FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 95 



base and -1 more on latter; 6 scales above lateral line, all in courses 

 parallel with lateral line, 14 rows below all in horizontal series; 9 

 predorsal scales to occiput, 7 rows on cheek. Suprascapula denticu- 

 lated. Scales with 17 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 90, 

 small, with 5 or 6 transverse series of basal elements; circuli very 

 fine. 



D. X, 13, fourth spine 2% in total head length, seventh ray 

 21/8 ; A. Ill, 8 I, second spine 2l^, second ray 2^5 ; caudal 114? emar- 

 ginate ; least depth of caudal peduncle 2% ; pectoral 1% ; ventral 1%. 



Brown generally, with 4 longitudinal ill defined darker bands; 

 uppermost includes all of back, second extends from eye just above 

 axial line to base of upper caudal lobe, third as line at first and then 

 from pectoral axil to lower surface of caudal peduncle, fourth from 

 maxillary expansion to lower pectoral base and then towards anal 

 base. Areas on lower half of body between dark bands and all of 

 under surface of body whitish. Iris light brown. Fins all pale 

 brown. 



Diagnosis. — Known by its large scales and coloration, the 4 dark 

 longitudinal bands not like those of any other species. 



Type.— C2it. No. 89995, U. S. N. M. 



5238. Malabang, Mindanao. May 21, 1908. Length 128? mm. 



(For the late William Palmer, of the U. S. National Museum, who 

 collected fishes in Java with Owen Bryant.) 



Glabrilutjanus, new subgenus ^o 



Type. — Mesoprion nematophorus Bleeker. 



Scales above and below lateral line in horizontal series. Fourth 

 to seventh dorsal rays with prolonged filaments more than half 

 entire body length. Seven to nine narrow blue longitudinal bands, 

 upper two above eye, next two or three from eye. 



Diagnosis. — Known among all the species of the genus by the pro- 

 longed soft dorsal filaments. The toothless palate and brilliant 

 coloration, especially the narrow longitudinal blue bands, are other 

 characters in combination. 



LUTJANUS NEMATOPHORUS (Bleeker) 



Mesoprion nematophorus BLEEKEat, Act. Soc. Sci. Ind. N^erland. (Celebes), vol. 



8, 1860, p. 56. Celebes. 

 Lutjanus nematophorus Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N6erland., vol. 7, 1873-1876, 



pi. (7)285, fig. 3; vol. 8, 1876-1S77, p. 47 (Singapore; Celebes). 

 Lutianus nematophorus Ogilby. Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 7, 1020, pt. 1, p. 20, 



pi. 1. (off flervey Bay, Queensland). 



Depth 21/2 to 2% ; head 2% to 2%, width 2% to 23^. Snout 2% 

 to 2% in head ; eye 41^4 to 5, 1% to 21/5 in snout, 1 to 1^4 in interorbi- 



^'' Glaber, smooth; Lutjanus; with reference to the toothless palate. 



