FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 377 



LEPTOSCARUS MOLUCCENSIS (Bleeker) 



Callyodon moluccensis Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N6erl., vol. 1, 1862, p. 

 12, pi. 2, fig. 1. Badjoa and Tanbariri, Celebes; Ternate; Lebuka; 

 Batjan; Kupang, Timor; Amboina; Wahai, Ceram; Neira and Lanthoir, 

 Banda. — Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. M us., vol. 4, 1862, p. 216 (Aneiteum), 

 Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, vol. 8 (16), 1909, p. 302 (type; Aneiteum). 



Calotovius vaigiensis (not Quoy and Gaimard) Jordan and Seale, Proc. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 28, 1905, p. 789 (Negros). 



ScaricJdhys caeruleopunctatus (not Rtjppell) Kendall and Goldsborough, 

 Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 26, 1911, p. 304 (Vavau, Tonga Islands). 



Depth 2^ to 2^; head 3, width 2 to 2%. Snout 3 to 3^; 

 eye 43^ to 43^, 1% to 13^ in snout, equals interorbital ; mouth 

 cleft 3^ to 4^ in head; upper outer canines 7 to 12; single small 

 tooth at right side of vomer, sometimes 1 or 2 on palatines; inter- 

 orbital level. Gill rakers 3 + 6, short points. 



Scales in lateral line 19 or 20, 5 + 2 to 5; 2 scales above lateral 

 line, 6 below, 4 or 5 predorsal; row of 4 scales on cheek. Scales 

 with 12 to 14 basal radiating striae, apical 13 to 15; circuli fine. 



D. IX, 10, I, ninth spine 23/^ to 23^ in head, first ray 2}^ to 2%; 

 A. Ill, 9, I, third spine 3% to 3%, first ray 2% to 3; caudal 13^ to 

 1%, convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 2% to 3; pec- 

 toral 1% to 1%; ventral IJ^ to 2. 



Brown, paler to whitish on under surface of head, belly, abdomen, 

 and tail. Sides and upper surfaces everywhere with fine mottlings 

 or dots of paler. Along back and sides 5 series of small whitish 

 spots, about 3 in each series. Several rather large whitish spots 

 along each side of head below and on lower preopercle flange. Ver- 

 tical fins all pale brownish, spotted with darker. Paired fins pale. 

 Ventrals whitish. Iris brownish. 



East Indies, Melanesia. In general coloration very like Leptos- 

 carus vitidescens, but the latter has no enlarged teeth within the mouth 

 or on the palatine region and the pectoral base is pale. 



4 examples Cabuago Bay, Catanduanes Island. June 9, 1909. Length, 44 to 



60 mm. 

 22654. Cataingan Bay, Masbate. April 18, 1908. Length, 72 to 119 mm. 

 18678. Cebu market. March 24, 1909. Length, 174 mm. [1468.] 

 1 example, Guijulugan shore. April 2, 1908. Length, 88 mm. 



6 examples, Mansalay, Miudoro. June 4, 1908. Length, 59 to 94 mm. 



7 examples. Port Galera, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 43 to 74 mm. 

 21641. Port Jamelo, Luzon. July 13, 1908. Length, 121 mm. 



8 examples. Port Matalvi, Luzon. November 23, 1908. Length, 37 to 86 mm. 

 20618. Sirinao Island, Nakoda Bay. December 30, 1908. Length, 128 mm. 

 8389 to 8391, 20935 and 22896. Surigao, Mindanao. May 8, 1908. Length, 



79 to 157 mm. 

 3 examples, Varadero Bay. July 23, 1908. Length, 58 to 74 mm. 

 52011 U.S.N.M. Negros Island. Dr. Bashford Dean. Length, 46 mm. As 



Calotomus vaigiensis. 

 66013 U.S.N.M. Vavau, Tonga. Albatross collections. 6 examples. Length 



78 to 94 mm. As Scarichthys caeruleopunctatus. 

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