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8 above anal origin to lateral line) ; soft dorsal, anal, and caudal with 

 small scales basally. 



D. XI, 29 to 31, third spine 2Ko to 2% in head, first ray 2% to 3; A. 

 II, 7, spines short, weak, second 3% to 4, first ray 2%; caudal 1%, 

 obtusely cuneate or rounded; least depth of caudal peduncle Z%; 

 pectoral IK; ventral 1%. 



Silver-gray above, shading through silver on sides to pearl white 

 on breast and belly. All upper lateral scales densely powdered with 

 dusky dots as 4 broad longitudinal darker gray bands, 2 above and 

 2 below lateral line. Dorsal, caudal, and pectoral gray, spinous dorsal 

 closely dotted to obscure ground color, becomes darker from base 

 upward so outer third appears blackish. Soft dorsal with dots much 

 less crowded, only narrow marginal and suprabasal band appearing 

 blackish. Caudal tips blackish. Small dark spot in and behind 

 pectoral axil. Anal and ventral white. Length, 276 mm. (Ogilby.) 



Queensland. 



JOHNIUS GOLDMANNI (Bleeker) 



Corvina goldmanni Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 7, p. 371, 1854 



(type locality: Soengi Puan, Batjan). 

 Johnius goldmani Bleeker, Act. Soc. Sci. Ind. Neerland., No. 2, vol. 6, p. 4, 1859 



(Doreh, New Guinea). 

 Johnius goldmanni Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1927, p. 286 



(Philippines); Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, p. 235, 1928 (on Gijnther). 

 Sciaena goldmanni Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 2, p. 293, 1860 



(compiled). 

 Otolithus goldmani Bleeker, Nederland. Tijdschr. Dierk., vol. 2, p. 281, 1865 



(Amboina) . 

 Pseudosciaena goldmani Bleeker, Verh. kon. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam, vol. 14, 



No. 4, p. 33, 1874 (Bali, Batjan, Amboina, New Guinea). 

 Argyrosomus goldmani Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1918, p. 43 



(Philippines); Copeia, No. 58, p. 64, 1918 (same materials). 



Depth 3% to 3%; head 2% to 3, width 2. Snout 3% to Z% in head; 

 eye 4% to 5%, 1% in snout, 1% in interorbital ; maxillary reaches 

 opposite hind pupil edge, length 2% to 2% in head; narrow band of 

 fine jaw teeth, outer upper row enlarged and lower inner row slightly 

 enlarged and close set; interorbital 3% to 3%, broadly convex. Gill 

 rakers 8 + 12, lanceolate. 



Scales 47 or 48 in lateral line to caudal base; 7 above, 7 or 8 below, 

 32 predorsal. Scales with 9 to 11 basal radiating striae; 56 to 63 

 apical denticles, with 10 to 12 transverse rows of basal elements; 

 circuU very fine. 



D. XI, 27, 1, third spine 1% to 2 in head, first ray 3 to 3)^; A. II, 8, i, 

 second spine 3 to 3%, third ray 2Xo to 2}^; caudal l}i to IK, obtuse 

 behind; least depth of caudal peduncle Sji to Sji; pectoral 1% to IK; 

 ventral 1% to 1^^. 



Back dull brown, below whitish. Iris gray. Fins brown, spinous 

 dorsal gray. 



East Indies, Philippines. 



