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tween pectorals and ventrals. Scales with 5 to 7 transverse vertical 

 striae; circuli as very fine parallel vertical striae. 



D. ni, 13, first branched ray 1% to 1% in head; A. n or m, 16 

 or 17, first branched ray 2 to 214 ; caudal 1% to li/4, deeply forked, 

 rather short lobes obtusely pointed; least depth of caudal peduncle 

 2% to 3 ; pectoral 1% to 13^ ; ventral 3 to 3i/8. 



Pale brownish. Head laterally with silvery white. Brown blotch 

 on top of head. Broad silvery white band, little wider than pupil 

 though little less than eye, from shoulder to caudal base medianly, 

 greatest expansion opposite dorsal. Iris yellowish white. Dorsal 

 and caudal grayish, other fins pale brownish. 



Zanzibar, India, Malay Peninsula, Pinang, Singapore, East Indies, 

 Philippines, China, Formosa, Melanesia, Polynesia. I cannot help 

 thinking Stolephorus insularum is the present species. It is said 

 to show : Depth 6%o '■> maxillary not extending posterior to mandible, 

 tip truncate; lower gill rakers 28; 2 ventral spines between pec- 

 torals and ventrals ; length 75 to 92 mm. 



4 examples. Balamban, Cebu. April 2, 1908. Length, 35-38 mm. 



20 examples. Busln Harbor, Burias Lsland. April 22, 1908. Length, 20-37 mm. 



5955. Cavite market. December 1, 1908. Length, 91 mm. 



6251, 6252. Cebu market. August 29, 1909. Length, 91 mm. 



D. 5176. Escarceo Light, S. 57° E., 7 miles (lat. 13°35'15" N., long. 120°53'20" 



E.), Verde Island Passage. March 24, 1908. Length, 19-29 mm. 6 examples. 

 D. 5532. Gigantangan Island (S.), S. 33° E., 3.8 miles (lat. 11°36'39" N., long. 



124°13'30" E.), between Masbate and Leyte. August 13, 1909. Length, 20 



mm. 

 20517, 20518. Guijulugan shore. April 2, 1909. Length, 106-110 mm. 



4 examples. Hinunangan beach, Leyte. July 3, 1909. Length, 35-41 mm. 

 2 examples. Iloilo market, Panay. March 28, 1908. Length, 92—118 mm. 



5 examples. Iloilo market. June 1, 1908. Length, 94-124 mm. 

 20159, 20160. Manila Bay. December 9, 1907. Length, 97-104 mm. 



5158, 5159. Manila market. December 12 to 18, 1907. Length, 90-96 mm. 

 20 examples, Mantaquin Bay, Palawan. April 1, 1909. Length, 35-65 mm. 

 2 examples. Mati, Pujada Bay. May 15, 1908. Length, 43-77 mm. 



1 example. Nato, Luzon. June 19, 1909. Length, 106 mm. 



5 examples. Olongapo. January 7, 1908. Length, 22-35 mm. 



10 examples. Panabutan Bay, Mindanao. February 5, 1908. Length, 33-55 mm. 



2 examples. Port Jamelo, Luzon. July 13, 1908. Length, 50 mm. 



18 examples. Port San Vicente. November 18, 1908. Length, 23—48 mm. 



4 examples. Santa Cruz, Marinduque. April 24, 1908. Length, 41 or 42 mm. 



14 examples. San Vincent Harbor, Luzon shore. November 13, 1908. Length, 



28-43 mm. 

 1 example. Shore above Iloilo River, Panay. June 2, 1908. Length, 28 mm. 

 1 example. Taal anchorage. East Luzon. February 20, 1909. Length, 31 mm. 



3 examples. Kowloon market, China. October 5, 1908. Length, 127 or 128 mm. 



ANCHOVIELLA BATAVIENSIS (Hardenberg) 



Stolephorus insularis hataviensis Hardenbebg, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie, vol. 93, 

 p. 261, 1933 (type locality: Batavia). 



