76 SmWi and Scale — Fishes from the Island of Mindanao. 



MUG I LI DAE. 

 0. Liza trocheli Bleeker. 

 Nine specimens, 1.50 to 2.50 inches lonti;. Head, 8.50; deptli, 3. 20; 

 dorsal, iv-i, 8; anal, iii, 8; scales, 32; preorbital toothed at end, but 

 without notch ; no adipose eyelid. Color uniform silvery gray. 



SPHYRAENIDAE. 



7. Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier & Valenciennes. 



" CUMBUSAN " 



One specimen, 9 inches long. Head, 3.10; depth, (1.50 ; dorsal, v, 19; 

 anal, i, 11 ; scales, S3. Color in si)irits dusky above, white below, scarcely 

 a trace of dusky liand on sides. Similar in every respect to other speci- 

 mens from Cavite. 



CARANGIDAE. 



8. Scomberoides tala (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



"CASSISUNG." 



One specimen, 1 1 .75 inches long. Head, 4.60 ; depth, 3 ; dorsal, vii-i, 20 ; 

 anal ii-i, 17; teeth on jaws, vomer, jialatine, and tongue, some enlarged 

 canines in jaws ; maxillary extending behind posterior margin of eye. 

 Color in spirits silvery, with bluish wash ; several large vertical brownish 

 blotches on sides ; axis of pectoral with dark spot. 



9. Scomberoides toloo=parah (Riippell). 



"CASSISUNG." 



Five specimens, 5.50 to 10.75 inches long. Head, 4.50 ; depth, 4 ; dorsal, 

 v-ii, 19; anal, ii, 20; maxillary ending under jiosterior third of eye; 

 minute teeth on jaws, vomer, ])alatines and tongue. Color in spirits 

 silvery, bluish above, tip of dorsal black. 



10. Caranx fosteri (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



(Caranx hippos Giinther.) 



One specimen, length 5 inches. Head, 3.10 ; depth, 2.50 without caudal ; 

 dorsal, ix-i, 21 ; anal, ii-i, 17; 42 scales in curved portion of lateral line, 

 30 armed scutes in straight portion ; tiie curved portion containe<l I.IS in 

 straight ; breast scaled; teeth in u])])er jaw in villiform band with outer 

 series of larger ones, teeth of lower jaw in single series; maxillary end- 

 ing on a line with posterior margin of pujiil, its distal width equal to pupil. 

 Color in spiiits uniform silvery, tins uniform yellowish white; a dusky 

 spot in axis of pectoral ; an indistinct opercular spot. 



11. Caranx carangus (Bloch). 

 Sixteen specimens, length, 2.20 to 3.50 inches. Head, 2.80; depth, 2.18 

 without caudal ; dorsal, vii-i, 20; anal, ii-i, 1(>; scales, 52; in curved portion 

 of lateral line, 32 armeii scales in straight portion ; breast naked ; maxillary 

 ending on a line with posterior third of jmpil. 



