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95. LATEOLABRAX JAPONICUS ( Cuvier and Valenciennes) . 



One specimen. No. x z. from Foniiosu. F. L. and one specimen from 

 Keorun. 



96. EPINEPHELUS TAUVINA (Forskal). 



[Scrramin xali)io!<h:i Day.) 



Three specimens from Keerun, agreeing with Boiilenger's descrip- 

 tion. Other specimens from Formosa are in the British Museum, 

 One specimen, No. 376, Avith faint spots and with a l)road black streak 

 above maxillary, 



97, EPINEPHELUS MERRA Bloch. 



One specimen from Keerun. It belongs to the typical variety vierra 

 in Roulenger's Catalogue (T. p. i}42). 



98. EPINEPHELUS FUSCOGUTTATUS (Forskal). 



One specimen. No. 8 x. fi-om Foiinosa, F. I. 



99. EPINEPHELUS EPISTICTUS (Schlegel). 



One specimen, No. '2^i), from Cliran, identical with one taken by us 

 at Nagasaki. This species is near to ^. latifasciatus, hut is marked 

 I)}' spots only, not bands or stripes. A series of round T)lackish spots 

 runs from the eye to the base of caudal. The spines on angle of pre- 

 opercle are well developed. 



One large specimen. No. x 7, from Formosa, F. I. Back sparsely 

 covered with small round dark spots, no trace of dark lines; otherwise 

 very near to ICprnep/t/'hf.s JatifasciaUm^ of which it may prove a color 

 variation. 



100. EPINEPHELUS CHLOROSTIGMA ( Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



One specimen, No. 345, from Formosa, F. 1. The spots are less 

 numerous than are shown in the figures of Day and Bleeker, 1)ut the 

 general characters agree with Boulenger's description. 



One large specimen, No. 363, Formosa, F. I., corresponding to Day's 

 figure of Sn-ranKs avcolatns. 



loi. EPINEPHELUS DIACANTHUS (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



One small specimen, the dark cross-bands scarcely traceable; a dark 

 streak aljove maxillary. 



A fine specimen. No. 374. from Formosa, F. I. Angle of opercle 

 with two rather strong spines. 



One small specimen, No. 355, Formosa, Y. I., referred with doubt 

 to this species. There are no dark cross-bands; body with darker 

 spots, which form reticulations, some of them more or less longi- 

 tudinal; fins unspottt^d, dark(M- lu^ar the edge; a dark sti-eak above 

 maxillary. 



