FISHES OF THE ISLANDS OF LUZON AND PANAY. 45 



224. Oxyurichthus tentacularis (("iivier & Valenciennes). 



Head 4 in length: depth 5.20; eye 4.50 in head; doreal vi-13: anal 14: small sharp-pointed teeth in each 

 jaw; a small tentacle over eye, in young tliis tentacle equal to length of eye, in tlio adult less; a crest on nape. 



Color in spirits whitish, with dull wasli of gray; about 5 indistinct dusky bands over back and same number 

 of blotches on side; a more or less distinct dusky spot at base of caudal on midline of caudal peduncle, also 2 

 indistinct dusky spots at base of axil of pectorals; a black area on top of caudal pedimcle just posterior to soft 

 dorsal; anterior dorsal rays the longest, about equal to length of head; caudal lunate, grayish; dorsal with 

 brown spots, more numerous and distinct on soft dorsal: anal, pectorals, and vcutrals grayish. 



Four specimens from Cavite. length .3.75 to 4.S0 inches. 



PARAGOBIODON Bleeker. 

 225. Paragobiodon nielanosomus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



Head 3.30 in length: dcpthS: eye 3.20 in head; dorsal v-vi-9; scales 22; ventrals very short, cup-shaped; 

 head about as high as long, its surface much roughened by excrescences: caudal rounded: 3 large curved canine 

 teeth in lower jaw. Color in spirits uniform dark brown, almost black. One specimen from Manila. 1.10 

 inches long. 



This species is veiy near Paragobiodon ranthosomtit:, differing apparently only in the color, which is black, 

 not yellow. 



Family PLEUROXECTID.€. 



PSETTODES Bennett. 



226. Psettodes erumei (Bloch). 



Head 3.10 in length; depth 2.25; dorsal 54; anal 38; scales about 72; long sharp canines in each jaw; 

 maxillary extending far beyond eye, about 1.45 in head; eyes and color on tlie left side. Color in spirits uniform 

 brown ; fins dusky, except pectorals, which are yellowish ; ventrals and caudal round ; interorbital less than eye. 

 One specimen, 4.75 inches long, from Cavite. 



FSETJDORHOMBUS Bleeker, 



227. Pseudorhombus polyspilus (Bleeker). 



Head 3 in length ; depth 2.05; dorsal 70: anal .52: scales 73: a single row of sharp teeth in jaws; maxillary 

 scarcely reaching middle of eye; lateral line strongly curved, sending a branch to the tenth dorsal ray; eyes 

 close together, sinistral. Color in spirits brownish, with numerous blue spots having black margins; a large 

 black spot at curve of lateral line, another just lielow. Six specimens from Cavite, length 2.50 to 5 inches. 



228. Pseudorhombus arsius Bleeker. 



Head 3.25 in length; depth 2.05; eyes sinistral; dorsal 72; anal 57; scales 77 in lateral line, which is 

 strongly bent, sending a branch to nuchal region; rather strong sharp teeth in jaws; maxillary extending to 

 posterior third of eye; anterior dorsal rays wide. Color in spirits brownish, \vith numerous small black spots; 

 a dark spot at point where lateral line becomes straight, another midway between the first blotch and caudal. 

 One specimen, 4 inches long, from Cavite. 



SCJEOPS Jordan & Starks. 



229. Scaeops orbicularis (Bleeker). 



Dorsal 84; anal 63; scales large, about 34; eyes sinistral, wide apart; interorbital space concave, scaled, 

 equal to eye; maxillary short, ending under anterior margin of orbit; numerous small sharp-pointed teeth 

 in jaws. Two small specimens from Cavite, length 2 and 2.50 inches. 



