NO. 1289. FISHES FROM FORMOSA— JORDAN AND EVERMANN. 349 



teeth. Scales small, ctenoid, densely covering entire head and body 

 and extending- considerably upon caudal fin; a scaly sheath at l)as(' of 

 anal and dorsal; lateral line nearly straight, an occasional scale with- 

 out a pore. Fins rather high; the dorsal spines long, sharp, and slen- 

 der; second anal spine strong; caudal somewhat lunate; the pectoral 

 long and somewhat falcate, reaching- tips of ventrals. 



Color in alcohol, yellowish-olive, somewhat rusty on head; mem- 

 brane of spinous dorsal edged with black; a faint dark line through 

 middle of soft dorsal; anal dusky, pale at tip. 



T)/2>c. "No. 347, a specimen 12.. 5 inches long, from Formosa, returned 

 to the Imperial Fisheries Institute. 



ii8. PLECTORHYNCHUS RADJABAN (Lacepede). 

 ( Diaijnninna puuctatuiii Cuvier and Valeiicieimct^. ) 



A hirg-e specimen. No. 372, from Formosa, F. I. Body unspotted; 

 dorsal and caudal with ])lack spots, thus corresponding to Dia<jram.tiKi 

 clnerasceihs Cuvier and Valenciennes. D. X, 21. 



One specimen. No. ?Ai\, from Formosa, F. I. 



iig. PLECTORHYNCHUS PCECILOPTERUS (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



One specimen. No. 27o, from Kecrun. One specimen, No. 305. 

 from Giran. 



I20. POMADASIS HASTA (Bloch). 



Two specimens from Keerun. Spots on back obscure; on spinous 

 dorsal ver}' distinct. 



One large specimen, No. 353, from Formosa, F. I. 



121. POMADASIS MACULATUS (Bloch). 



One specimen from Keerun. The snout a little more blunt than in 

 Day's figure. 



122. SCOLOPSIS VOSMERI (Bloch). 



{Scolopsix japonictis Bloch; Scolopsit< turquatug Cuvier and Valenciennes.) 

 One specimen, No. 331, from Keerun. White nuchal band very 

 conspicuous; each scale with a dark blotch surrounded by pearly ])lue. 

 The name vosmeri (1790) has priority over that of (niraftis (1797). 

 According to Dr. Day, Seolopsls torquafus, which our specimen rep- 

 resents, is the 3'oung of S. vosmeri. 



123. SCOLOPSIS MONOGRAMMA (Kuhl and Van Hasselt). 



One specimen from Giran, No. 287, agreeing with the account given 

 by Cuvier and Valenciennes. A rather broad dark band extends 

 below the lateral line from the head to base of caudal, broader m(>si:iilv 

 and l)ordered al)o\(' and below l)y pale. 



One specimen, No. 306, from Keerun. 



