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(D. 5517). Point Tagolo Light, S. 83° W. 10.5 miles. August 9, 1909. 13 

 examples. Length 69 to 88 mm. 



(D. 5518). Point Tagolo Light, S. 64° W. 8.7 miles. August 9, 1909. 4 exam- 

 ples. Length 88 to 98 mm. 



(D. 5519). Point Tagolo Light, S. 71° W. 8.7 miles. August 9, 1909. 13 exam- 

 ples. Length 72 to 9G mm. 



1540, 1543 (D. 5537). Apo Island, S. 46° W. 8.7 miles. August 19, 1909. 

 Length 105 to 115 mm. 



2969, 2970 (D. 5538). Apo Island, S. 64° W. 7.3 miles. August 19, 1909. 

 Length 112 to 114 mm. 



(D. 5545). Noble Point, Tulayan Island, S. 19° W. 3 miles. September 15, 1909. 

 9 examples. Length 65 to 97 mm. 



44428 U.S.N. M. Bengal Bay. Steamer Investigator. Indian Museum. Length 

 75 to 83 mm. 6 examples. As Parascombrops pellucidus. 



SYNAGROPS SERRATOSPINOSUS Smith and Radcliffe 



Synagrops serratospinosa Smith and Radcliffe, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 

 41, 1912, p. 444, pi. 38, fig. 2. Batangas Bay, Luzon (N. Lat. 13° 44' 24", 

 E. Long. 120° 45' 30", in 214 fathoms). 



Depth 3 to 3y 8 ; head 2% to 2% t width 2% to 2^. Snout 4 to 5 

 in head from snout tip; eye 3 to 3%, greater than snout or inter- 

 orbital; maxillary reaches opposite middle of eye, expansion 23^5 to 

 2% in eye, length 234 to 2}/$ in head; bands of minute villiform 

 teeth in jaws, on vomer and palatines, pair of moderately small 

 canines in front of each jaw with lower, much smaller and closer, 

 also 3 or 4 lateral mandibular canines each side; interorbital 3^5 to 

 33^, very slightly convex; preopercle ridge vertically entire and 5 or 

 6 or more denticles along horizontal portion below angle; preopercle 

 edge denticulate, fine on vertical edge and coarser below angle; pre- 

 orbital entire. Gill rakers 5 + 15, lanceolate, longer than gill filaments 

 or 234 in eye. 



Scales 26 to 28 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 more on latter; 

 2 above, 7 below, 5 predorsal, 2 little distinct rows on cheek; fins all 

 more or less scaly, at least basally. Tubes in lateral line large, simple, 

 well exposed, each without basal scale. Scales very caducous, mostly 

 all fallen; 11 to 14 basal radiating striae; circuli fine. 



D. IX-I, 9, 1, second spine with front edge antrorsely serrate, third 

 spine lj'g to 234 m total head length, first branched ray 2% to 334, 

 also spine of soft dorsal with front edge antrorsely serrate; A. II, 7, 

 1, second spine 23^ to 33^, first branched ray 2% to 2%, front edge 

 of second spine antrorsely serrate; caudal 13^ to 1%, deeply emar- 

 ginate; least depth of caudal peduncle 3% to 4; pectoral \% to 1%; 

 ventral 1% to 1%, front edge of spine antrorsely serrate. 



Brown, with drab gray to lavender tints above, sides and below 

 paler with silvery white reflections. Iris pale yellowish white. Fins 

 all pale, dorsals and caudal tinged dusky and spinous dorsal becomes 

 dusky black terminally. 



Philippines. 



