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ventrals; distance from tip of snout to oiigin of doi'sal 1.45 in liasc of dorsal; tliiid dorsal spine 2. 10 in head, 

 longest dorsal ray 2; base of anal 2; pectoral 4 in length without caudal: caudal niodi-rately forked. 



Color iu spirits yellowish: upper part with a slight wash of light liruwn: upper and lower parts of iris 

 dusky; fins all yellowish white. 



One specimen from Cavite. the ty])e, H.2 inches long. no. 9243. Museum Stanhird I'nivei-sity. 



Fig. a.—Stolop.'is hizojiiii J 



115. Scolopsis ciliata (Lacepede). 



Head 3.20 in length: depth 3; eyc' 3 in head; dorsal x. 9; anal ill. 6; spine of preorbital of moderate 

 strength: preopercle distinctly serrated. Color yellowish: a single silvery white line hctween lateral line and 

 spinous dorsal. One specimen from Manila, length 3.75 inches. 



POMADASIS Lacepede. 



116. Poinadasis argenteus (Lacepede). 



Head 2.75 in length; depth 2.90; eye 3..50 iu head: dorsal .\ii, 14; anal iii. 7; preopercle denticulate. 

 Color grayish, silvery below; the upper half of body with dark spots forming sinuous lines, a dusky blotch on 

 opercle: dorsal fin with black spots forming more or less regular dusky lines. Onc> specimen from Cavite. 

 length 3.35 inches. 



117. Poinadasis maculatus (.Bloch). 



Head 3 in length; depth 2.75; eye 4 in head; dorsal xn, 13: anal iii, 6: scales .50; patches of small teetli 

 in jaws; mouth small; maxillary ending under nostril, preopercle serrated; opercle entire. Color yellowish, 

 with 5 oblique dusky bands descending to about median line: spinous dorsal with a dusky blotch, soft dorsal 

 dusky at tip; other fins yellowish. Nine specimens from Cavite, length 3 to S inches. 



PENTAPUS Cuvier. 



118. Pentapus vittatus (Bloch). 



Head 3.50 in length: depth 3.75; eye 3.25 in head; scales 45: dorsal x, 9; anal in, 6. Color brownish; 

 3 whitish stripes on upper half of body from eye, the upper along base of dorsal, the middle along anterior 

 half of lateral line, the lower from side of snout through lower part of orbit to caudal; below this line a dusky 

 band parallel with it. forming a dusky axil to pectoral. 



TERAPON Cavier. 



119. Terapon jarbua (Forskal). 



Head 3 in length: depth 3; eye 3.75 in head; doreal xii. 10; anal iii, 9; scales 85. Color silvery, with 

 brownish bands; dorsal spine with a large dusky blotch; soft dorsal with 2 dusky blotches. Four specimens 

 from Cavite, length 4 to 6.75 inches. 



