500 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. 42. 



reddish spot; chin and throat suffused with bright red; two narrow, 

 bright orange stripes on the dorso-lateral surface; fins strongly suf- 

 fused with pink; caudal lobes tipped with black; axil of pectoral black. 



TERAPON JARBUA (Forskll). 

 PLECTORHYNCHUS DIAGRAMMA (Lacepede). 



Of two specimens procured in the market, one has the membrane 

 of the spinous dorsal black, the soft dorsal with two rows of round 

 black spots and a black edge, the caudal with large, round black 

 spots and a black edge, the anal similar, and the pectorals dusky. 

 The other has the dorsals and anal narrowly edged with black, the 

 spinous dorsal with a median row of black spots, the soft dorsal with 

 oblique, dark bars which tend to break up into spots, the caudal and 

 anal with black spots, and the pectoral dusky. The edges of the 

 ventrals in each case are broadly bordered by dusky color on the 

 upper surface, the membranes of the fins being dead white between 

 the rays. 



PLECTORHYNCHUS CH^ETODONTGIDES (Lac6p6de). 



In a fresh market specimen the spots of the body are deep brown, 

 the interspaces light yellowish gray; ventral parts gray, with pearly 

 reflections; fins tinged with pearly blue; lips white, the membrane 

 behind upper lip bright red; inside of mouth clouded with red. 



POMADASIS ARGENTEUS (Lacepede). 

 POMADASIS HASTA (Bloch). 



Rows of small, dusky spots along the sides above the median line, 

 which do not tend to form vertical bars or series. 



SCOLOPSIS CANCELLATA Cuvier and Valenciennes). 

 SCOLOPSIS BILINEATA (Bloch). 



Bloch says: "Le Japon producit ce poisson", and the finding of 3 

 examples in the Naha market tends to support the statement. 



PENTAPUS MICRODON (Bleeker). 



One specimen from the market agrees with Bleeker's figure and 

 description. 



PENTAPUS FORMOSULUS Snyder. 



Plate 64, fig. 1. 



Pentapus formosulus Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mue., vol. 40, 1912, p. 531. 

 There are 48 scales in the lateral series. 



GNATHODENTEX AUROHNEATUS (Lacepede). 



Family SPARID^. 



LETHRINUS HARAK (Forskal). 

 LETHRINUS RICHARDSONI Gunther. 

 LETHRINUS AMBOINENSIS Bleeker. 

 LETHRINUS MOENSI Bleeker. 

 PAGRUS CARDINALIS (Lacepede). 

 SPARUS SCHLEGELI (Bleeker). 



