FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 139 



Mabtens, Preuss. Exp. Ost Asien, 1876, p. 386 (Nagasaki Bay). — Guntheb, 

 Rep. Voy. Challenger, vol. 1, pt. 6, 1880, p. 55 (Hong Kong).— K^jboli, Ter- 

 mesz. Fiizetek, Budapest, vol. 5, 1881, p. 151 (Singapore). — Eleba, Cat. 

 Fauna Filip., vol. 1, 1895, p. 467 (Luzon, Cavite, Santa Cruz).— Ishikawa 

 and Matsuuba, Prelim. Cat. Fish. Mus. Tokyo, 1897, p. 56. 



Lutianus vitta Day, Fishes of India, pt. 1, 1875, p. 46, pi. 14, fig. 2.— Rutteb, 

 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1897, p. 74 (Swatow, China ) .—Jordan 

 and Sntdeb, Annot. Zool. Japon., vol. 3, 1901, p. 76 (Yokohama). — Fowlee, 

 Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, ser. 2, vol. 12, 1904, p. 524 (Padang).— 

 Jordan and Seale, Proc. Davenport Acad. Sci., vol. 10, 1905, p. 10 (Hong 

 Kong) ; Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 (1907), p. 20 ( Cavite ) .—Eveb- 

 mann and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 (1907), p. 81 (Bacon, 

 Bulan, Zamboanga). — Seale and Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 33, 1907, 

 p. 243 (Zamboanga). — Seale, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 5, No. 4, Oct. 

 1910, p. 275 (Sandakan, Borneo). — Jordan and Thompson, Proc. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus., vol. 39, 1911, p. 448, fig. 2 (Wakanoura, Nagasaki, Kobe).— Snydeb, 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 42, 1912, p. 499 (Okinawa). — Pearson, Ceylon 

 Administr. Report, 1915-18, pp. Fll, F17. — Jordan and Stabks, Ann. Car- 

 negie Mus., vol. 11, Nos. 3^, 1917, p. 449 (Ceylon). — Fowleb, Copeia, No. 

 58, June 18, 1918, p. 63 (Philippines). — Izuka and Matsuuba, Cat. Zool. 

 Spec. Tokyo Imp. Mus., 1920, p. 151 (Takamatsu).— Malpas, Ceylon Ad- 

 ministr. Report, 1921, p. E5. 



Lutjanus vitta Bleekeb, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N^erland., vol. 8, 187&-1877, p. 51, pi. 

 (62)340, fig. 5 (Sumatra, Singapore, Banka, Biliton, Java, Bali, Celebes, 

 Temate, Amboina, Ceram, Waigiu. Rawak, New Guinea). — Steindachneb 

 and Dodeelein, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-uat. Klasse, vol. 47, 

 pt. 1, 1883, p. 236 (Tokyo).— Day, Fauna Brit. India, Fishes, vol. 1, 1889, 

 p. 480.— Pelleigbin, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, vol. 30. 1905, p. 85 (Bale 

 d' Along, Tonkin ) .-Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 248 (Sale- 

 yer).— Fowlee and Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 62, 1922, p. 30 (Cebu; 

 Takao).— Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1927, p. 277 (Philip- 

 pines) ; Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, p. 196 (compiled) ; Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1929, p. 608 (Hong Kong), p. 635 (Padang). 



Mesoprion enneacanthus Bleeker, Verb. Batav. Genootsch. (Perc), vol. 22, 

 1849, p. 40. Batavia.— Guntheb, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 209 

 (copied). — Kneb, Reise Novara, Fische, 1865, p. 33 (Java). 



Mesoprion phaiotaeniatus Bleekeb, Verb. Batav. Genootsch. (Percoid.), vol. 22, 

 1849, p. 43. Batavia. — Ishikawa and Matsuuba, Prelim. Cat. Fish. Mus. 

 Tokyo, 1879, p. 56 (Tokyo). 



Mesoprion ophuyseni Bleekeb, Act. Soc. Sci. Ind. N6erland. (Achst. Bijd. 

 Sumatra), vol. 8, 1857, p. 74. Sumatra. 



Depth 22/3 to 24^ ; head 21/2 to 24^, width 21/3 to 23^. Snout 2% 

 to 32^ in head from snout tip; eye 2>% to 44^, II/3 to 1% in snout, 

 gi-eater than interorbital in young to equal with age; maxillary 

 reaches 14 to i/^ in eye, expansion ly^ to 214 in eye, length 21/3 to 21/2 

 in head from snout tip; teeth in villiform bands in jaws, outer row 

 enlarged; 4 large front canines in each jaw; bands of fine teeth on 

 vomer and palatines; interorbital 41^ to 51/5, slightly convex; pre- 

 opercle edge nearly straight, slight notch below, above finely ser- 



