FISHES OF THE ISLANDS OF LUZON AND PANAY. 



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ventrals: distance from tip of snout to origin of dorsal L45 in base of dorsal; lliird doi-sal spine 2.10 in head, 

 longest dorsal ray 2: base of anal 2; pectoral 4 in length without caudal; caudal moderately forked. 



Color in spirits yellowish; upper part with a slight wash of light browii: upper and lower parts of iris 

 dusky; fins all yellowish white. 



One specimen from Cavite, the t^'pe, 3.2 inches long, no. 9243, Museum Stanford Univereity. 



Fig. H.ScoIopsis luzonia .lordun i^ Seale. new species. Type. 

 115. Scolopsis ciliata (Lae^pede). 



Head 3.20 in length; depth 3; eye 3 in head; dorsal x, 9; anal ill, G; spine of preorbital of moderate 

 strength; preopercle distinctly serrated. Color yellowish; a single silvery white line l)etween lateral line an<l 

 spinous dorsal. One .specimen from Manila, length 3.7.5 inches. 



POMADASIS Lac^pede. 



116. Pomadasis argenteus (Lac^pfede). 



Head 2.75 in length; depth 2.90; eye 3..50 in head; dorsal xii, 14; anal in, 7; preopercle denticulate. 

 Color grayish, silvery below; the upper half of body with dark spots forming sinuous lines, a dusky lilotch on 

 opercle; dorsal lin with black spots forming more or less regular dusky lines. One specimen from Cavite, 

 length 3.3.5 inches. 



117. Pomadasis maculatus i^Bloch). 



Head 3 in length; depth 2.75; eye 4 in head; dorsal xn, 13; anal iii, 6; scales 50; patches of small teeth 

 in jaws; mouth small; maxillary ending under nostril, preopercle serrated; opercle entire. Color yellowish, 

 with 5 oblicpie dusky bands descending to about median line; spinous dorsal with a dusky blotch, soft dorsal 

 dusky at tip; other fins yellowish. Nine specimens from Cavite, length 3 to 8 inches. 



PENTAFUS Cnvier. 



118. Pentapus vittatus (Bloch). 



Head 3.50 in length; depth 3.75; eye 3.25 in head; scales 45; dorsal x, 9; anal iii, 6. Color browiiish: 

 3 whitish stripes on upper half of body from eye, the upper along base of dorsal, the middle along anterior 

 half of lateral line, the lower from side of snout through lower part of orbit to caudal; below this line a dusky 

 band parallel with it, forming a dusky axil to pectoral. 



TERAPON Cuvier. 



119. Terapon jarbua (Forskal). 



Head 3 in length; depth 3; eye 3.75 in head; dorsal xii. 10; anal in, 9; scales 85. Color silvery, with 

 brownish bands; doi-sal spine with a large dusky blotch; soft dorsal with 2 dusky blotches. Four specimens 

 from Cavite, length 4 to 6.75 inches. 



