FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE SEAS AND ADJACENT WATERS 85 



Pectoral rays 15 to 18, pointed. Ventral inserted below or behind 

 pectoral base, with spine and 5 rays, outer sometimes produced. 



Shore fishes of moderate size in the Indo-Pacific, largely in the 

 Indian Ocean and Western Pacific. Valued as food. They are dis- 

 tinguished from Dentex chiefly by the large scales on the cheek never 

 in more than 3 rows. Bleeker's designation (Arch. Neerland. Sci. 

 Nat. Harlem, vol. 11, p. 278, 1876) of Dentex vulgaris Cuyibt = SpariLS 

 dentex Linnaeus is invalid, as that species is not contained in Giinther's 

 Synagris. The following is largely tentative so that I suppress Ane- 

 mura and Euthyopteroma. 



ANALYSIS OF SPECIES 



a^. Synagris. Spinous dorsal edge entire, membranes not notched. 

 ¥. Dorsal spines without elongated filaments (except in S. luteus) . 

 c^ Body without dark transverse blotches. 

 d^. Body uniform rosy. 

 e'. Suborbital edge entire. 

 p. Fins uniform rosy. 



g^. Dorsal rays 10, anal rays 8 hexodon. 



g^. Dorsal rays 9, anal rays 7 Worcester!, 



p. Dorsals with marginal yellow band. 

 hK Anal without yellow bands. 



i>. Dorsals without basal longitudinal band; suborbital 



depth y2 of eye metopias. 



i^. Dorsals with basal yellow longitudinal band; suborbital 



depth ^ of eye isacanthus. 



h^. Anal with longitudinal basal row of yellow spots; suborbital 



depth >4 eye nemurus. 



e^. Suborbital edge denticulate, depth little over half eye; fins flesh 



red, ends yellow ruber. 



(P. Head and body uniform rosy. 



jK Soft dorsal with submarginal yellow longitudinal band; 



dark blotch on lateral line behind suprascapula; 



suborbital depth subequal with eye — upeneoides. 



j^. Both dorsals with median longitudinal yellow band; 



suborbital depth 1% in eye flavolinea. 



f. Dorsals with submarginal brown line; yellow band on 



anal; suborbital depth 1}^ in eye zysron. 



d*. Body with single yellow or brown median lateral band. 



kK Dorsals and auals with yellow longitudinal bands. 

 Zi. Dorsals and anals each with 2 yellow longitudinal 



bands celebicus. 



l^. Dorsal bases with yellow band; sometimes yellow 



band along lower edge of belly flaviventris. 



i». Narrow sulphur-yellow band along spinous dorsal 



edge petersiL 



fc2. Fins uniform yellowish white filiformis. 



