FISHES OF THE ISLANDS OF LUZON AND PANAY. 9 



ZENARCHOPTERUS Gill 

 33. Zenarchopterus dispar (Cuvier iS; Valenciennes). 



Hemirhamphu* dispar Gtinther, Cat., vi. "274. 



Head 3.50 in length ; the exposed lower jaw 2. "ill in length without caudal; caudal almost rounded; scales 

 about 39; base of anal modified into a reproductive organ: dorsal 11: anal Id. Color in spirits yellowish, 

 with wash of light brownish; side with B silvery line, with a narrow dark line above it. One specimen from 

 Cavite, length 4 inches. 



PAREXOCCETUS Bleeker. 



34. Parexocoetus mento (Cuvier & Valenciem 

 Exocatta mento Gtinther, Cat., vi, 281. 



Head 4 in length: depth .V. eye 2.75 in head; dorsal 11: anal 12; ventral- short. Color in spirits bluish 

 above, silvery below; pectoral bluish above, whitish below; dorsal with broad dusky tip. Eight specimens 



IV Cavite: length 3.50 to 1.75 inches 



CYPSILURUS Swainson. 



35. Cypsilurus brachysomus Blei 



Head I in length; depth 5; eye 3 in head; dorsal 1Z; anal 8; ventral extending 1 iddle of base of anal; 



pectoral reaching middle of base of dorsal. Color in spirits bluish above, silvery below; pectoral uniform 

 bluish, the lower ray whitish. One specimen 7 inches long from Ca\ it. 



Family FISTULARIlDiE. 



FISTULARIA Linnaeus. 

 36. Fistularia serrata Cuvier. 

 Four young specimens from Cavite. 



37. Fistularia petimba Laclpede. 

 One fine adult from Cavite, length 32 inches. 



Famih CENTRISCIDjE. 



CENTRISCUS Linnaeus. 



38. Centriscus scutatus Linnssus, 



Bead 3 in length; depth 2.10 in the projecting snout; dorsal in. Hi; anal 12: dermal skeleton with the 

 ventral margin sharp. Nine specimens from Manila, length 3 to 3.2D inches. 



Family SYXCNATHID.-E. 



CORYTHROICHTHYS Kaup. 

 39. Corythroichthys spicifer i Eaup). 



Head 7.15 in length: snout 1.S5 in head: rings 15+39; dorsal 26; a single ridge aeross cheek. Color in 

 spirits brownish, with black bands around belly, a row of black dots on side of lower jaw. One specimen, 

 length 6 inches, from Manila, and one 4.50 inches long from Cavite. 



