FISHES OF THE PHHiIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 301 



Scolopsis luzonia Jobdan and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol 26, 1906 (1907), 

 p. 22, fig. 1. Cavite. — Evermann and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 

 1906 (1907), p. 85 (Bacon; San Fabian). 



Depth 2% to 2%; head 31^ to 31/3, width 1% to 2. Snout ZVq 

 to 31^ in head; eye 2^4 to 2%, greater than snout or interorbital to 

 equal to interorbital with age ; maxillary reaches opposite eye, with 

 row of 8 to 11 close set serrae along upper edge, expansion 4% to 5 

 in eye, length 3% to 3i^ in head ; narrow band of fine teeth in each 

 jaw; interorbital 3 to 3l^, slightly convex; infraorbital spine 3% 

 to 41/^ in eye; hind preopercle edge with 24 serrae. Gill rakers 

 4+5, low, broad tubercles, greatly less than gill filaments, which 

 1/3 of eye. 



Scales 39 or 40 in lateral line to caudal base and 1 to 3 more on 

 latter; 4 scales above lateral line, 9 to 10 below, 29 to 33 predorsal 

 forward half way in space from snout tip to front nostril, 4 rows 

 of scales on cheek to preopercle ridge and 2 more on preopercle 

 flange. Suprascapula serrate. Scales with 9 to 11 basal radiating 

 striae; apical denticles 104 to 130, with 1 or 2 transverse series of 

 basal elements ; circuli fine. 



D. X, 9, 1, third spine 23*^ in head, sixth ray 1% to 2 ; A. Ill, 7, i, 

 third spine ^^q to 2l^, first ray 1% to 21/5; caudal 1, well forked; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 2% to 2^/2; pectoral II/5 to I14; 

 ventral V/s to 1%. 



Brown, nearly uniform and but little paler on under surface. 

 Usually yellowish white streak on back close along bases of dorsal 

 spines, tapering at either end and expanded medially. Iris grayish. 

 Fins all brownish. 



India, Andamans, East Indies, Philippines, Melanesia. Scolopsis 

 luzonia Jordan and Seale is clearly a synonym, representing simply 

 the variably uniform variety, or the whitish longitudinal band of 

 the upper back faded. Scolopsis elongat'os Weber -^ is based on an 

 example but 55 mm. long, surely a still younger stage than most 

 of my smallest specimens. 



19366. Beach near Ulugan Bay, Palawan. December 29, 1908. Length 77 mm. 



9409 to 9411. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. April 23, 1908. Length 127 to 

 147 mm. Two larger examples malformed or with concave predorsal region. 



17183, 18721, 22287. Butauanan Island, Luzon. June 13, 1909. Length 147 

 to 180 mm. 



11185, 17474 [1327]. Canmahala Bay, Luzon. March 11, 1909. Length 95 to 

 157 mm. First white line shows distinctly, reaching from shoulder region to 

 last dorsal spine ; second stripe much broader, continuing slightly on upper 

 peduncle; bright lemon yellow spots through middle of side. 



12736. Capulaan Bay, Pagbilao. February 24, 1909. Length 143 mm. 



21052 to 21054. Capunuypugan Point, Generale Island. May 9, 1908. Length 

 130 to 140 mm. 



2» Siboga Exp., toI. Fische, 1913, p. 281, flg. 67. Elat, High Key. 



