NO. 1568. FISHES FROM THE PHILIPPINES— SEALE AND BEAN. 247 



with about eleven spines; anal with three spines; ventrals large, 

 thoracic, I, 5. 



Head, 2.10; depth, 1.25; eye, 2.30 in head; snout, 3 in head: inter- 

 orbital about equal to eye. 



D. _^ XI, 16; A." III,^ 14; Br. 5; gills 4, a slit l)ehind fourth. Gill- 

 rakers short, about 12 on lower limb. Body without distinct scales, 

 velvety. Lateral line present but indistinct. 



Head inclosed in a bom' armature. A strong protuberance at the 

 upper posterior margin of the orbit followed by a strong spine. Above 

 this a flat nuchal spine. Preopercle wdth a strong vertical stay and 

 three spine-like points diverging from its lower angle. Preorbital 

 narrow, unarmed; mouth small. Teth, a single series of compressed 

 lobate incisors about six on each side of lower jaw and twelve in the 

 upper. 



Body elevated, compressed. Depth of caudal peduncle about 

 twice its length, without spines or plates. Dorsal fins scarcel}' 

 united; fourth spine the longest, its length slightly greater than dia- 

 meter of orbit. Soft dorsal low, its height less than that of spinous 

 dorsal, anal similar to soft dorsal; the three anal spines about ecpial 

 in length. Caudal rounded, its length 1.50 in head. Pectorals broad 

 with about 15 united rays. Ventrals large, I, 5; their length 1.75 in 

 head, their tip almost reaching anal. 



Color very dark brown with four indistinct black vertical bands of 

 less width than the interspaces. Spinous dorsal and ventrals black; 

 soft dorsal, anal, and pectorals, yellowish white. 



An additional specimen, 1.50 inches long, is included in the lot. 



Family ACAXTPR^RID.E. 



Acanthurus tuberosus (Cuvier and Valenciennes/. 



One 11-inch specimen. 



Acanthurus lituratus ( Forster). 



One 16-inch specimen. 

 Acanthurus marginatus Cuvier and Valenciennes. 



One 12-inch specimen, 1906. 



Acanthurus annulatus (Quoy and Gaimardi. 



One 20-inch specimen. 

 Hepatus dussummieri (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



One specimen, length 12.75 inches. 



Hepatus celebicus (Bleeker). 



Six specimens, length 2 to 2.25 inches, and three young. 

 Family SIGANID.E. 



Siganus virgatus (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



Two specimens, length 8.25 and 9.20 inches. 

 Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn). 



Two specimens length 7 and 7.50 inches. 



