FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 613 



interorbital ; maxillary reaches % to % in eye, expansion 1% to 2 in 

 eye, length 2i/^ to 2% in head from snout tip; only few anterior 

 teeth in jaws; interorbital 414 to 4%, little elevated, nearly level; 

 cheek, opercle, preopercle, upper side of head and humeral region 

 venulose. Gill rakers 28 + 65, lanceolate, 1% in eye. 



Scales 40 to 42 in median lateral series to caudal base and 4 or 5 

 more on latter; 11 or 12 scales transversely, 13 predorsal. Abdom- 

 inal scutes 17 or 18 + 12 or 13. Scales with 4 or 5 vertical striae, 

 only one apically complete, no pores. 



D. IV, 13, I or 14, I, first branched ray 1% to 1% in total head 

 length; A. 11, 15, i, first branched ray 4% to 5; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 2% to 24^ ; pectoral II/3 to 1% ; ventral 21/3 to 21/4 ; caudal 

 314 to 3% in rest of body, forked. 



Brown on upper back, underlaid olive-brown line defining silvery 

 white below. Muzzle tipped brown. Dorsal and caudal pale brown, 

 dark spot at base of former anteriorly, other fins whitish. 



Arabia, Mombasa, Natal, Mauritius, Bourbon, Madagascar, Singa- 

 pore, East Indies, Pliilippines, China, Bonin Islands, Northern Ter- 

 ritory of Australia, Queensland, Micronesia, Polynesia. 



12998. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 3, 1909. Length, 39 mm. 



3 examples. Atulayan Bay, Luzon. 130-foot seine. June 17, 1909. Length, 

 48-106 mm. 



9 examples. Baganga Bay, Mindanao. May 15, 1908. Length, 61-107 mm. 



1 example. Balamban, Cebu. April 2, 1908. Length, 45 mm. 



2 examples. Bacoor, Luzon. June 15, 1908. Length, 62-65 mm. 



1 example. Cataingan Bay, Masbate. April 1, 1908. Length, 51 mm. 



1 example. Cavite market. June 26, 1908. Length, 80 mm. 



5 examples. Cavite and San Roque markets. June 27, 1908. Length, 73-84 mm. 



5 examples. Cebu market. September 4, 1909. Length, 54-112 mm. [1889; 



1896.] 

 1 example. Gomomo Island. December 3, 1909. Length, 41 mm. 

 6036 to 6039. Hinunangan Beach, Leyte. July 30, 1909. Length, 123-145 mm. 



6 examples. 

 9 examples. Lucena anchorage. Electric light. February 24, 1909. Length, 



38--14 mm. 



1 example. Manila Bay, Luzon. December 7, 1907. Length, 50 mm. 



2 examples. Manila Bay. December 9, 1907. Length, 66-73 mm. 



19720. Mantaquin Bay, Palawan. April 1, 1909. Length, 33-106 mm. 3 ex- 

 amples. 

 1 example. Mati, Pujada Bay, Mindanao. May 15, 1009. Length, 46 mm. 

 5 examples. Matnog Bay, Luzon. June 1, 1909. Length, 128-135 mm. 



1 example. Nasugbu, Luzon. January 16, 1908. Length, 27 mm. 



2 examples. Nasugbu, Luzon. January 21, 1908. Length, 26-30 mm. 

 1 example. Nato, Luzon. June 19, 1909. Length, 62 mm. 



7 examples. Nogas Point, Panay. February 4, 1908. Length, 100-124 mm. 

 19568, 13956. Paluan Bay, Mindoro. December 11, 1908. Length, 65-120 mm. 

 10 examples. 



4 examples. Panabutan Bay, Mindanao. February 5, 1908. Length, 37-48 mm. 

 1 example. jPort Binanga. January 8, 1908. Length, 30 .mm, 



