38 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



SCORPffiNOFSIS Bleeker. 



202. Scorpaenopsis cirrhosa (Thunberg). 



Head 2.75 in length; depth 3.20; dorsal x, i, 10: anal in, 5: second anal spine 2 in head; interorbital 

 space less than eye, 1.50 in snout; numerous large dermal flaps or tentacles over head, body, and fins; very 

 large dermal flaps on chin. Color in spirits grayish, marbled with dusky in the form of black bands over back : 

 (ins willi dusky bands and marblings. A single fine specimen of this well-known species from the island of 

 Panav, length 6.25 inches. 



203. Scorpaenopsis nova-guineae (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



1 lead 2.50 in length; depth 3.12; eye 5.12 in head; dorsal xi, I, 9: anal in, 5; the second anal spine aboul 

 equal to length of longest anal ray: interorbital less than eye; an orbital tentacle; several tentacles on lower 

 jaw and over body. Color reddish, mottled with brownish; fins more or less barred witli brown; no black 

 spot between fifth and sixth spines of dorsal: no black spots in axil of pectoral. Numerous specimens from 

 Cavite. apparently identical with a specimen from Samoa. 



DECTERIAS Jordan & Starks. 



204. Decterias pusillus (Scblegel). 



Head 2.20 in length; depth 3.20; interorbital space 1.50 in eve: preorhital spine of moderate strength: 

 dorsal spines slender, extending above membrane: lower pectoral ray separate from rest of fin. Color grayish, 

 with dusky markings above; pectoral black; ventrals black: anal with outer half black; caudal mottled with 

 duskv mi outer two-thirds. Two specimens from island of Panav, length 1.75 and 1.90 inches. These are 

 identical with Japanese examples. 



Family PLATYCEPHALIC. 



PLATYCEPHALUS Bloch. 



205. Platycephalus insidiator (Forskal). 



Head 3.10 in length: depth 3.10; dorsal i-vn, 13; anal 13; lateral line smooth, scales about 120; head 

 almost smooth. Color in spirits brownish above, white below, side of head and body with numerous brown 

 spots; caudal with 3 black stripes; dorsal fins barred with brown dots; pectoral dotted with brown; ventrals 

 and anal white. Two specimens from Cavite. length 6 and 9 inches. 



206. Platycephalus isacanthus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



Head 3 in length; depth 7; eye 4 in head: interorbital 3 in eye; dorsal i-viii, 12; anal 12; ventral long, 

 1.20 in head, its tip reaching beyond origin of anal; 2 spines at angle of preopercle, the upper slightly the larger, 

 its length about equal to pupil of eye; no spine bent forward; lateral line unarmed; about 60 series of scales mi 

 body, head spinous. Color brownish, mottled: fins all. except anal, with rows of brown spots. Two speci- 

 mens from Cavite, length 2.75 and 5.20 inches. 



207. Platycephalus macracanthus Bleeker. 



Bead 3 in length; depth 9; eye 4 in head: scales 70; dorsal i-vm, 11; anal 12; 2 spines at preopercle, 

 the upper one very long and strong, reaching to posterior margin of opercle; interorbital 3 in eve. Color in 

 spirits nearly uniform, mottled with brown; ventrals, pectorals, and first dorsal dusky; second dorsal and 

 caudal with bands of dots; dots also showing in upper part of pectorals and in spinous dorsal. One specimen 

 I Manila, length 3.35 inches. 



208. Platycephalus punctatus Cuvier \ Valenciennes. 



I had :; in length; depth 2.50; eye 4.50 in head; lateral line unarmed; scales 110; 2 spines at angle of 

 preopercle, the upper the larger; alternating wide and narrow black bands ever back: anterior dorsal dusky; 

 ventrals and pectoral dusky: caudal dusky at base, with about 1 dusky longitudinal bands. Two specimens 

 from Cavite, length 2 and 5 inches. 



