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Elops purpurascens Richardson, Ichth. China Japan, p. 311, 1846 (type locality: 

 Chinese Seas). 



Elops australis Regan, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, vol. 3, p. 39, 1909 (type 

 locality: New South Wales). 



Elops haivaiensis Regan, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, vol. 3, p. 39, 1909 (type 

 locality: Havpaii). — Jordan and Richardson, Mem. Carnegie Mus., vol. 4, 

 p. 165, pi. 66, upper fig., 1909 (Takao). — Gunthek, Journ. Mus. Godeflfroy, 

 pt. 16, p. 386, 1909 (Hawaii).— Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 

 1911, p. 204 (Honolulu).— Snydek, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 42, p. 489, 1912 

 (Naha, Okinawa). — Weber, Siboya Exped., Fische, vol. 57, p. 1, 1913 (Macas- 

 sar). — Weber and Beaufort, Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago, vol. 2, p. 

 3, fig. 2, 1913 (Batavia and Macassar). — Ogilby, Commerc. Fish. Fisher. 

 Queensland, p. 46, 1915 (Brisbane) ; Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 5, p. 96, 

 1916 (Queensland coast). — Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 

 79, p. 256, 1927 (Orani, I'hilippines).— McCuxloch, Fishes of New South 

 Wales, ed. 2, p. 15, pi. 4, fig. 45a, 1927. — Whitley, Journ. Pan-Pacific Res. 

 Inst., vol. 2, No. 1, p. 3, 1927 (Fiji). — Jordan, Journ. Pan Pacific Inst., vol. 

 2, No. 4, p. 3, 1927 (Samoa).— Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, p. 26, 1928 

 (Honolulu; Hilo).— McCulloch, Austral. Mus. Mem. vol. 5, p. 34, 1929 (refer- 

 ence). — Fowuat, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 11, No. 5, p. 314, 1931 (Honolulu). — 

 Chevey, Inst. Oceanogr. ludochine, 19" note, p. 8, 1932 (Cochin China). — 

 IloxAs, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 55, p. 238, pi. 1, fig. 11 (scale), 1934 

 (Manila). — Roxas and Martin, Dept. Agr. Comm. Manila Tech. Bull. 6, 

 p. 18, 1937 (reference). 



Elops hawaiiensis Fowleb, Copeia, No. 58, p. 62, 1918 (Philippines) ; No. 112, 

 p. 82, 1922 (Hawaii); Bishop Mus. Bull. 22, p. 23, 1925 (Honolulu).— 

 McCulloch and Whitley, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 8, pt. 2, p. 131, 1925 

 (reference).— Herre, Journ. Pan-Pacific Res. Inst., vol. 8, No. 4, p. 6, 1933 

 (Dumaguete) ; Fishes Herre Philippine Exped. 1931, p. 13, 1934 (Manila; 

 Capiz; Dumaguete). — Hejujb and Myexs, Raffles Mus. Bull., No. 13, p. 11, 

 1937 (Singapore). 



Depth 44^ to 51^; head 31/2 to 4, width 22/5 to 22/3. Snout 3% 

 to 4I/3 in head from snout tip; eye 41/3 to 6i/4, ll^ to 1% in snout, 

 little greater than interorbital in young to V/^ in interorbital with 

 age, adipose lids broad; maxillary reaches well beyond eye, expan- 

 sion 1% to 1% in eye, length 1% to 1% in head; teeth in finely 

 villiform bands in jaws, small patch on vomer and wide areas on 

 palatines and tongue; interorbital 4% to 51/2, depressed or slightly 

 concave, at least medially. Gill rakers 7 or 8 + 16 or 17, lanceolate, 

 about 11/^ in eye. 



Scales 85 to 95 in lateral line to caudal base, 7 or 8 more on latter ; 



12 or 14 scales above, 9 or 10 below, 38 to 46 predorsal. Scales with 



13 to 18 basal striae ; circuli very fine, none apical. 



D. V to VIII, 17, I or 18 i, fifth to eighth simple ray 11/2 to 1% in 

 total head length; A, iv or v, 11, i or 12, i, fourth or fifth simple ray 

 2 to 2% ; least depth of caudal peduncle 3 to 3% ; pectoral 1% to 2 ; 

 ventral 1% to 2 ; caudal 3% in rest of body. 



Back and head above brown, sides and beloAv bright silvery white. 

 Fins all pale brownish. Dorsal and caudal terminally with pale 

 brownish, fins otherwise whitish. Iris silvery white. 



