FISHKS OF THE ISLANDS OF LUZON AND PANAT. '2 < 



Family (>I>H1()CEPHAL1D.4:. 



OPHIOCEPHALUS Bloch. 



137. Opliiocephalus striatus (Blorh). 



Head 3.S5 in lengtli: tleptli .5.50; dorsal 4.5; anal 26; scales .55; scales on top of head large and irregular 

 Color in spirits dusky above, this color forming dark longitudinal lines which extend to tlie white of the belly; 

 two dark lines backward from angle of mouth. Two specimens from Cavite, length .S..50 and 9 inches. 



Family CEPOLID.^. 



ACANTHOCEPOLA Bleeker. 



138. Acanthocepola abbreviata (t'uvier i Valencieiuies). 



Head 6 in length; depth 9; eye 3.50 in head; dorsal 70; anal 73; teetli in a single row in both jaws; 

 scales small but distinct ; dorsal and anal continuous with caudal ; a strong spine at angle of preopi'rcle followed 

 by 4 spinelets on its lower limb. Color yellowish, with indistinct traces of numerous vertical bands on back ; 

 anal and dorsal tipped with dusky. Nine specimens from Cavite, length 5 to 7.25 inches. 



Family I'OMACEN TKlD.i. 



DASCYLLUS Cuvier. 



139. Dascyllus aruanus (Linnjeus). 



Head 3 in length; depth 1.75; eye 2. .50 in head; dorsal xu, 11; anal ii, 11. Color in .spirits yellowish, 

 with 3 deep black cross-bands, one covering nuchal region and snout, the second from lifth to seventh dorsal 

 .spines to ventrals; the third covering posterior dorsal down to posterior of anal; caudal yellow. Five speci- 

 mens of this well-known species from Cavite, length 1 to 2.25 inches. 



140. Dascyllus trimaculatus (Ruppelll 



Head 3.75 in length; depth l.tiO; eye 3 in head; dorsal xii, 14; anal ii, 12; scales 3-27-11; anterior of 

 head and snout bluntly and evenly rounded, the snout and mouth not projecting. Color blackish, tip of soft 

 dorsal yellowish, a yellowish white spot under middle of dorsal fin, the one on nuchal region apparently obsolete; 

 fins black. One specimen from Manila, length 3. .50 inches. 



POMACENTRUS Lacepcde. 

 141. Poniacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier & Valenciennes. 

 (Pomncenlrus triUneatus Ehrenberg. 



Head 3.40 in length; depth 2; eye 3. .50 in head; dorsal xiii, 15; anal u, 15; scales 3-27-9; preopercle 

 and orbital strongly denticulate. Color in spirits rich brown; caudal yellow; bus blackish. 

 Two fine specimens from Cavite, length about 4 inches, colored as above. 

 A specimen 3 inches long, from Cavite, is dull brown with dark spot in axil of pectoral and on lop of caudal 

 peduncle; caudal yellow; anal and ventral black; some bluish on snout. 



Another specimen from Cavite, 2..50 inches long, is dull yellowish brown, a black spot at origin of lateral line 

 and in axil of pectoral; fins yellowish-brown, except dusky wash on dorsal; some bluish on snout; caudal 

 yellow. 



A small specimen, length 2..50 inches, from Cavite, is brown, with yellow caudal, a black dot at origin of 

 lateral line; a narrow blue line from snout over top of head on each side; another alongside of snout through 

 eye, a slight dusky blotch in soft dorsal. 



