FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 69 



shallow groove: pectoral short, it-, length about 1.5 in head; ventrals short, their length slightly greater than 

 diameter of orbit, the distance from their tips to base of first anal spine 1.5 in their length: caudal broadly 

 forked, the lobes about 1.25 in head: scales small, thin, and deciduous: lateral line in a low regular arch 

 from upper edge of gill-opening to base of caudal: breast naked. 



Color in spirits, dirty olivaceous yellow, back more or less marbled and vermiculated with brownish; a 

 dark line along base of dorsal fin: cheek and lower half of side finely punctulate with dark dots: tip of snout 

 black; axil of pectoral dusky: fins otherwise pure yellowish. 



This species is based on a single specimen 5 inches long, field no. 3876 (10778), from San Fabian, Pangasi- 

 nan. Type, no. 55904, U. S. National Museum. It is apparently related to Guuther's Equvla leuciscus, from 

 which it differs, however, in the smooth preopercle, the presence of a supraocular spine, and the- less develop- 

 ment of the anterior dorsal spine. We take pleasure in naming this species for Brig. Gen. Clarence K. Edwards, 

 U. S. Army, Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, U. S. War Department. 



80. Leiognathus fasciatus (Lacepi 



Four specimens from San Fabian (no. 3211 and 3956 to 3958; length 3.25 to (>.'-• in.). 



Body very deep, back strongly arched. Head 3.18 in length; depth 2; eye •'■ in head; snout 2.95; two 

 strong supraocular spiui-s ; lower limb of preopercle serrate; scales very small, breast naked; lateral lino 

 complete, 60; body with about 18 narrow black vertical bars. 



Clvpcafaaciata Laconic, Hist. .Sat. I'niss.. \. ihi. imi;; 

 Equula fasciata, Gttnther, Cat., u. 498, 1859. 



81. Leiognathus edentula (Bloch). 



Four specimens from San Fabian (no. 3950 to 3953; length 2.75 to -5.5 in. I. 



Body very deep, the back much arched; breast naked: lateral line strongb arched, the anterior part at 

 first slightly concave. 



Head 3 in length; depth 1.7; eye 3 in head: snout 2.75: nuchal crest almost reaching base of first dorsal 

 spine, which is 2.5 in depth: teeth not evident; tip of dorsal fin not black. 



Scomber edentulus Blocb, tenth ., pi. ccccxxvm, 1785. 



Equula edentula, Gttnther, Cat., a, 488; Day, Fishes India, 238, pi. i.u, fig. 1. 



82. Gazza tapeinosoma Bleeker. 



Five specimens from the Philippines (no local label given; no. :i77!i. 3780,3781, 3783, and 3784; length 

 3.75 to 5.2 in.), and 8 from Bulan (no. 3489 to 3496; length 1.5 to 5 in.). 



Oazza tapeinosoma Bleeker, Nat. Tij.ls. Ned. In.l., iv, 260, 1853, Batavia. 

 Oazza argcnlarw, Gttnther, Cat., n, 506; probably not of l-'orster. 



83. Gazza minuta (Bloch). \t aUuiihn; Biugsttvij. 



Seven specimens from San Fabian (no. 3947 to 3949 and 3868 to 3871; length 2.75 to 4 in.). 

 Head 2.'.» in length; depth 2: eye 2.75 in head: siiont 3.1: scales minute, lateral line complete: breast 

 naked: preopercle serrate. 



Scomber minutus lilocli, lchth., xu, 110, pL CCCCXXIX, tie,. 2, I7',i7, no locality given 

 Oazza minuta. Glint her. Cat., U, 506. 



Family GERRIDiE. 



84. Xystsema punctatum (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



Three specimens from Bulan (no. 3220 to 3223; length 4.75 to 5.2 in.), agreeing well with the figures 

 given by Bleeker and by Day and with Day's description. 



Oerres 'punctatus Cuvier & Valenciennes. Hist. Nat. I'oiss., VI, 361 (480) 1830, Pondicheny. 

 Qerres tilamentosus, Oiinther, Cat., I, 345, and IV, 261; Day, Fishes India, 98 pi. xxv, tig. 3. 



85. Xystserna baconensis F.vermann & Scale, new species. Duldul. 



Head 3.2.5 in length, depth 2.6; eye 3.25 in head; snout 3; lateral line complete; scales about 4-47-8; 

 interorbital 2.8 in head; maxillary 2.5; depth of cheek 3.3; dorsal ix, 10: anal in, 7; pectoral 1.1 in head; 

 ventrals 1.9. 



