FISHES OP THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 69 



shallow ojoove; pectoral short, its longlh aliout Ifj in head; ventrals short, their length slightly greater than 

 diameter of orbit, the distance from their tips to base of first anal spine 1.5 in their length: caudal broadly 

 forked, the lobes about 1.2.5 in head: scales small, thin, and deciduous; lateral line in a low regidar arch 

 from upper edge of gill-opening to base of caudal ; breast naked. 



Color in spirits, dirty olivaceous yellow, back more or less marbled and vermiculated with lirownish; a 

 dark line along base of dorsal fin; cheek and lower half of side finel^v pimctulate with dark dots: tip of snout 

 black; axil of pectoral dusk\-; fins otherwise pure \-ellowish. 



This species is based on a single specimen .5 inches long, field no. 3S76 (1077cS), from San Faliian, Pangasi- 

 nan. Type, no. 55904, U. S. National Museum. It is apparently related to Giinther's Eipnila leucUais, from 

 which it differs, however, in the smooth preopercle, the presence of a supraocular spini', and the less develop- 

 ment of the anterior dorsal spine. We take pleasiu-e in naming this species for Brig. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards, 

 U. S. Army, Chief of the Bureau of Insular Alfairs. U. S. War Department. 



80. Leiognathus fasciatus (Lac4pede). 



Four specimens from San Fabian (no. 3211 and 3956 to 39.58; length 3.25 to 6.2 in.). 



Body veiy deep, back strongly arched. Head 3.18 in length; depth 2; eye 3 in head; snout 2.95; two 

 strong supraocular spines; lower limb of preopercle serrate; scales very small, breast naked; lateral line 

 complete, 60; body with about 18 narrow black vertical bars. 



Ctupea fasciata Lac6p6de, Hist. Nat. Poiss., v, WO, 1S03. 

 Eguula fasciata. Gunther, rat., n, 498, 18.50. 



81. Leiognathus edentiila (Bloch). 



Four specimens from San Fabian (no. 39.50 to 3953; length 2.75 to 3.5 in.). 



Body very deep, the back much arched; lireast naked; lateral line strongly arched, the anterior part at 

 first slightly concave. 



Head 3 in length; depth 1.7; eye 3 in head; snout 2.75; nuchal crest almost reaching l)ase of first dorsal 

 spine, which is 2.5 in depth; teeth not evident; tip of dorsal fin not black. 



Scomber edentulus Bloch, ichth ., pi. ccccxxviii, 1785. 



F.rjuuta edmtula. Gunther, Cat., II, 498; Day, Fishes IiKiia, a.SS, pi. ui, fig. 1. 



82. Gazza tapeinosoina Bleeker. 



Five specimens from the Philippines (no local lalicl given; no. .3779, 3780,3781, 3783, and 3784; length 

 3.75 to 5.2 in.), and 8 from Bulan (no. 3489 to 3496; length 4.5 to 5 in.). 



Oazza tapeinosoma Bleelter, Nat. Tijils. Ned. Ind., iv, 260, 1853, Batavia. 

 Gazza argenlaria, Gilnther, Cat., n, 50<i; probably not of Forster. 



83. Gazza minuta (Bloch). Maiambo; Buegsang. 



Seven specimens from San Fabian (no. 3947 to 3949 and 3868 to 3871; length 2.75 to 4 in.). 

 Head 2.9 in length; depth 2; eye 2.75 in head; snout 3.1; scales minute, lateral line complete; breast 

 naked; preopercle serrate. 



Scomber minutus Bloch, Ichth., xn, 110. pi. ccccxxix, fig. 2, 17'.i7. no locality given 

 Gazza minuta, Gtinther, Cat., ii, 506. 



Family GERKH)/E. 



84. Xystsema punctatum (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



Three specimens fi'om Bulan (no. 3220 to 3223; length 4.75 to 5.2 in.), agreeing well with the figures 

 given by Bleeker and by Day and with Day's description. 



Gerres punctatus Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vi, 361 (480) 1830, Pondicherry. 

 Gerres ftlamenlosus, Giinther. Cat., i, 345. .and iv, 261; Day, Fishes India. 98, pi. xxv, fig. 3. 



85. Xystsema baconensis Evermann & Scale, new species. Duldul. 



Head 3.25 in length, deptli 2.6; eye 3.25 in head; snout 3; lateral line complete; scales about 4-47-8; 

 interorbital 2.8 in head; maxillary 2.5; depth of cheek 3.3; dorsal ix, 10; anal iir, 7; pectoral 1.1 in head; 

 ventrals 1.9. 



