FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 75 



104. Archamia bleekeri i(iuntln «•). Masangui. 



Forty-eight specimens from Bacon (no. 3279 to 3306 and 3078: length 1.6 to 3 in.), and 2 from San 

 Fabian (no. 3815; length 1.25 in.). 



These each have 16 anal rays, a round black spot at base of caudal, its outline sharply defined, a large 

 black spot at anterior end of lateral line, touching upper edge of opercle, and a dusky line from eye to sub- 

 opercle. Resembling .1. maeropteroides but readily distinguished by the form and position of the caudal and 

 humeral spots. 



Among our specimens are both males and females. Nearly mature eggs were found in the ovari 



si of the females, and a mas- of mature eggs was discovered in the mouth of a male. It has long be< n 



asserted that the male of certain specie-- of this family carries the eggs in bis mouth during incubation. Meas- 

 urements of 10 of these eggs gave an average diametei of 0.51 i. 



Apogon bleekeri Gunther, Cat . [, 245, 1859, Batavia; Padang; Amboyna. 



Apogtm macropterus, Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. In.!., n, 168, 1851, and Atlas, vm. pi. cccxlvi. fig. 2. 



Family AMBASSIDU. 

 105. Ambassis urotsenia Bleeker. 



One hundred and three specimens from Bacon (no 3408 and 3621; length 1.75 to 3 in 



Head _\7."i in length: depth 2.75; eye :; I in head; snoul 1.75; second dorsal -pine I in length; dorsal 

 yii-i, 9; anal in, 10; scales I 28 6, 2 rows on i heek. 



.1 mbassis urotsenia Bleeker, Mai , Tijds. Ned. 1ml.. m. 1852, -.'.'.7. Amboyna; Ulaa, \ m. 135, pi cc< \i n . Kg 2, and pi. i i i i.i. 

 flg, i; Qunther, Cat . i. 224. 



106. Ambassis lung-i (Jordan & Seale). 



Pour specimens from Bacon (no 3834 and U92; length 1 to 3 in 



This species i- easily distinguished l>\ the single row of scales heck, the broken lateral line, and the 



Color 'if the lill- and back. 



Ambassis urotsenia, Hay. Fishes India, pi. xv, flg. 8; not "( Bleeker. 



Priopis lungi Jordan & Seale, Bull. Bn. Fisheries, itxvi, L906, 18 flg 6, Cavite, Luzon. 



Fauiih PEMPHERID/E. 



107. Pempheris vanicolensis Cuvier & Valenciennes. 



F.ighl specimens from Bacon (no. 3213 to .">:!ls. :>.">Il' and 3762; length 3.75 to 6 in.), and 3 young from 

 Bulan (no. 3817). 



Head 3.1 ill length: depth '-'.-': eye 2.6 i" head: snout 6.5; anal in. 43. 



No black spot on base of peetui.il . anterior dorsal rays black-tipped; edge of anal black. These characters 

 dist inguish the specie-. 

 Pempheris vanicolensis Cuvier & Valenciennes, llisi. Nat. Poiss., vn, 227 (305 . is:ii, Vanicolo. 



Family SERRANIDjE. 



108. Epinephelus merra Bloch. 



Four specimens from Bacon (no. 36:30. 3631, 3632, and 1082; length 4 to 6.5 in.). 



Epinephelus merra Bloch, Ichth., vn. 17. pi. cccxxi, I7'.i7; Boulenger, Cat., I, 241, 1895. 



109. Epinephelus tauvina (Forsk&l). 



One specimen from Bacon (no. 3633; length 1.4 in.). 



Perca taut hut Forsk&l, Descr. Anim., 39. 1775. Red Sea. 

 Epinephelus unn ina, Boulenger, Cat., i. 244. 



110. Epinephelus fasciatus (Forskal). 



One fine specimen from Bacon (no. 4040: length HI. 75 in.). 



Perca fasciata Forskal, Descr. Anim., 40, 1775. Red Sea. 

 Epiiu pit' his fasciatus, Boulenger, Cat., i. 238. 



