3() ' BULLETIN OF THE BUREAIT OF FISHERIES. 



Family MONACANTHID.€. 



MONACANTHUS Cnvier. 



187. Monacanthus chinensis (Blooh). 



Head 2.30 in length; depth I.IU eiiual to length without caudal peduncle; dorsal i, 28; anal 28. Color 

 brownish gray, with numerous small dots of brown, caudal with dtisky tip. One small specimen an inch 

 long from Manila. 



188. Monacanthus neniurus (Bloch). 



Head .3.10 in length; depth 2.12; eye 4.20 in head; doi-sal spine with a row of spinulcs on each side, 

 1.75 in head; dorsal 28; anal 29. Color brownish gray, mottled with darker Ijlotches; caudal with 2 dusky 

 bands. Three specimens from Manila, length 3 inches, and 2 specimens from island of Panay, 1.50 and 3.50 

 inches long. 



ALTTTERA Cuvier. 



189. Alutera monoceros (Osbeck). 



Head 3 in length; depth 2.25; eye 4.75 in head; dorsal 48; anal 50; dorsal spine feeble, without barbs, 

 situated over middle of eye, its length 3.50 in head; caudal 1.30. Color uniform brownish, posterior part of 

 caudal shaded with dusky. One specimen from Manila, length 5 inches. 



Family OSTRACIIDyE. 



OSTRACION Linnaetis. *^ 



190. Ostracion cornutum Limiieus. 



Head 3 in length; depth 2.10; eye 2.05 in head. This well-known species is easily distinguished by the 

 long cow-like orbital spines, about equal to length of head. Color grayish or yellowish white, without dots. 

 Five specimens from Cavite, length 1 to 2.50 inches. 



191. Ostracion gibbosum Linnipus. 



Head 3 in length; depth 2. Four ridges to carapace, the 2 upper much closer together and surmounted 

 by a very large strong spine; 4 strong spines along lower lateral ridge. Color yellowish white, with about 4 

 dusky oblique bars on side. Eleven specimens from Cavite, length 1 to 2.50 inches. 



192. Ostracion tuberculatum Linnanis. 



Head 2.10 in length; depth 1.20; eye 2.20 in head; carapace four-ridged, without sharp spines; a ridge 

 with blunt short spine on middle of carapace. Each plate with a round brown spot about size of pupil. 

 Three specimens from Cavite, length 0.50 to 1 inch. 



Family TETRA()DONTID.€. 



SPHEROIDES (Lac^pede) Dum^ril. 

 193. Spheroides lunaris (Bloch). 



Head 3.20 in length; depth 3.10; caudal lunate. Color grayish above, white below; top of caudal 

 peduncle dusky. Five specimens from Cavite, length 2 to 4.50 inches, and 2 from Manila, 4 inches long. 



The Japanese species called SpJieroidef: spadiceus (Richardson) is probably not distinct from Spheroides 

 lunaris. 



194. Spheroides ocellatus (Osl)eck). 



Back covered with small spines from interorbital space to dorsal fin, side naked, belly spiny. Brownish 

 above; one or more wide blackish cro.ss-bands, one on middle of back, one very indistinct from liase of dorsal; 

 tip of head and snout diLsky; whitish spots over back and side separated by narrow brownish network, tip 

 of caudal dusky. Two specimens from Manila, length 2.75 and 3.75 inches. 



