FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 237 



19992, 19993. Sandakan, Borneo. March 2, 1908. Leugtli 96 to 121 mm. 



5111. Sandakan. March 4, 190S. Length 220 mm. 



A1195. Doworra Island. December 2, 1909. Length 560 mm. Sides slaty with 



granite-like mottling of paler much smaller than in large specimen, more 



or less orange shade on throat and interopercle, front half of soft dorsal, 



lower half of lower caudal lobe and lower fins distinctly blackish ; spinous 



dorsal olive ; inside of mouth with scarlet. 

 20775, 20776. Powati Harbor, Makyan Island. November 28, 1909. Length 



159 mm. 

 A1248, A1249. Ambon market. December 6, 1909. Length 280 to 321 mm. 

 6820, 6821. Hong Kong market. September 26, 1909. Length 196 to 235 mm. 

 A153S. Doc Can Island. January 7, 1910. Length 565 mm. 

 52378 U.S.N.M. Apia, Samoa. Bureau of Fisheries. Length 109' to 274 mm. 



3 examples. Young with caudal white terminally. 

 55603 U.S.N.M. Manila. Dr. E. A. Mearns. Length 54 mm. 

 25135 A.N.S.P. Padang, Sumatra. A. C. Harrison and H. L. Hiller. Length 



324 mm. Color in arrack nearly uniform dark sepia, lower surface slightly 



paler. Pale spot on each scale on side of body, forming longitudinal rows. 



Vertical fins inclining to clove brown and blackish. Paired fins dilute brown 



Peritoneum silvery. As Plectorhinchus afflnis. 



Subgenus Plectorhinchus Lacepede 

 Scales 70 to 90 in lateral line. 



PLECTORINCHUS FAETELA (Forskal) 



Sciaena gaterina faetela Fokskal, Descript. Animal., 1775, p. 12. Arabia. 



Dia gramma faetela Cuviek, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 5, 1830, p. 305 (compiled). — 

 RtJpPEXL, Neue Wirbelth., Fische, 1835, pp. 125, 129 (copied). 



Diagramma foetela Gijnther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 322 (com- 

 piled). — Klunzingek, Verb. zool. hot. Ges. Wien, vol. 20, 1870, p. 737 

 (Koseir, Red Sea) ; Fische Roth. Meer., 1884, p. 30 (Koseir). — Pellegrix, 

 Bull, Soc. Zool. France, vol. 39, 1914, p. 226 (Mahambo, Madagascar). 



Plectorhynchus foetela Bleekeb, Nederland. Tijdschr. Dierk., vol. 4, 1872, p. 

 (117) 150 (China). — Steindachner, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.- 

 nat, Klasse, vol. 71, pt. 1, 1907, p. 132 (Makalla, South Arabia). 



Diagramma {Plectorhynchus) foetela Zugmayee, Abhandl. K. Bayer. Akad. 

 Wiss., Math.-physik. Klasse, vol. 26, 1913, p. 11 (Oman). 



Diagramima flavomaculatum Ruppell, Atlas Reise Nordl. Afrika, Fische, 1828, 

 p. 127. Tor, Red Sea. — (Ehbenberg) CuviEaj, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 3, 

 1830, p. 304 (Red Sea, Suez).— Peteks, Arch. Naturg., 1855, p. 242 

 (Mozambique). 



Diagramma chry.sotaenia Bubeicek, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 9, 1855, 

 p. 303. Macassar, Celebes. — Gxjntheb, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, 

 p. 333 (Amboyna). — Meyek, Anal. Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat., Madrid, vol. 14, 

 1885, p. 14 (Macassar). 



Plectorhynchus chrysotaenia Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N^erland., vol. 8, 1876- 

 1877, p. 16, pi. (51)329, fig. 1 (Singapore; Celebes).— Evermann and 

 Sealb, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 (1907), p. 84 (Bulan). 



Plectorhynchus celehicus Bleeker, Nederl. Tijds. Dierk., vol. 4, 1873, p. 285. 

 Macassar, Celebes ; Atlas Ichth. Ind. N6erland., vol. 8, 1876-1877, p. 18, pi. 

 (51)329, fig. 3 (Celebes). — Evebmann and Se.\le, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 

 26, 1906 (1907), p. 84 (Jolo). 



