FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 695 



vol. 5, p. 42, 1930 (Far East seas). — Schmidt, Trans. Pacific Coram. Acad. 



Sci. U. S. S. R., vol. 11, p. 20, 1931 ( Kagoshima ) . 

 EngrauUs japonica Guntheb, Rep. Voy. Challenger, vol. 1, pt. 6, p. 72, 1880 



(inland Sea of Japan; Kobe). — Tanaka, Jap. Fish. Life Colours, No. 



46, 1933. 

 Stolephorus japonicus Bleeker, Nederland. Tijdschr. Dierk., vol. 4, p. 148, 1874 



(references). — Rutter, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1897, p. 64 



(Swatow). — Jordan and Snydeb, Annot. Zool. Japon., vol. 3, p. 54, 1901 



(Japan). — Jordan and Seale, Proc. TJ. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 28, p. 770, 1905 



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



6, p. 24, 1937 (reference), 

 AncJwvia japonica Smith and Pope, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 31, p. 462, 



1906 (Susaki). 

 EngrauUs commersonianus (not Lac6p6de) Richardson, Ichth. China Japan, 



p. 308, 1846 (Seas of China). 

 EngrauUs ringens (not Jenyns) Ishikawa and Matstjctra, Prelim. Cat. Fishes 



Mus. Tokyo, p. 9, 1897. 



Depth b% to 6; head 33/5 to 2>%, width 2% to 31/3. Snout 41/3 to 

 51/4 in head ; eye ?>% to 4l^, greater than snout or interorbital ; max- 

 iUary not quite reaching hind ridge of preopercle, length li/^ to 1% 

 in head; interorbital 5i/^ to 5%, convexly elevated. Gill rakers 

 34+36, finely lanceolate, equal eye; gill filaments % gill rakers. 



Scales very caducous, most all fallen in preserved examples, 39 to 

 41 (pockets) in median lateral series to caudal base; 8 transversely, 

 20 or 21 predorsal. Pectoral axillary scale % length of fin, ventral 

 axillary scale % fin length. Abdominal serrae absent. Scales with 

 6 to 8 marginal striae ; circuli fine, largely transverse. 



D. Ill, 13, 1, or III, 12, 1, first branched ray 1% to 1% in head; A. 11 

 or III, 14, I to 16, I, first branched ray 2% to 3; caudal I14 to II/3, 

 deeply forked, lobes rather slender and sharp pointed; least depth 

 of caudal peduncle 3% to 4; pectoral 1% to 1%\ ventral 2% to 21/2. 



Back brown, also upper surface of head till level with upper eye 

 edge. Sides and lower surface of body silvery white. Iris silvery 

 white. Dorsal and caudal brownish, lower fins whitish. 



China, Japan, Korea. Reported from the Philippines by Elera, 

 though liis reference may have pertained to market specimens from 

 Japan ? 



U.S.N.M. No. 44882. Japan. Japanese Government. Length, 120 ?-13l ? mm. 

 4 examples. 



U.S.N.IM. No. 45256. Geusan, Korea. P. L. Jouy. Length, 45 and 46 mm. 

 2 examples. 



U.S.N.M. No. 48190. Esan, Japan. S. Nozawa. Length, 125-130 mm. 2 ex- 

 amples. 



U.S.N.M. No. 57807. Tsuruga, Japan. Jordan and Snyder. Length, 64-86 mm. 

 10 examples. 



U.S.N.M. No. 59786. Susaki, Japan. Dr. H. M. Smith. Length, 62 mm. 



U.S.N.M. No 62330. Aomori, Japan. Jordan and Snyder. Length, 78-100 mm. 

 2 examples. 



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