FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 53 



volumes. The dates of ])ublication of these two editions are identical, but the pagi- 

 nation is different. In our references we have given the page of each edition, that 

 of the quarto edition (the one in our library) first, followed by that of the octavo 

 edition in parenthesis. The bibliography at the end of the report lists the more 

 important publications consulted. 



Family ELOPID^. 



1 . Elops saurus Liimseus. 



One large specimen from Bulaii (no. 4182; length 34 in.), agreeing in all essential respects with others 

 from Florida. 



Elops saurus Liimfeus, Systema Natura;, ed. xn. 518, 1766. Carolina; Gilnther, Catalogue Fishes British Museum, vii, 470. 1868; 

 Day, Fishes of India, 649, pi. CLXVi, flg. 1, 187S; Jordan & Evemiann, Fishes of North and Middle .Vmeriea, pt. i, 410. 

 1896 (Oct. 3); Jordan & Evermann, .\meriean Food and Game Fishes, 80, fig., 1902; Jordan & Evermann. Bull. U. S. 

 Fish Comm., xxni, pt. i, 1903 (1905) , 53, flg. 8 (Honolulu). 



2. Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet). Bitnn-huan. 



Tlrrce specimens from Bulan (no. 4L51, 415:3, and 4183; length 10.5 to 16.5 in.) and one from Tarlac (no. 

 41.32; length 11 in.). 



Clupea cyprinoides Broussonet, Ichth., i, pi. 9, 1782. 

 Megatops cyprinoides, Gunther, Cat., vii, 471. 



Family CHIROCEMTRID^. 



3. Chirocentrus dorab (Forskal). Botete. 



Three fine specimens from San Fabian (no. 4179, 4180, and 4181; length 15.2 to 16 in.) and one from 

 Bacon (no. 3410; length 13.25 in.). 



Clupea dorab Forskal, Descr. Anim., 72, 1775, Red Sea. 



Chirocentrus dorab, Giinther, Cat., vii, 475; Day, Fishes India, 652, pi. clxvi, fig. 3. 



Family CLUPEID^. 

 4. Stolephorus delicatulus (Bennett). 



Two hundred and fifteen specimens from Bacon (no. 3915, 3502, 40.80, and 4009; length 1.5 to 2.75 in.) 

 and five from Bulan (no. 3756; length 2.75 in.). 



Clupea delicatula Bennett, Proc. Comm. Zool. Soe. London, i, 168, 1831, Mauritius. 

 Spratelloides delicatula, Giinther, Cat., vii. 464. 



5. Stolephorus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel). 



Three specimens from Bacon (no. 3768 and 3501; length 1 to 2.2 in.). 



This species (with dorsal 11 and anal 13) can not be identical with Atherina japonica Houttuyn (with 

 dorsal 17 and anal 22 or 23) as suggested by Dr. .Jordan. 



Clupea gracilis Temminck & Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Pisces, 238, pi. cviii, fig. 2, 1S42, Japan, 

 Spratelloides gracilis, Giinther, Cat., vii, 465. 



6. Harengtila moluccensis Bleeker. 



Ten specimens from Bacon (no. 3606 to 3609 3449 to 3551, 4026 and 4027, and 3932; length 4.2 to 5.75 

 in.) and 8 from Bulan (no. 3426 to 3432 and .3,893; length 4.1 to 5.25 in.). 



The base of the ventrals is under the middle of the dorsal, whose origin is much nearer tip of snout than 

 to base of caudal, or midway between tip of snout and base of last anal ray. In Bleeker's figure of this species 

 the ventrals are shown too far forward, as he explains in the text. 



Harengula moluccensis Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Ind., iv, 1853, 609, Ternate; Amboyna; Gunther, Cat., vii, 427. 



