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than interorbital in young to 1 to ll^ with age ; maxillary not quite 

 reaching opposite front eye edge or only slightly beyond, expansion 



3 to 3% in eye, length 3 to 3l^ in head ; teeth in rather broad villi- 

 form bands in jaws, in about 10 irregular series anteriorly; inter- 

 orbital 2% to 3%, broadly convex; preopercle strongly denticulate, 

 with 20 or 21 serrae on hind edge, lowest little larger, only a few 

 distinct on lower edge; infraorbital spine 2 to 2% in eye. Gill 

 rakers 6 + 6, low tubercles, half of gill filaments, which 2i/^ in eye. 



Scales 36 or 37 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 more on latter ; 



4 or 5 scales above lateral line, 11 below, 34 to 36 predorsal forward 

 until above nostrils, 6 rows on cheek of which 2 on preopercle 

 flange. Suprascapula and scale below serrated. Scales with 8 to 13 

 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 125 to 160, with single series 

 of basal elements; circuli very fine. 



D. X, 9, I, third spine 21/5 to 2% in head, first ray 21^ to 21/3 ; 

 A. Ill, 7, I, third spine 2% to 2%, first ray 2 to 214 ; caudal 1 to 

 1%, well forked; least depth of caudal peduncle 2I/3 to 2%; ven- 

 tral 1^^ to II/5; pectoral 2% to 3 in combined head and body to 

 caudal base. 



Back light olive brown, edges of scales darker and each with 

 paler or slightly grayish spot. Sides and under surface light brown- 

 ish, each side with basal brassy spot. Snout darker brown than 

 rest of head. Preorbital coppery. Upper flap of opercle with sub- 

 marginal dark brown streaks. Iris light yellowish brown. Ver- 

 tical fins uniformly brown, paired ones lighter. 



Singapore, East Indies, Philippines, China, Queensland. Known 

 chiefly by its large scales and the body without any conspicuous 

 markings. Bleeker's figure shows two pale streaks before the eye, 

 which not distinct in my materials. I follow Bleeker in placing 

 Scolopsides 'pectinatus as a synonym, as he examined the type in 

 Leiden. 



4964, 4965, 11115, 12994, 17750. Alibijaban Island, Ragny Gulf, Luzon. March 



6, 1909. Length 180 to 221 mm. 

 14887, 14888, 17765. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 1909. Length 



185 to 204 mm. 

 17759. Balikias Bay. August 17, 1908. Length 226 mm. 

 0304, 9305. Biri Channel. June 1, 1909. Length 208 to 205 mm. 

 9491, 15873. Bolalo Bay, Palawan. December 21, 1908. Length 207 to 214 mm. 

 8867. Buang Bay, Talajit Island. March 15, 1909. Length 176 mm. 

 12452. Bugsuk Island. January 5, 1909. Length 127 mm. 

 8065, 8365, 90O7. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. April 22, 1908. Length 188 



to 199 mm. 

 14979. Calangaman Island. March 16, 1909. Length 230 mm. 

 12945, 12946, 17406 to 17409. Candaraman Island. January 4, 1909. Length 



119 to 165 mm. 

 10974, 11186, 11187, 17070. Canmahala Bay, Luzon. March 11, 1909. Length 



153 to 186 mm. 



