38 BULLETIN- OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



SCORPffiNOPSIS Sleeker. 



202. Scorpsenopsis cirrhosa (Thiinbeig). 



Head 2.7.5 in length: depth 3.20: dorsal x, i, 10; anal ill, '): second anal spine 2 in head; interorbital 

 space less than eye, 1..50 in snout; numerous largo dermal flaps or tentacles over head, body, and fins: very 

 large di'iinal flaps on chin. Color in spirits grayish, marbled with dusky in the form of black bands over back ; 

 fins with duskv bands and marblings. A single fine specimen of this well-known species from the island of 

 Fanay, lengtli 6.2.5 inches. 



203. Scorpsenopsis nova-guineae (Cuvier & ^'alencienIles) . 



Head 2..50 in length; depth .3.12: eye .5.12 in head; dorsal xi, i, 9; anal ill, 5; the second anal spine about 

 equal to length of longest anal ray; interorbital loss than eye; an orbital tentacle; several tentacles on lower 

 jaw and over body. Color reddish, mottled with brownish: fins more or less barred with brown: no black 

 spot between fifth and sixth spines of dorsal: no black spots in axil of pectoral. Numerous specimens from 

 Cavito, apparently identical with a specimen from Samoa. 



DECTERIAS Jordan & Starks. 



204. Decterias pusillus (Schlegel). 



Head 2.20 in length; depth 3.20; interorbital space 1.50 in eye; preorbital spine of moderate strength; 

 dorsal spines slender, extending above membrane: lower pectoral ray separate from rest of fin. Color grayish, 

 with dusky markings above; pectoral black: vcntrals black; anal with outer half black; caudal mottled with 

 dusky on outer two-thirds. Two specimens from island of Panay, length 1.75 and 1.90 inches. These are 

 identical with .Japanese examples. 



Family PL.\TVCi:i>H.\Ul).4i. 



PLATYCEPHALUS Bloch. 



205. Platycephalus insidiator (Forskdl). 



Head 3.10 in length: depth 3.10; doi'sal i-vii, 13: anal 13: lateral line smooth, scales about 120; head 

 almost smooth. Color in spirits brownish above, white below, side of head and liody with, muneroiis brown 

 spots: caudal with 3 black stripes: doi'sal fins barred with brown dots: pectoral dotted with brown; ventrals 

 and anal white. Two specimens from Cavite, length (3 and 9 inches. 



206. Platycephalus isacanthus (Cuvier & \ alenciennes) . 



Head 3 in length; depth 7: eye 4 in head; interorbital 3 in eye; dorsal i-vni, 12: anal 12: ventral long, 

 1.20 in head, its tip reaching beyond origin of anal; 2 spines at angle of preoperclc, the upper slighth' the larger, 

 its length about equal to pupil of eye; no spine bent forward: lateral line unarmed: about 60 series of scales on 

 body, bead spinous. Color brownish, mottled: fins all, except anal, with rows of brown spots. Two speci- 

 mens from Cavite, length 2.75 and 5.20 inches. 



207. Platycephalus niacracanthus Bleeker. 



Head 3 in length; depth 9; eye 4 in head; scales 70; doi'sal i-viii, 11; anal 12; 2 spines at preoperclc, 

 the upper one very long and strong, reaching to posterior margin of opercle: interorbital 3 in eye. Color in 

 spirits nearly uniform, mottled with brown; ventrals, pectorals, and first dorsal dusky; second dorsal and 

 caudal with bands of dots; dots also showing in upper part of pectorals and in spinous dorsal. One specimen 

 from Manila, length 3.35 inches. 



208. Platycephalus pimctatus Cuvier t<: Vnlenciennes. 



Hea<l 3 in length; depth 2.50; eye 4.50 in head: lateral line unarmed; scales 110; 2 spines at angle'of 

 preoperclc, the upper the larger; alternating wide and narrow black bands over back; anterior dorsal dusky; 

 ventrals and pectoral dusky; caudal dusky at base, with about 4 dusky longitudinal bands. Two specimens 

 from Cavite, length 2 and 5 inches. 



