FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 571 



Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 7, p. 400, 1868 (Sarawak and Pinang). — Bi-EEKEr, 

 Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerland., vol. 6, p. 94. pi. (13) 271, fig. 1, 1S6&-72 (Java, 

 Sumatra, Pinang, Singapore, Bintaug. Bauka, Borneo, Celebes, Batjan, 

 Amboina) ; Versl. Meded. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam, ser. 2, vol. 2, p. 275, 1868 

 (Obi Island) ; Nederland. Tijdschr. Dierk., vol. 4, p. 118, 1874 (Chinese 

 drawing).— Day, Fishes of India, pt. 4, p. 647, pi. 166, fig. 4, 1878 (Sind, 

 India, Malabar). — Bleekek, Verb. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam, vol 18, p. 3, 

 1879 (China).— MACLE.VT, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 8, p. 278. 

 1884 (Hood Bay, New Guinea). — Steindachneb, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. 

 Wien, math. nat. kl., vol. 71, pt. 1, p. 157, 1907 (Gischin). — Bean and Weed, 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 42, p. 590, 1912 (Pelaboen Ratoe, Java ) .— Webek, 

 Siioga Exped., Fische, vol. 57, p. 3, 1913 (Macassar). — Webeb and Beau- 

 fort, Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago, vol. 2, p. 21, fig. 13, 1913 

 (Batavia).— Fovstleb and Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 62, p. 2, 1923 

 (Cebu). — HoRA, Mem. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, vol. 6, p. 481, 1924 (Singora). — 

 Chabanaud, Service Oe^anogr. Peches Indo-Chine, 1^ Note, p. 7, 1926 (Gulf 

 of Slam). — ViNciGUERRA, Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, ser. 3, vol. 10, 

 p. 622, 1926 (Sarawak).— Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, p. 30, 1928 

 (copied). — PiLLAT, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, vol. 33, No. 2, p. 355, 

 1929 (Travancore). — Tirant, Service Oceanogr. Peches Indo Chine, 6^ Note, 

 p. 122, 1929 (Cochin China). — Deraniyagala, Spoilia Zeylanica, vol. 15, 

 p. 33, 1929.— Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1929, p. 598, 1930 

 (Hong Kong) ; Hong Kong Nat., vol. 2, p. 113, 1931 (reference). — Derani- 

 yagala, Ceylon Journ. Sci., vol. 5, p. 82, 1933. — Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Philadelphia, vol. 86, p. 69, 1934 (Sanoer, Bali). — Roxas, Philippine Journ. 

 Sci., vol. 55, p. 251, pi. 1, fig. 5 (scale), 1934 (Orani; Manila). — Fowler, Proc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 87, p. 90, 19.35 (Paknam; Bangkok); 

 vol. 89, p. 130, 1937 (Paknam; Tachin). — Roxas and Martin, Dept. Agr. 

 Comm. Manila Tech. Bull. 6, p. 22, 1937 (reference). — Suvatti, Index Fish. 

 Siam, p. 12, 1937 (reference).— Fowler, List Fish. Malaya, p. 24, 1938 

 (reference). 

 Dussumieria elopsoldes Bleeker, Vehr. Batav. Genootsch. (Madura), vol. 22, 

 p. 12, 1849 (type locality : Madura Straits near Kammal and Surabaya, 

 Java) ; Versl. Meded. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam, ser. 2, vol. 2, p. 294, 1S68 (Rio, 

 Bitang), p. 300, 1868 (Waigiu).— Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 7, 

 p. 466, 1S6S (type; part). 



Depth 3% ; head 3%, width 2%. Snout 3% in head from snont 

 tip; eye 3%, 1 in snout, greater than interorbital, adipose lids nar- 

 row and marginal; maxillary reaches % to snout, expansion 1% in 

 eye, length 31/10 in head from snout tip; no teeth; interorbital 4, but 

 slightly elevated, level; side of head, occiput and humeral region 

 venulose. Gill rakers 11+21, lanceolate, % of gill filaments or 1/0 in 

 eye. 



Scales (fallen) 48 in median lateral series to caudal base and 7 

 more on latter; 12 transversely, 23 predorsal. Scales with 5 trans- 

 verse vertical complete striae and 6 short marginals basally; circuli 

 as fine transverse vertical striae, none apical. 



D. Ill, 12, first branched ray 1% in head ; A. ni, 13, i, first branched 

 ray 3l^; caudal 1, deeply forked, lobes narrowly triangular; least 

 depth of caudal peduncle 3 ; pectoral 1% ; ventral 2i^. 



