FISHES OF THE ISLANDS OF LUZON AND I'ANAY. 87 



TETKAODON Linn^us. 



195. Tetraodon immaculatus Bloch. 



Entire body excepting lips and tail rovered with spines. Color grayish green, with narrow hrown longi- 

 tudinal stripes over back, side, and belly: eaudal with upper, lower, and posterior margin l>lack. Otic specimen 

 from Cavite, length 3.75 inches. 



196. Tetraodon reticulatus Bloch. 



Entirely covered witli small spines. Color dusky; under part of body covered with numiMdiis brown 

 lines, descending obliquely from cheek posterior of body and caudal hn with liluish spots; dorsal, anal, and 

 pectoral unspotted. One specimen from Cavite, length 4.75 inches. 



197. Tetraodon hispidus Linna>us. 



Above grayish-green, wliite lielow, large round white spots ovei' l.>ack; sides of belly with dusky lines, 

 distinct and extending entirely over belly in young. Three specimens from Manila, length about 2 to 3 

 inches; 1 spe(;imen from the island of Panay, length 4.75 inches. 



CANTHIGASTER Swainson. 



198. Cantliigaster conipressus (Proce). 



Head 3 in length; deptli 2.75. A large lilack blue-edged ocellus at base of dorsal fin; blue lines on fore- 

 head; belly white. Four .specimens from Cavite, length 2 to 3. -50 inches. 



Family SC0RP.4-:.\ir).€. 



GENNADITJS Jordan & Seale. new geuus. 

 Ccnnadius Jordan AJSeale, new genus of Scorp;enirhe iSchastcs sfoliczn: D.iV). 



This genus is separated from Sebastes and Sebastodes by the absence of nanial spines. Dorsal spines xiv ; 

 scales large. 



199. Gennadius stoliczae (Day). 



Head 2.50 in length: depth 2.80; eye 3.50 in head; dorsal xiv, 10; anal iii, 6; scales 40; teeth villiform 

 in jaws, vomer, and palatines; head scaled but without spines except a single spine on opercle; preopercle 

 serrated. Color in spirits yellowish, marbled with brown dusky burs across all the fins and dark bands 

 radiating from eye and on lips. One specimen from the island of Panay, length 4.50 inches. 



This species is well figured by Dr. Francis Day (Fishes of India, 148, pi. .x.x.xvi, fig. 1). 



SEBASTOPSIS Gill. 

 200. Sebastopsis scabra i Ramsay & Ogilliy). 



Head 2.20 in length: depth 3; eye 3.50 in head; interorbital 1..50 in eye; an orbital tentacle: dorsal 

 xil-i, 9; anal III, 5; second anal spine long, about equal to longest ray; dark bands over body ; caudal peduncle 

 lighter, with dark bar at base of caudal; a dark spot on opercle. Several specimens from Cavite, identical with 

 others from .Samoa. 



SEBASTAPISTES Gill. 



201. Sebastapistes tristis (Klunzinger). 



Head 2.20 in length; depth 2..50; dorsal .xii. 0; anal iii, 4; second anal spine 2.20 in head, prominent 

 compound orljital tentacle about equal to eye. Color inspirits grayish, mottled with brown: browni liand on 

 Ups and chin. One specimen from the island of Panay, length 1.20 inches. 



The species is very close to our Sebastapistes laotale from Samoa, lint the latter lac'ks the orbital tentacle. 



