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U.S.N.M. No. 66082. Truk, Carolines. Albatross collection (09053). Length, 



31 to 45 mm. Seven examples. 

 A.N.S.P. 52999. Durban Bay, Natal. 1927. H. W. Bell Marley. Length, 205 mm. 

 A.N.S.P. Nos. 53113, 53114. Delagoa Bay, Portuguese East Africa. July, 1923. 



H. W. Bell Marley. Length, 136 to 152 mm. 

 A.N.S.P. Nos. 31730,31731. Japan. Stanford University. Length, 140 to 165mm. 



GERRES MACROSOMA Bleeker 



Gerres macrosoma Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 6, p. 56, 1854 

 (type locality: Sindangole, Halmaheira). — Gxjnther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., 

 vol. 1, p. 353, 1859 (Amboyna); vol. 4, p. 263, 1862 (Amboyna).— Peters, 

 Monatsb. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1868, p. 257 (Pulo Brani, Singapore). — 

 Martens, Preuss. Exped. Ost-Asien, p. 387, 1876 (Batavia). — Karoli, 

 Termesz. Fiizetek, Budapest, vol. 5, p. 155, 1881 (Singapore). — Beaufort, 

 Bijd. Dierk., Amsterdam, vol. 19, p. 121, 1913 (Saonek, Waigiu). — Fowler, 

 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1923, p. 41 (Madagascar); Mem. Bishop 

 Mus., vol. 10, p. 224, 1928 (Ebon Island). — Schmidt, Trans. Pacific Comm. 

 Acad. Sci. U. S. S. R., vol. 1, p. 53, 1930 (Yayeama, Riu Kiu). — Duncker 

 and MoHR, Mitteil. Zool. Mus. Hamburg, vol. 44, p. 65, 1931 (Linden Harbor, 

 south coast New Pomerania). 



Diapterus macrosoma Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerland., vol. 8, p. 126, pi. 

 (78)362, fig. 5, 1873-1877 (Singapore, Java, Bali, Timor, Ternate, Halma- 

 heira, Obi Major, Amboina, Saparna, Waigiu). 



Gerres (Xystaema) macrosovia Steindachner, Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 

 math.-nat. Kl., vol. 115, sect. 1, p. 1381, 1906 (Upolu). 



Depth 2%; head 3^, width 2)i. Snout 3% in head; eye 3%, greater 

 than snout, 1)^ in interorbital; maxillary reaches )i in eye, length 2^2 

 in head; teeth fine, in moderate bands in jaws; interorbital 3Ko, 

 broadly convex. Gill rakers 6 + 7, lanceolate, % of gill filaments, which 

 y2 of eye; upper 4 rudimentary. 



Scales 43 in lateral line to caudal base and 6 more on latter; 6 

 above, 12 below, 27 predorsal forward opposite front of eye leaving 

 broad, naked, median triangular area with apex not quite reaching 

 opposite front pupil edge. Scales with 1 or 2 basal radiating striae, 

 also 1 to 3 incomplete auxiliaries; circuH very fine. 



D. IX, 10, I, second spine IK iu head, first ray 3%; A. Ill, 7, i, 

 second spine 2)i, first 2%; caudal 1, deeply forked; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 2%; pectoral 1; ventral 1%. 



Pale brownish on back, sides and below silvery whitish. Iris gray- 

 ish. Dorsals pale, outer half of fin dusted with pale dusky or brown- 

 ish. On soft dorsal membranes, just above limit of scaly sheath, 

 small brown spot close before each ray. Other fins all pale. 



Madagascar, East Indies, Polynesia. 

 One example, A.N.S.P. Madagascar. Prof. A. Lamberton. Length, 235 mm. 



GERRES DARNLEYENSIS (Ogilby) 



Xystaema darnleyense Ogilby, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 2, p. 86, pi. 23, 

 1913 (type locality: Darnley Island, Queensland). 



Depth 2K; head 3%. Snout 3 in head; eye 3%, Iji in snout, greater 

 than interorbital; maxillary reaches ji in eye, expansion about half 



