NO. no?. FISHES FROM NEGROS— JORDAN AND SEALE. 785 



length of head, 2.40 in length of lish without caudal, their tip extend- 

 ing to third i-ay of anal; caudal truncate, 1,30 in head. 



Color in sjjirits dull yellowish-white; grayish on head, with dis- 

 tinct markings slightly darker on nuchal region, the lins distinctl}" 

 and irregularl}" marked with brownish lines, some, especiall}' on spin- 

 ous dorsal and tip of caudal, taking the form of circles: ventrals 

 unmarked; iris yellow; no black spot on dorsal. 



One specimen in good condition. Length, 11.75 inches. 



Two species of this genus are described by Cartier" from young 

 examples from Cebu. One of these, CJueropx meantlei\ has three 

 white cross-bands on the body, which anastomose below, forming an 

 irregular network. The other, Cluvi'opx totimactdata^ has a large 

 Idack spot on the last two spines of the dorsal tin. Both are based on 

 specimens less than 3 inches long and scantily described. The scales 

 in C. meander are 3-20 or 27-9, in C i^c/ue/de/'/ii 4:~29-Q. ('. mtander 

 and C. imimaeuhitd are both said to have no posterior canine. With- 

 out much doul)t Charops meander is the j'oung of Choerops ancliorago^ 

 while Ch(Bropf< iniimariilida must be the 3'oung of Bleeker's ('h<erops 

 ^cJHrnleini. Bleeker's tigure resembles the Chinese species, ( 'ho-rops 

 cyanostola (Richardson) = 6%«^n>/>.y ommoptera (Richardson), but it 

 shows a large yellow spot behind and below the black dorsal s})ot. This 

 is wanting in ( 1 ryanosfola. Probably Bleeker's species should stand 

 as C tmimacidata. 



HALICHCERES Ruppell. 

 59. HALICHCERES BINOTOPSIS Bleeker. 



A dozen specimens were secured. 



6o. HALICHCERES PSEUDOMINIATUS (Bleeker). 



Two specimens were secured. 



6i. HALICHCERES MINIATUS Bleeker. 



A single specimen was secured. 



62. HALICHCERES PCECILUS ( Lay and Bennett). 



[iraUrlniiri^ hatilofii Bleekkk, IhtliclKrirx (nnmJntiis Fowlek. ) 



Head, 3; depth, 3.50; eye, 4.50 in head; I). IX, 11; A. Ill, 11; 

 scales, 2-27-H; snout, 2.75 in head; interorl)ital, 4.50 in head; head 

 naked: a posterior canine tooth. 



Body conqji'essed, oblong; anterior of head evenly pointed: depth 

 of caudal peduncle, 2.30 in head; li))s with folds: teeth, small canines, 

 the anterior ones enlarged curved canines, a small posterior canine; 



«Verh. Phys. Med. Ges., Wurzburg, V, 1873, p. 102. 



