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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



Body moderately elongate and compressed; depth of caudal peduncle 2.'2o in head; mouth moderate 

 the maxillary 2.35 in head; upper jaw slightly the longer: a band of small teeth in jaws, teeth on vomer and 

 palatines: gillrakers small, sharp-pointed, 12 developed on lower limb, the longest 2.5 in orbit; doi-sal tin 

 high, length of second dorsal spine greater than depth of body, about equal in length to head; 5 rows of scales, 

 between the dorsal fins; height of second dorsal 1.75 in head, none of its rays elongate; base of anal 2.50, its 

 longest ray 2; origin of anal .slightly nearer origin of ventrals than base of caudal; pectoral 1.40 in head; 

 ventrals 1.20; caudal well forked, equal to length of head. 



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Fig. 9—Upeneus luzoniux .Tordan & Scale, lunv spi'cies. T.vpe. 



Color in spirits dull yellowish, with tint of brown; a brown line from eye along median line to caudal: a 

 brown saddle over anterior half of caudal peduncle, a second less distinct band of brown extending down on 

 side from anterior two-thirds of soft dorsal; some brownish indistinct markings on top of head and side of 

 snout; upper and lower lobes of caudal with 4 oblique cross-bands as in TJjtenens vittattis: spinous and soft 

 dorsals with 3 rather indistinct dusky bands; remaining fins unmarked. 



Seven specimens from Cavite. The type, 4.75 inches long, is no. 530f)7, U. S. National Museum, ("otypes, 

 no. 9244, Museum Stanford I'niversity. 



134. Upeneus sulphureus (Cnvicr vlt Valenciennes). 



Head 3.40 in length; depth 3.40; eye 3.75 in head; scales 38. Color yellowish; spinous dorsal with 3 

 dark bands, the upper one forming the tip of fin and being most distinct ; soft dorsal with 3 indistinct cro.s.s- 

 bands, the tip dusky; tip of caudal dusky, other tins yellowish. Fourteen specimens from Cavite, length 2 to 

 6.75 inches. 



135. Upeneus tragula (Richardson). 



Head 3.50 in length; depth 4.25; eye 4 in head; scales 2-32-7; barlx'ls reaching to angle of preopercle. 

 Color dull silvery, much blotched and spotted with brown; the caudal fin with 4 oblique brown bands; spinous 

 dorsal tipt with dusky, with some brown spots; soft dorsal with 2 brown bands; anal and ventrals with 

 liro%vn markings. One specimen from Manila and 2 specimens from Iloilo. length about 4 inches. 



Family .AN.\BANT1D.4:. 



ANABAS Cuvier. 



136. Anabas scandens (I)aldorf). 



Head 2.9 in length: depth 2.3: eye 5.25 in head; dorsal xviii, 10; anal x, 9: strong serrations on opercic 

 and very strong spine-like teeth on subopercle. Color olive brown, a lighter blotch on posterior of opercle 

 Two specimens from Cavite, length 5.25 inches. 



