FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 153 



One example. Ragay River, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 10, 1909. Length 



56 mm. 

 9544, 12639. Santiago River, Pagapas Bay, Luzon. February 20, 1909. 



Length 40 to 95 mm. 45 examples. 

 Five examples. Subig Bay, Subig. January 7, 1908. Length 66 to 73 mm. 

 20555. Tilig, Lubang. July 14, 190S. Length 52 to 75 mm. 4 examples. 

 10857. Varadero Bay, Mindoro. July 23, 1908. Length 73 mm. 

 Four examples. Uki Island, Bouro Island, Dutch East Indies. Length 88 to 



100 mm. 



AMBASSIS SAFGHA (Forsk&l) 



Sciaena safgha Forskal, Descript. Animal., 1775, pp. xii, 53. Arabia. — Box- 

 naterre, Tabl. Ichth., 1788, p. 125 (Red Sea). — Gmelin, Syst. Nat, 

 Linn., vol. 1, 1789, p. 1305 (Arabia). — Walbaum, Artedi Piscium, vol. 3, 

 1792, p. 319 (on Forskal). 



Perca safgha Schneider, Syst. Ichth. Bloch, 1801, p. 86 (on Forskal). 



Centropomus safgha Lacepede, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 4, 1802, pp. 249, 256 

 (Arabia). 



Ambassis safgha Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., 1895, p. 467 (Luzon, Manila). — 

 Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1927, p. 275 (San Fernando, 

 Santa Maria, Vigan, Philippines). 



Centropo7tius ambassis Lacepede, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 4, 1802, pp. 252, 

 282. Seas and fresh waters of Mauritius and Reunion. 



Ambassis ambassis Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1905, p. 500 

 (Baram, Borneo); 1925, p. 220 (Natal); Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, 

 p. 166 (Fiji). 



Ambassis commersonii Ctjvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 2, 1828, p. 176, pi. 25. 

 Bourbon, Pondichery, Mahe, Java. — Peters, Arch. Naturg., 1855, p. 235 

 (Mozambique). — Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 223 

 (India, Amboyna, Philippines, Java, Port Essington, Australia). — Gui- 

 chenot, Notes He Reunion, vol. 2, 1862, p. 23. — Kner, Reise Novara, 

 Fische, 1865, p. 41 (Java). — Playfair, Fishes of Zanzibar, 1866, p. 18 

 (Pougani River, East Africa). — Day, Fishes of Malabar, 1867, p. 15. — 

 Peters, Reise Mozambique, vol. 4, 1868, p. 10. — Martens, Reise Ost 

 Afrika von der Decken, vol. 3, pt. 1, 1869, p. 141 (Kilinani, Molumbo 

 River, Manbik). — Klunzinger, Verh. zool. bot. Ges. Wien, vol. 20, 1870, 

 p. 719 (Koseir, Red Sea). — Day, Fishes of India, pt. 1, 1875, p. 52, pi. 15, 

 fig. 3. — Jatzow and Lentz, Abh. Senckenberg. Ges., vol. 21, 1889, p. 499 

 (Marovoay, West Madagascar; Kokotoni Reef, Zanzibar). — Sauvage, 

 Hist. Nat. Madagascar, Poiss., 1891, p. 113, pi. 41a, fig. 6. — Beaufort, 

 Bijd. Dierk., Amsterdam, 1913, p. 113 (Kajeli, Buru). — Zugmayer, Abh. 

 Bayer. Akad. Wiss. Math.-Phys. Kl., vol. 26, pt. 6, 1913, p. 10 (Mekran).— 

 Boulenger, Cat. Fresh Water Fishes Africa, vol. 3, 1915, p. 112, fig. 85 

 (Zanzibar; Rovuma River; Dar es Salaam, East Africa; Orilaky River, 

 Madagascar). 



Apogon commersonii Guichenot, M6m. Soc. Sci. Cherbourg, ser. 2, vol. 2, 

 1866, p. 145 (Madagascar). 



Ambassis commersoni Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Norland., vol. 8, 1876-77, 

 p. 136, pi. (74) 352, fig. 1 (not 5 as given in text) (Sumatra, Nias, Sing- 

 apore, Java, Celebes, Amboina, Philippines). — Day, Fauna Brit. India, 

 vol. 1, 1889, p. 488.— Pellegrin, Bull. Mus. Hist, Nat, Paris, vol. 13, 

 1907, p. 204 (Omilahy River at Tongobory, Madagascar). — Beaufort, 

 Bijd. Dierk., Amsterdam, 1913, p. 113 (Kajeli, Buru). — Pellegrin, Bull. 

 Soc. Zool. France, vol. 39, 1914, p. 224 (Mahambo and Fort Dauphin, 



