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strong. Second dorsal short, remote, rays 8 to 10. Anal spines 2, 

 rays 8 or 9, similar and opposite to soft dorsal. Pectoral and ventral 

 moderate. 



We retain in this large group those species in which the caudal is 



at least emarginate to forked. But few natural groups seem to 

 eventuate which may be indicated as valid subgenera. 



As several species have been doubtfully reported from the Philip- 

 pines, we give them with references as follows: 



AMIA CYANOTAENIA (Bleeker) 



Apogon cyanotaenia Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 5, 1853, p. 

 71. Lawajong, Solor. — Gunther, Cat Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 

 242 (copied). — Gorgoza, Anal. Soc. Espafi. Hist. Nat., Madrid, vol. 17, 

 1888, p. 283 (Cebu). — Weber, Semon'sZool. Forsch. Reis. Austral., vol. 5, 

 1895, p. 263 (Amboina). — Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., 1895, p. 471 

 (Cebu).— Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 223 (Saleyer). 



Amia cyanotaenia Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N6erland., vol. 7, 1873-76, 

 p. 85, pi. (42) 320, fig. 2 (Solor, Amboina, Aru). 



In the Philippines known from the records of Gorgoza and Elera. 



AMIA NIGRIPINNIS (Cuvier) 



Apogon nigripinnis Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 2, 1828, p. 152. Java 

 and Pondicherry. — Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 235 

 (China and East Indies). — Playpair, Fishes of Zanzibar, 1886, p. 20 

 (Zanzibar). — Gunther, Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, vol. l,pt. 1, 1873, p. 21 

 (Bonin Islands). — Day, Fishes of India, pt. 1, 1875, p. 60, pi. 16, fig. 6 

 (type; Madras). — Karoli, Termesz. Fiizetek, Budapest, vol. 5, 1882, p. 

 152 (Matang, Borneo). — Day, Fauna Brit. India, Fishes, vol. 1, 1889, 

 p. 498. — Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., 1895, p. 469 (Luzon, Cavite, Santa 

 Cruz). — Regan, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, vol. 16, No. 2, 1905, p. 

 330 (Persian Gulf). 



Amia nigripinnis Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N6erland., vol. 7, 1873-76, p. 

 99 (copied). 



? Apogon punctatus Regan, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, ser. 2, Zool., vol. 12, 

 1907, p. 225, pi. 24, fig. 1. Cargados, Carajos, Indian Ocean, in 20 to 

 30 fathoms. 



Known from Elera's Philippine record. 



AMIA POECILOPTERA (Cuvier) 



Apogon poecilopterus (Kuhl and Van Hasselt) Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., 

 vol. 2, 1826, p. 154. Java. — Cantor, Cat. Malay. Fishes, 1850, p. 2 

 (Pinang Sea, Singapore). — Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, 

 p. 232 (copied). — Meyer, Anal. Soc. Espafi. Hist. Nat., Madrid, vol. 14, 

 1885, p. 12 (Cebu). 



Apogon paecilopterus Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., 1895, p. 469 (Cebu). 



Amia poecilopterus Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerland., vol. 7, 1873- 

 76, p. 95 (compiled). 



A doubtful species not described since Cantor's time. Meyer and 

 Elera have given records for the Philippines though without details 

 of their materials. The species is described with a large dark blotch 

 on the spinous dorsal which is said to have 6 spines and the soft dorsal 

 marked with ocellated black spots. 



