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spine. I have seen examples with an abnormally thin or narrow 

 simple ray in the soft dorsal. The species is known by its usually 

 large four blackish bands or blotches on each side of the back. Day 

 says it attains at least 400 mm. in length. 



12077 [727], 12078. Cavite market. December 1, 1908. Length 150 to 168 mm. 



5267. Dagupan, Luzon. March 19, 1908. Length 178 mm. 



13004. Iloilo market. March 29, 1908. Length 108 mm. 



9268. Manila market. July 10, 1908. Length 173 mm. 



10518, 10519, 11446. Manila market. December, 12 1907. Length 64 to 81 mm. 



19758 [1525]. Manila market. April 20, 1909. Length 178 mm. 



6532, 6533. Off Daet (line fisherman). June 15, 1909. Length 132 to 133 mm. 



3651 [D. 5442]. San Fernando Point Light, N. 39° E., 8.4 miles (16° 30' 36" N., 



120° 11' 06" E.), Luzon. May 11.1909. Length 182 mm. 

 6918. Tacloban market. July 25, 1909. Length 92 mm. 

 17471. Kowloon market, China. September 18, 1908. Length 102 mm. 

 56021 U.S.N.M. San Fabian. Bureau of Fisheries (3334). Length 155 mm. 

 56328 U.S.N.M. Cavite. Dr. G. A Lung. Length 70 to 207 mm. 5 examples. 

 76622 U.S.N.M. Takao, Formosa. Dr. F. Baker. Length 78 to 220 mm. 



5 examples. 

 76626 U.S.N.M. Takao. Dr. F. Baker. Length 80 mm. 

 76662 U.S.N.M. Takao. Dr. F. Baker. Length 83 mm. 



POMADASYS ARGENTEUS (Forsk41) 



Sciaena argentea Foeskal, Descript. Animal., 1775, pp. xii, 51. Djedda. — 

 Gmelin, Syst. Nat. Liun., pt. 1, 1789, p. 1304 (Arabia). — Walbaum, Artedi 

 Pise, vol. 3, 1792. p. 317 (on Forskal). 



Pomadasys argent eus Laokpkde, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 4, 1802, pp. 515, 516 

 (Arabia). — Steindachner, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-nat. Klasse, 

 vol. 71, pt. 1, 1907, p. 130 (Tamarida, Sokotra). 



Pomadasis argenteus 'Everuann and Seale, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 31, 

 1906, p. 508 (Manila).— Jordan and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 

 (1907), p. 23 (Cavite). — Jordan and Richardson, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 

 27, 1907 (1908), p. 259 (Manila). 



PHsUpoma argenteum Cxtv'Ier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 5, 1830, p. 249 (Red Sea). — 

 RtJppEix, Neue Wirbelth., Fische, 1835, p. 123. — Gxjnther, Cat. Fish. Brit. 

 Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 291 (coast of Africa). — Klunzinger, Verb. zool. bot, 

 Ges. Wien, vol. 20, 1870, p. 733 (Koseir, Red Sea).— Day, Fishes of India, 

 pt. 1, 1875, p. 74; Fauna Brit. India, Fishes, vol. 1, 1889, p. 511.— Klun- 

 zinger, Fische Roth. Meer., 1884, p. 28.— Pii>lay, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. 

 Soc, vol. 33, No. 2. Feb. 15, 1929, p. 367 (Travancore). — Tirant, Service 

 Oceanogr. Peches Indo Chine, 6* note, 1929, p. 168 (Cochin, China). 



Pristipoma auritum Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 5, 1830, p. 263. Siam. — 

 Cantor, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. 18, No. 2, 1849, p. 1058 (Pinang).— 

 GiJNTHER, Cat. Fi.sh. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 293 (compiled). — Tirant, 

 Service Oceanogr. Peches Indo Chine, 6* note, 1929, p. 168 (Cochin, China). 



Pamadasys auritus Bleekek, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N^erland., vol. 8, 1876-1877, p. 31 

 (compiled). 



Pristipoma nageb RtJPPELr., Neue Wirbelth., Fische, 1835, p. 124. pi. 30, fig. 2. 

 Djedda, Red Sea. — Richardson, Ichth. China Japan, 1846. p. 227 (China 

 Sea).— GiJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 18.^9, p. 290 (compiled.) — 

 KxER, Reise Novara, Fische. 1865. p. 41 (Hong Kong). — Karoli, Termesz. 

 Fiizetek, Budapest, vol. 5, 1881, p. 153 (Singapore). 



