24 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. VOL. 62. 
L. edwardsit Evermann and Seale** we think a synonym. The 
characters of distinction, such as the smooth preopercle, supraocular 
spine, and less developed first dorsal spine are hardly of specific 
value, and all are covered by our examples. 
Quite likely Z. stercorarius Evermann and Seale *> may be another 
synonym. A comparison of the paratype in the Academy shows 
no characters worthy of distinction from our series, as the prolonged 
second dorsal spine is quite variable. 
GAZZA ARGENTARIUS (Schneider). 
Head, 22 to 3; depth, 24 to 22; D. VIII, 16; A. ITI, 14; snout, 34 
to 32 in head; eye, 34 to 33; maxillary, 3% to 4; interorbital, 27 to 
34. Gill-rakers, 5+-15, lanceolate, slightly longer than filaments, or 
about 2 in eye. Color in alcohol, back bluish-gray, with vertical 
Jines, often broken, as specks or bars. Upper jaw edge dusky-brown. 
Spinous dorsal dusky. Other fins pale brown. Side, lower surface, 
and iris silvery-white. Pectoral axil dusky. Length, 115 to 130 mm. 
Tive from Takao. 
Our examples agree entirely with Sumatran and Philippine ma- 
terial in the Academy reported as G. tapeinosoma Bleeker. 
Family CHEILODIPTERIDAE. 
AMIA BIFASCIATA (Riippell). 
Head, 24; depth, 22; D. VII—I, 9,1; A. II, 8,1; tubular scales 
about 19 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 more on latter; 2 scales 
above lateral line*to soft dorsal origin, 7 below to spinous anal origin; 
5 predorsal scales; snout, 35 in head from upper jaw tip; eye, 3743 
maxillary, 24; interorbital, 5. Gull-rakers m1, 3-+-9, 1v, lanceolate, 
seven-eighths of filaments, or 4 in eye. Scales with 13 to 17 basal 
radiating striae, often 2 or 3 incomplete auxilliaries, apical denticles 
70 to 121, and circuli moderate. First and second membranes of 
spinous dorsal blackish, others dusky, also soft dorsal. Blackish 
caudal blotch basally, little smaller than eye. Length,105mm. Cebu. 
Compared with a Philippine example in the Academy. ‘The 
median brown longitudinal band from the snout tip nearly to caudal 
base present in both, though less conspicuous in the Cebu example, 
doubtless on account of its poor preservation. A larger example of 
Apogon snydert Jordan and Evermann, from the Hawaiian Islands, 
in the Academy agrees in every way and indicates that nominal 
species to be a synonym. 
AMIA SEALEI Fowler. 
Head, 23; depth, 3; D. VIT—I, 9,1; A. II, 8, 1; tubular scales, 
about 21 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 more on latter; 3 scales 
4 Bull. Bur. Fish., vol. 26, 1906 (1907), p. 68, fig. 7. San Fabian, Philippines. 
*6Idem, p. 67, fig. 6. Bulan. 
