FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 63 

 AMIA QUADRIFASCIATA (Cuvier) 



Apogon quadrifasciatus Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 2, 1828, p. 153. 

 Pondicherry. — Cantor, Cat. Malay. Fishes, 1850, p. 3. — Peters, Arch, 

 Naturg., 1855, p. 234 (Mozambique). — Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., 

 vol. 1, 1859, p. 239 (India, Fiji, China, Australia). — Guichenot, Notes 

 lie Reunion, vol. 2, 1862, p. 23. — Kner, Reise Novara, Zool., vol. 1, pt. 5, 

 1865, p. 43 (Java and Sydney). — Day, Fishes of India, pt. 1, 1875, p. 

 59. — Karoli, Termesz. Fiizetek, Budapest, vol. 5, 1882, p. 152 (Sarangoon, 

 Singapore; Canton). — Meyer, Anal. Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat., Madrid, 

 vol. 14, 18S5, p. 12 (Manila Bay).— Day, Fauna Brit. India, vol. 1, 1889, 

 p. 494. — Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., 1S95, p. 470 (Luzon, Manila Bay). — 

 Pellegrin, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, vol. 30, 1905, p. 85 (Tonkin). — Regan, 

 Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, vol. 16, No. 2, 1905, p. 330 (Persian 

 Gulf). — Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 226 (Menado; 

 Saleyer; Timor; Java Sea). — Barnard, Ann. South Afric. Mus., vol. 21> 

 1927, p. 519 (Mozambique). 



Apogon 4-fascialus Gorgoza, Anal. Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat., Madrid, vol. 17, 

 1888, p. 283 (Manila Bay). 



Amia quadrifasciata Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerland., vol. 7, 1873-76, 

 p. 88 (Singapore, Pinang, Banka, Java, Celebes); vol. 8, 1876-77, pi. (57) 

 335, fig. 1. — Jordan and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 (1907), 

 p. 16 (Cavite). — Evermann and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 

 (1907), p. 71 (Jolo). — Jordan and Richardson, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 27, 

 1907 (1908), p. 254 (Manila); Mem. Carnegie Mus., vol. 6, No. 4, 1909, 

 p. 181 (Takao). — Seale, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 5, No. 4, 1910, p. 274 

 (Sandakan, Borneo). — McCulloch, Biol. Res. Endeavour, vol. 3, pt. 3, 

 1915, p. 120 (Moreton Island, Double Island Point, Frazier Island, Platy- 

 pus and Harvey Bays, near Gloucester Head, Queensland; Mosman Bay, 

 Port Jackson). — Fowler, Copeia, No. 58, June 18, 1918, p. 63 (Phil- 

 ippines); Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1927, p. 274 (Jolo and 

 Philippines). 



Apogon monogramma Gunther, Rep. Voy. Challenger, vol. 1, 1880, p. 38, 

 pi. 16, fig. B. Arafura Sea. 



Amia elizabethae Jordan and Seale, Proc. Davenport Acad. Sci., 1905, p. 9, 

 pi. 4. Hong Kong, China. — Seale, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 9, 1914, 

 p. 63 (Hong Kong). 



Apogon quinqueslriatus Regan, Journ. Linn. Soc. London, ser. 12, vol. 2, 

 1907, p. 226. Maldives, South Milandu, 30 to 36 fathoms. 



Depth 2% to 2%; head 2% to 2y 2 , width 2 to 2}/ h . Snout 43^ to 

 43^ in head from snout tip; eye 7>]/i to 3%, greater than snout or 

 interorbital; maxillary extends till opposite hind pupil edge in adult, 

 little beyond with age, expansion 1^5 to 2 in eye, length 2 to 2y% in 

 head; bands of villiform teeth in jaws and a small V-shaped band on 

 vomer, also narrow band may be present on palatines though this 

 often absent; interorbital 4^ to 5, level; preopercle ridge entire, 

 edge finely denticulate. Gill rakers 7 + 14, lanceolate, longer than 

 gill filaments or 2 in eye. 



Scales 24 in lateral line to caudal base and 3 more on latter; 2 or 

 3 above, 6 below, 5 or 6 predorsal; 2 rows on cheek to preopercle 

 ridge. Tubes in lateral line rather large, well marked and each with 

 small crimped basal scale. Scales with 14 basal radiating striae; 43 



