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minute apical denticles, with 8 to 14 transverse series of basal ele- 

 ments; circuli fine. 



D. X, 9, I, rarely X, 8, i, fifth spine 2}^ to 3% in head, first ray 2% 

 to 3, last ray 2 to 2%', A. Ill, rarely II, 6, i to 8, i, last spine 2% to 3}^, 

 second ray 2 to 2)^; caudal 1 to 1}^, well forked, lower lobe little shorter; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 2% to 3)^; pectoral 1 to \}i; ventral 1)6 

 to 1%. 



Back olivaceous, below paler to whitish, most everywhere with 

 silvery white sheen. Iris whitish. Fins pale. 



India, Siam, East Indies, Philippines, China, Formosa, Japan. Dis- 

 tinguished by its robust body, deep obtuse head, serrated hind pre- 

 opercle edge and absence of filaments to fins. Young examples often 

 show red on the opercle in alcohol, though always have the preorbital 

 strongly striated and the hind preopercle edge finely denticulated. 



3259 to 3261. D. 5360. Corregidor Light, N. 74°, W. 6.9 miles (lat. 14° 21' N., 

 long. 120° 41' E.), Luzon. February 8, 1909. Length, 103 to 110 mm. 



1760. D. 5270. Escarceo Light, S. 9°, E. 4.25 miles (lat. 13° 35' 45" N., long. 

 120° 58' 30" E.). June 8, 1908. Length, 105 mm. 



8569. D. 5442. San Fernando Point Light, N. 39°, E. 8.4 miles (lat. 16° 30' 36" 

 N., long. 120° 11' 06" E.), Luzon. March 11, 1909. Length, 270 mm. 



8479 [1370]. Santo Domingo de Basco, Batan Island. November 7, 1908. 

 Length, 163 mm. 



6824. Hong Kong market. September 26, 1908. Length, 205 mm. 



11460. Kowloon, China. September 8, 1908. Length, 127 mm. 



U.S.N.M. No. 47596. Red Sea. L. M. McCormick. Length, 190 to 200 mm. 

 Three examples. 



U.S.N.M. No. 56098. San Fabian. Bureau of Fisheries (No. 3436). Length, 

 215 mm. 



U.S.N.M. No. 87104. Hainan, China. C. Ping. Length, 98 mm. 



Eight examples, A.N.S.P. Orion, Philippines. Rev. Joseph Clemens. Length, 

 95 to 141 mm. 



One example, A.N.S.P. Philippines. Commercial Museum of Philadelphia. 



A.N.S.P. No. 27606. Padang, Sumatra. A. C. Harrison and H. L. Hiller. 

 Length, 200 mm. When fresh in arrack rosy above, side and lovi^er surface 

 more or less silvery white. Eight narrow, deep sulphury longitudinal bands 

 along side lower ones extending from isthmus very distinct and persist poste- 

 riorly to bases of median caudal rays. Sulphur band through eye, below lateral 

 line at first, then crossing posteriorly and finally reaches out on upper median 

 caudal ray bases. Upper dorsal edge deep sulphur-yellow, with narrow sub- 

 marginal gray band; dorsal base yellowish orange and rather broad basal yellow 

 band from tip of first spine to end of last ray. Caudal orange-rosy. Paired 

 fins tinted yellow. Inside gill opening brick rose. Iris golden. 



A.N.S.P. Nos. 52866, 52867. Hong Kong. Henry W. Fowler. Length, 180 to 

 215 mm. 



A.N.S.P. No. 53130. Bombay, India. Prof. F. Hallberg. 1924. Purchased. 



Length, 200 mm. 



SYNAGRIS BALINENSIS (Bleeker) 



Dentex balinensis Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 17, p. 155, 1868- 

 1859 (type locality: Boleling, northern Bali); Atlas Ichth. Ind. N^erland. 

 vol. 8. p. 95, pi. (49) 327, fig. 4, 1876-1877 (Bali). 



