FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 19 



Eeterodontus japonicus Ogilby, Cat. Fishes Australian Mus., pt. 1, p. 10, 1888 

 (Tokio, Japan). — Steindachner, Ann. Hofmus. Wien, vol. 11, p. 223, 1896 

 (Kobe, Hiogo, Nagasaki). — Jordan and Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 

 23, p. 336, 1900 (Tokyo) ; Annot. Zool. Japon., vol. 3, pts. 2-3, p. 38 (128), 

 1901 (Yokohama). — Jordan and Fowler, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 26, p. 

 599, 1903 (Misaki, Tokyo, Wakanoura, Kobe, Hakata, Nagasaki). — 

 PiETSCHMANN, Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, math-nat. Kl., vol. 117, pt. 

 1, p. 707, 1908 ( Japan ) .—Fowjj:r, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1908, 

 p. 52 (Japan).— Snydee, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 42, p. 400, 1912 

 (Misaki).^ — Izuka and Matsuura, Cat. Zool. Spec. Tokyo Mus. (Vertebrata), 

 p. 191, 1920 (Tokyo). — Jordan and Hubbs, Mem. Carnegie Mus., vol. 10, p. 

 99, 1925 (Misaki; Ise coast). — Mori, Journ. Pan. Pacific Res. Inst., 

 vol. 3, p. 3, 1928 (Mokpo, Korea ) .—Fowuek, Proc. 4th (1929) Pacific Sci. 

 Congr., Java, p. 484, 1930 (Japan). — Fang and Wang, Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. 

 Soc. China, vol. 8, p. 219, 1932 (Tsingtau; Chefoo ; Foochow). 



Centracion japonicus Gabman, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 36, p. 184, 1913 

 (Sagami Sea). — Schmidt, Trans. Pacific Comm. Acad. Sci. U. S. S. R., 

 vol. 11, p. 3, 1931 (Misaki).— Tanaka, Jap. Fish. Life Colours, no. 7, 1933. 



Centracion phiUipi (not Schneider) Mxjixeb and Henle, Syst. Beschr. Plagio- 

 stomen, p. 76, pi. 31, 1841 (Japan; not New Holland example). 



Ccstracion philippi Schlegel, in Siebold's Fauna Japonica, Poiss., pt. 15, p. 304, 

 1850 (Japan; southwest coast of Japan, Nagasaki Bay). — GtJNTHEit, Cat. 

 Fishes British Mus., vol. 8, p. 415, 1870 (Japanese specimens). — Doderlein, 

 Arch. Naturg., vol. 49, pt. 1, p. 103, 1883 (Enoshima, Sagami Bay). 



Eeterodonhis philippi Gray, List of the specimens of fish in the collection of 

 the British Museum, p. 66, 1851 (Japan). 



Heterodontus pMllippi Brevoobt, in Narr. Exped. China Japan, vol. 2, p. 285, pi. 

 12, fig. 2, 1856 (Simoda). 



Heterodontus phillipi Dum^ril, Hist. Nat. Elasmobr., vol. 1, p. 424, 1865 (part). 



Heterodontus zetra (not Gray) Bleekek, Verb. Batav. Genootsch., vol. 26, p. 

 127, 1857 (Nagasaki). 



Heterodontus honae-spei Ogilby, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland, vol. 21, p. 2, 1908 

 (type locality: Africa [= Table Bay, South Africa?]). — Barnard, Ann. 

 South African Mus., vol. 21, p. 45, 1925 (note). 



Depth 5% to 51/^ to siibcauclal origin; head 3% to 4%, width II/5 

 to 11/3. Snout 12/3 to 1% in head ; eye 414 to 6, 214 to 4 in snout, 21/5 

 to 2% in interorbital ; supraorbital ridges moderately high, robust, 

 extend about ly^ to 1% eye diameters beyond eyes; dentary width 

 21/2 to 3 1/5 in head, mouth angle deep on lower jaw and with groove 

 obliquely back in extent little less than groove on lower jaw or about 

 equals space across mandibular symphysis; teeth anteriorly in jaws 

 tricuspid, cusps all strong though median largest and posterior mo- 

 lars elongate; in young teeth quincuspid, with 3 medium cusps sub- 

 equally longer, posterior teeth in young elongate and carinate, not 

 molar-like; nostrils level with front of upper dental plate; front 

 nasal valve folded in nearly equilateral triangle, wide as internarial 

 and hind valve forms rounded broad margin external of nostril; 

 nasoral groove deep; interorbital 2i^ to 2i/^, broadly concave. Gill 

 openings with first largest, nearly twice fifth and all but first above 



