78 Smith and Scale Fishes from the Island of Mindanao, 



18. Lutiunus malabaricus (Bleeker). 



Three specimens, length, 8.75 to 14,50 inches. Head, 2.50; depth, 2.45 

 without caudal ; dorsal, xi, 14; anal, iii, 8 ; scales in lateral line, 52; no 

 lingual teeth ; caudal truncate ; notch of preopercle shallow but wide and 

 distinct, knob distinct; pectorals long, extending to base of anal. Color in 

 spirits yellowish with indistinct oblique dusky lines above lateral line, 

 longitudinal lines below ; axis of pectorals dusky ; a white spot on top of 

 caudal peduncle scarcely showing in very old example; fins uniform yel 

 lowish white. 



19. Terapon jarbua (Forskal). 



" BUNGAO." 



Two specimens, length, 6.75 and 7.75 inches. Head, 3.10; depth, 3.14 ; 

 dorsal, xii, 10; anal, iii, 9; scales, 80. Color in spirits silvery, with three 

 brownish longitudinal bands ; dorsal with large black blotch; soft dorsal 

 with two dusky blotches; oblique dusky bands on caudal. Similar in 

 every respect to specimens from San Fabian, Pangasinan, P. I. 



HAEMULIDAE. 

 20. Pristipoma hasta (Bloch). 



Two fine specimens, length, 10.50 inches. Head, 2.90 ; depth, 2.80 ; dor 

 sal, xii, 14; anal, iii, 7 ; scales, 52; gill-rakers, 12. These specimens repre 

 sent the two forms P. hasta (Bloch) and P. neyeb (Riippell), which Dr. Day 

 (Fishes of India, p. 746) unites under the name P. hasta. These specimens 

 show no difference except in their markings ; one represents the form with 

 numerous small black dots forming irregular longitudinal lines, similar 

 in every respect to P. hasta as figured by Bleeker (Atlas Ichthyologique, 

 vol. 8, pi. cccxxv, fig. 3) ; the other represents the form with 8 vertical 

 bands, as shown in Bleeker's figure (op. cit., pi. cccli, fig. 4), this speci 

 men showing also numerous indistinct lines of dots as in P. hasta. 



MULLIDAE. 

 21. Upeneus vittatus (Forskal). 



"TIAUW." 



Three specimens, length, 4.20 to 11 inches. Head, 3.18; depth, 3.20; 

 dorsal, vii, 10 ; anal, i, 6 ; scales, 37 ; barbules, short. Color in spirits, yel 

 lowish, upper half of body with four dusky longitudinal lines; top of 

 spinous dorsal dusky ; an indistinct dusky band through its middle; soft 

 dorsal with two indistinct dusky bands, each lobe of caudal with five or 

 six oblique dusky bars; in the small examples the markings almost ob 

 literated. 



EPHIPPIDAE. 

 22. Ephippus argus (Gmelin). 



One specimen, length, 10 inches. Similar in every respect to specimens 

 from Cavite and Bacon, Sorsozon, P. I. Head, 3.50; depth, 1.75 without 

 caudal. Color in spirits brownish with a wash of blue, scattered black dots 

 over back and sides ; ventral surface lighter. 



