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This species resembles C. fosteri, but is easily distinguished by the naked 

 breast ; it is also a little deeper. Our specimens show no dusky bands 

 but are uniformly silvery, the spinous dorsal grayish. 



LEIOGNATHIDAE. 



12. Leiognathus dussumieri (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 

 Five specimens, length, 1.50 to 3 inches. Head, 3 ; depth, 1.50 ; dorsal, 

 viii, 16; anal, iii, 14; lateral line complete; breast naked ; two small 

 spines above anterior margin of eye. Color in spirits silvery ; axis of pec 

 toral dusky; fins unmarked. 



13. Leiognathus splendens (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 

 One specimen, length 3.50 inches. Head, 3 ; depth, 2 ; dorsal, viii, 18 ; 

 anal, iii, 14 ; lateral line incomplete. Color silvery, bluish above, a large 

 black blotch occupying upper half of spinous dorsal. 



14. Qazza minuta (Bloch). 



Four specimens, length, 3.10 to 3.50 inches. Head, 3 ; depth, 2 ; dorsal, 

 viii, 16; anal, iii, 14; lateral line incomplete; teeth like small canines; 

 lower margin of preopercle denticulate. Color in spirits silvery ; back 

 with yellowish reticulating lines. 



AMBASSIDAE. 



15. Priopis urotaenia (Bleeker). 



Eight specimens, length, 1.50 to 4.75 inches. Head, 2.50; depth, 2.50; 

 scales, 30 ; two rows o*f scales on cheeks. Color in spirits yellowish white, 

 a silvery line extending forward from base of caudal along middle of sides ; 

 membrane between second and third dorsal spines dusky. Similar in 

 every respect to other numerous examples from Bacon, Sorsogon, P. I. 



SERRANIDAE. 



16. Epinephelus bontoides (Bleeker). 



One fine specimen, length, 12.10 inches. Head, 2.45 without caudal ; 

 depth, 3 ; dorsal, xi, 15 ; anal, iii, 8 ; scales, about 88 ; interorbital less than 

 eye ; opercular spines equidistant ; opercular flap pointed ; enlarged serrae 

 at angle of preopercle. Color in spirits light brownish, with scattered black 

 dots over body about half the size of pupil. 



LUTIANIDAE. 



17. Lutianus lineatus (Quoy & Gaimard). 



Two specimens, length, 7.50 and 11 inches. Head, 2.75 ; depth, 2.50 ; 

 dorsal, x, 14; anal, iii, 8; scales about 50; teeth on tongue ; preopercle 

 scarcely notched, knob small ; caudal truncate (broken) ; maxillary ex 

 tending to below anterior half of eye. Color in spirits grayish ; larger 

 specimen more silvery; indistinct dusky oblique lines above lateral line, 

 longitudinal ones below ; all the fins grayish except pectorals, which are 

 yellow. 



