FISHES^ OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 



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Family EOUULID.-E. 

 75. Leiognathus virgatus Fowler. 



Two specimens from Bulan (no. 3910; length 2..5 and 2.75 in.). 

 Leiognathus rirgalus Fowler, Journ. Ac. Nat. Sci. Thila.. 2d ser., XII, 1904 (June 10), .51,5, pi. xv, fig. 4, Pedang, Sumatra. 

 76. Leiognathus dussumieri (Cuvier & Valenciennes) . Malaway. 



Two specimens from San Fabian (no. 3210 and 3212; length 6 and 6.2 in.). 



Head 3.2 in length: depth 1.9: eye 3.1 in head: snout 3.1; spine-.shaped crest on nuchal region not 

 reaching halfway to base of first dorsal .spine. 

 Equula dussumieri Cuvier & Valencicnues. Hist. Nat. Poiss., X, 56 (77), pi. 283, 1S35, Coromandel; Cunther, Cat., n, 500. 



77. Leiognathus splendens (Cuvier). Masangui. 



Two specimens from San Fabian (no. 395,5 and 3959; length 2.5 and 3.75 in.), one from "Philippines" 

 (no local label, Xo. 3765: length 2.75 in.), and 3 from Bacon (no. 4030; length 2.5 to 2.75 in.). 



Breast scaled; supraorbital serrate; lateral line not so strongly arched a-s in L. edentulus, the anterior 

 part slightly concave: tip of dorsal black. 

 Equula splendc7is Cuvier, RSgne .Vnim., n, 212, 1829, Indies: Giinther, Cat., ii, .">01. 



78. Leiognathus stercorarius Evermumi & Scale, new species. 



Head 3.7 in length : depth 3 : eye 3 in head ; snout 3 ; interorbital 3 ; dorsal viii, 17 : anal iii, 14 : scales 57. 



Body oVilong, moderately compressed, the upper and lower profiles almost evenly curved; jaws equal; 

 depth of caudal peduncle 4.9 in head; entire body covered with thin deciduous scales; cheek and breast 

 scaled; lateral line complete, with a long low curve from caudal peduncle to head; mouth very protractile; 

 the groove for the processes of the maxillary extending to a line with posterior margin of eye, the length of 

 the bony spine-shaped crest extending back from the groove 2.6 in head; upper jaw heavy; minute teeth 



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Fig. 6. — Leiognathus stercoTuTius Evennaon & Seale, new species. Type. 



in jaws, none on vomer, palatines or tongue; no canines; twelve gillrakers on lower limb, the longest about 2 

 in pupil; maxillary ending on a line with anterior margin of eye, searceh' one-haK exposed; mandible 2 in 

 head, at angle of 30°; width of preorbital 1.85 in snout: lower limb of preopercle denticulate on its inferior 

 border; opercle entire; e3-e with slight adipose eyelid. 



Origin of dorsal slightly posterior to origin of ventrals, longest dorsal spine 1.75 in head, aliout one-half 

 depth of body (in another specimen — a cot vpe — this spine measures 1 .4 in head and is greater than one-half 

 depth of body), the first dorsal spine minute, the second longest, the dorsal continuous, none of the spines or 



