NO. 1289. FISHES FROM FORMOSA— JORDAN AND EVERMANN. 855 



detached and ,some>N'hat longer; anal beginning- under first soft dorsal 

 ray; caudal somewhat pointed or rounded; pectoral long and slightly 

 falcate; ventral with the outer ray produced, reaching past fi'ont of 

 anal. 



Color in alcohol, pale yellowish, somewhat ros}^ on opercle; poste- 

 rior part of side with indications of indistinct longitudinal lines; doubt- 

 less red in life. 



Ti/jh'. — A specimen 4.5 inches long, No. 713-i, Stanford University 

 Museum. 



Fig. 22.— Hemipteronotus verrens. 



145. GUNTHERIA CENTIQUADRA (Lacepede). 

 ( .laliii hurtalunus (.!uvier and Valenciennes. ) 



Coloration as described by Dr. Giinther, except that no dark spots 

 appeal' at base of caudal above; caudal and anal nearly plain. Canines 

 |. the pair of small teeth next them somewhat enlarged; posterior 

 canine inconspicuous, much smaller than figured in G. centiquadra. 

 It is probably, however, not a distinct species. One specimen from 

 Kotos ho. 



The genus Guntheria (including Hemltautoga) may be retained for 

 those species of -HaUchonres which have the upper part of the cheek 

 covered with small scales, the cheek in irallchares being naked. 



146. CHEILO INERMIS (Forskal). 



One specimen. No. Ili8-i, from Formosa, F. I. 



