors and others from Makati'i at depths of
60 to 186m. Also observed by Randall and
Lobel while diving with SCUBA in outer reef
areas at depths of 18 to 22 m.
Xanthichthys auromarginatus (Bennett, 1831)
Metichthys ringens (non Osbeck) Halstead
and Bunker, 1954. This triggerfish was ob-
served, videotaped, and photographed by the
authors and others from M akali'i in the depth
range of 85 to 147 ill (Figure 55). Observed by
Randall and Lobel while SCUBA diving out-
side the reef in 22 m. The genus was revised by
Randall, Matsuura, and Zama (1978).
FAMILY Monacanthidae (FILEFISHES)
Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1757)
Alutera scripta Brock, Jones, and Helfrich,
1965.
Cantherhines dumerilii (Hollard, 1854)
Amanses carolae (Jordan and McGregor),
as reported by Halstead and Bunker 1954.
Cantherhines sandwichiensis (Quoy and Gai-
mard, 1824)
As pointed out by Randall (1964), the speci-
men from Johnston Island reported as Mon-