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head; interorbital 3^ to 3% broadly and but little convex. Gill 

 rakers 4 + 8, short points, ji of gill filaments, which 4% in eye. 



Scales 43 to 45 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 or 5 more on 

 latter; 7 above, 10 below, 22 predorsal foward opposite front eye 

 edge, premaxillary groove broadly naked; 3 rows on cheek to pre- 

 opercle ridge. Scales with 4 or 5 basal radiating striae; basal circuli 

 as fine parallel transverse striae. 



D. IX, 10, I, second spine 1% to 2 in head, first ray 3 to 3K; A. 

 Ill, 6, I, third spine 2% to 3, first ray 3 to 3%; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 4% to 4%; pectoral 1% to IK; ventral 1% to 1%; caudal 1 to 

 Ijio, deeply forked. 



Back pale brown, with purplish or lilac shades. Sides and below 

 white, with slivery white shades. Iris silvery white. Fins all pale. 

 Membranes of spinous dorsal dusky terminally and each membrane 

 with dusky spot basally, mostly concealed by basal scaly sheath. 

 Slight dusky shade along front part of ventrals. 



FiGUEE 17. — Oerres oblongm Cuvier, young 



Portuguese East Africa, India, Ceylon, Andamans, East Indies, 

 Philippines, Queensland, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia. 



The imperfectly described Gerres carinatus Alleyne and Macleay, 

 based on 2 examples about 75 mm long, may be this species, though 

 it is described with larger scales : 



Depth 3; head 3. Eye 2% in head, greater than snout. Maxillary 

 reaches % in eye, length 2% in head. Lateral line 35. D. IX, 10; A. 

 Ill, 7 (figure shows II, 8). Pectoral little longer than caudal or 3 in 

 combined head and body to caudal base. Bright silvery, with 

 numerous black spots irregularly disposed over the back and sides. 

 Fins pale. Dorsal lightly tipped with black. Tail (caudal) with 

 brownish basal mark. 



22597. Canmahala Bay, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 11, 1909. Length, 67 mm. 

 One example. Mansalay, Mindoro. June 4, 1908. Length, 80 mm. 

 Sixteen examples. Nogas Point, Panay. February 4, 1908. Length, 91 to 108 mm. 

 One example. Pandanon Island. March 24, 1909. Length, 33 mm. 



