FISHES OF THE ISLANDS OF LUZON AND PANAY. 27 



Family OPHIOCEPHALIDjE. 



OPHIOCEPHALUS Bloch. 



137. Ophiocephalus striatus (Bloch). 



Head 3.85 in length; depth 5.50; dorsal 15; anal _'ii: -ruli-- -m: ~.al.'~ on tup of head lar^c anil irregular. 

 Color in spirits dusky above, this color forming dark longitudinal lines which extend to the white of the belly; 

 two dark line backward from angle of mouth. Two specimens from Cavite, length 8.50 and 9 inches. 



Family CEPOUDjE. 



ACANTH0CEP0LA Bleeker. 

 138. Acanthocepola abbreviata i( inn i ■& Valencienm 



Head li in length; depth 9; eye 3.50 in head: dorsal 70; anal 73; teeth in a single row in both jaws; 

 scales -mall but dist i net : dorsal and anal continuous with caudal; a strong spine at angle of preopercle followed 

 l.\ 1 spinelets on its lower limb. Color yellowish, with indistinct traces of numerous vertical bands on back ; 

 anal and dorsal tipped with dusky. Nine specimens From Cavite, length •"> to 7.25 inches. 



Famil) POMACENTRID I 



DASCYLLUS Cuvier. 



139. Dascyllus aruanus (Linnseus). 



Head :i in length; depth 1.75; eye 2.50 in head; dorsal xn. LI; anal ii. li. Color in spirits yellowish, 

 with 3 deep black cross-bands, one covering nuchal region and snout, the second from lifth to seventh dorsal 

 spines to ventrals; the third covering posterior dorsal down to posterior of anal: caudal yellow. Five spei 

 mens of this well-known species from Cavite, length I to 2.25 inches. 



140. Dascyllus trimaculatus I Etiipp 



Bead 3.75 in length; depth 1.60; eye 3 in lead, dorsal xn. 11: anal n. 12; scales 3 27 11: anterior id 



head and snout bluntly and evenly rounded, the -iiciiii and nh not projecting. Color blackish, tip of soft 



dorsal yellowish, a yellowish white spot under middle of dorsal fin, the one on nuchal region apparent!} obsolete; 

 tins black. One specimen from Manila, length 3.50 inches. 



P0MACENTRUS Lacepede. 



141. Pornacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier i Valenciennes. 



(Pomaccntms Irilineatus Ehrenberg. 



Head 3.40 in length; depth 2; eye 3.50 in head; dorsal XIII, 15; anal it. 15: scales 3-27-0; preopercle 

 and orbital strongly denticulate. Color in spirits rich brown; caudal yellow: tins blackish. 



Two line specimens from Cavite. length about I inches, colored as above. 

 A specimen 3 inches long, from Cavite. is dull brown with dark spot in axil of pectoral and on top of caudal 

 peduncle; caudal yellow: anal and ventral black; some bluish on snout. 



Another specimen from Cavite, 2.50 inches long, is dull yellowish brown, a black spot at origin of lateral line 

 and in axil of pectoral; fins yellowish-brown, except dusky wash on dorsal; some bluish on snout; caudal 

 yellow. 



A small specimen, length 2.50 inches, from Cavite. is brown, with yellow caudal, a black dot at origin "I 

 lateral line; a narrow blue line from snout over top of head on each side; another alongside of snout through 

 eye, a slight dusky blotch in soft dorsal. 



