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104. Archamia bleekeri (Glinther) Masangm 



Forty-eight specimens from Bacon no 3279 to 3306 and 3678; length I S to 3 in. . and _' from Sai 

 Fabian no 3815; length 1.25 in. 



These each have 16 anal rays, a round black -|>"i at base of caudal. its outline sharply defined, a large 

 blade spol ai anterior end of lateral lim . touching upper edge of opercle, and a dusky line from eye to sub- 

 opercie. Resembling^ n bul readirj distinguished by the form and position of the caudal and 



i ral spots. 



Among our specimens are both males and females. Nearly mature eggs were found in the oval 

 some of the females, and a mass of mature eggs »a- discovered in the mouth of a male. It has long 



'-d that the male of certain species of this family carries the eggs in his mouth during incubation Meas 

 nts of Id of these eggs gave an average diametei of 0.51 nun. 



bleek&ri Gtinther, Cat., 1. 245, 1859, Batavia, Padang; Amboyna. 



», Bleeker, Nal Pijdi Ned. Ind., u, 168, 1851, and Atlas, vm, pi. cccxlvi, ] 



Family AMBASSIDjE. 



105. Ambassis urotsenia Bleeker. 



i hie hundred and three specimens from Bacon < no. 3408 and 3621 : length 1 .75 to 3 in 

 Head 2.7o in length; depth 2.75; eve 3.1 in head; snout 4.75; second dorsal pine 1 in length. , 

 vn-i, 9; anal m. 10; scales 1 28 ti. 2 rows on cheek. 



Ambai I Bleaker, Nat. ffjds Ned. Ind., in. L852, J", Amboyna; Atlas \m CLrv.fig. 2, and pi ■ 



fig. i Giinther Cat . t. m. 



106. Ambassis lung-i (Jordan & Seale . 



Four specimens from Bacon (no. 3834 and H92; length 1 to 3 in. . 



This species is easirj distinguished by the single raw of scales on check, the broken lateral hue. and the 

 of tin fins and back. 



Daj Fishes India, pi. \v. fig, 8; no1 of Bleeker. 

 ■ Ionian ,v Seale, Bull. Bu. Fisheries, \xvi 1906 18, Bg, 6, Cavite, Luzon. 



Family PEMPHERIDtE. 



107. Pempheris vanicolensis Cuvier & Valenciennes 



Fight specimens from Bacon (no. 3213 to 3218, 3542 and 3762; length 3.75 I n. . and 3 young from 



Bulan (no. 3817 



Head 3.4 in length: deptli 2.2; eye 2.H in head; snout 6.5; anal in, 43. 



No black spot on base of pectoral; anterior dorsal rays black-tipped; edge of anal black. These characters 

 distinguish the spi 



Pempherit vanicdUntis Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vn, 227 <J5 is u. Vanicolo. 



Family SERRAXID.-F.. 

 108. Epinephelus merra Bloch. 

 Four specimens from Bacon (no. 3630, 3031 . 3632, and 4082; length 4 to o.."> in.). 

 im mo Bloch, tenth., vn, 17. pi. < ci m, 1797; Boulenger, Cat., i. 241, 1895. 

 109. Epinephelus tauvina (Forsk&l). 

 due specimen from Bacon (no. 3633; length 1.4 in.). 



Perea tauvina Forskal. Descr. Anim., 39, 1775, Red Sea. 

 Epinephelus tauvina, Boulenger Cat., i. -'ii 



110. Epinephelus fasciatus (Forskal). 



One fine specimen from Bacon 'no. 11)10: length 10.75 in 



Perea faieiata Forskil. Descr. Anim.. 40, 177.V Red Sea. 

 Epinephelus fasciatus, Boulenger, Cat., t _' 18 



