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or tongue; interorbital 3jV to 3%, but slightly convex; hind 

 preopercle edge denticulate; infraorbital spine along upper edge 

 2% to 314 in eye. Gill rakers 5 + 5, short, thick points, greatly 

 less than gill filaments, which 3% in eye. 



Scales 36 in lateral line to caudal base with 2 or 4 more on latter ; 

 4 scales above lateral line, 10 or 11 below, 27 to 30 predorsal forward 

 opposite front nostril, 4 rows on cheek to preopercle ridge. Scales 

 with 9 or 10 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 74 to 83, with 

 6 or 7 transverse series of basal elements ; circuli very fine. 



D. X, 8, 1 or 9, 1, third spine 2 to 2l^ in head, first ray 1^^ to 2% ; 

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

 l^xTj well forked ; least depth of caudal peduncle 214 to 2% ; pectoral 

 1^ to li/s ; ventral II/5 to I14. 



Pale brownish generally. Iris slate gray. Deep dusky brown 

 band begins over eye and extends back above lateral line to bases of 

 last dorsal rays. Another parallel dark brown band from snout tip 

 to eye and along middle of side to caudal base medially. Both dark 

 bands less than pupil in width. Fins all brownish, lower paler 

 and spinous dorsal with blackish brown blotch anteriorly and 

 medially, broadly over first 4 membranes. 



India, East Indies, Philippines, North Australia. I feel that Scolop- 

 sis longulus Richardson, as described originally and later by Giinther 

 is evidently the present species. Depth 4 in total length; head 

 rather exceeds depth. Eye 3% in head, little less than snout. Pre- 

 orbital % wide as eye, with small spine and some denticulations 

 below. Hind preopercle edge finely denticulate. Opercle spine very 

 short. Scales 42 in lateral line, 3 above, 15 below; predorsal scales 

 forward to hind fourth of orbit. Preorbital and preopercle flange 

 naked. Surascapula strongly denticulate. D. X, 9; A. Ill, 7; 

 fin spines moderate, second anal spine shorter than third. Yellowish 

 band, broadly edged blackish above and below from above pectoral 

 to caudal base; 2 indistinct blacldsh lines above lateral line. 

 Length 135 mm. 



5183. Alibijaban Island, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length 137 mm. 



19367, 19369, 19370. Beach near Caiholo River, Ulugan Bay, Palawan. Decem- 

 ber 29, 1908. Length 66 to 77 mm. 



8872. Buang Bay, Talajit Island. March 15, 1909. Length 97 mm. 



22154. Canmahala Bay, Luzon. March 11, 1909. Length 89 mm. 



13175. Cataingan Bay, Masbate. April 17, 1908. Length 102 mm. 



10701, 16860. Cataingan Bay. April 18, 1908. Length 67 to 108 mm. 7 ex- 

 amples [557, 558]. Dusky and olivaceous above; blackish stripe from nuchal 

 region to axil of dorsal, somewhat below base of dorsal, wide as pupil; 

 narrower blackish stripe obscurely on snout, through eye and distinctly 

 backward to caudal base; below strongly washed j'ellow, most brilliant in 

 small specimen ; above axial line paler area from eye to caudal ; dorsal with 

 spinous portion yellowish, membranes tipped bright yellow ; black blotch 



