art.2. WORMOSA AND PHILIPPINES FISHES—FOWLER AND BEAN. 29 
EPINEPHELUS AREOLATUS (Forskal). 
Head, 24; depth, 24; D. XI, 16,1; A. ITI, 8, 1; scales, 110 in lat- 
eral line to caudal base, tubular scales about 50 and 3 more on caudal 
base; 16 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 38 below to 
spinous anal origin; 67 predorsal scales; snout, 34 in head from 
upper jaw tip; eye, 54; maxillary, 24; interorbital, 62. Gill-rakers 
7+138, 11, lanceolate, 1} in eye, or slightly longer than filaments. 
Teeth biserial along sides of lower jaw. Preopercie edge finely ser- 
rate, produced at angle into 5 or 6 enlarged spines. Scales with 
3 to 5 basal radiating striae, apical denticles in about 36 rows, and 
circuli complete. Maxillary two-thirds scaled apically above. 
Caudal emarginate. Color in alcohol with back deep brownish- 
drab, paler to nearly avellaneous on belly and lower surface. Ver- 
tical fins and ventrals dusky blackish. Body marked with large 
deep brownish-drab spots, though all smaller than eye. On fins all 
spots smaller, more numerous and crowded. Margin of soft dorsal 
narrowly pale to whitish, that of pectoral broadly so. Pectoral 
palest of fins. Length, 292 mm. Takao. 
CROMILEPTES ALTIVELIS (Valenciennes). 
Head, 24; depth, 22; D. XI, 19; A. III, 10; scales, 102 in lateral 
line to caudal base, tubular scales 54, and 8 more on caudal base; 18 
scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 40 below to spinous 
anal origin; about 70 predorsal scales; snout, 443 in head from upper 
jaw tip; eye, 52; maxillary, 24; interorbital, 94. Gill-rakers, v1, 
1+-9, v, lanceolate, 12 in gill-filaments, which 2 in eye. Scales with 
6 or 7 basal radiating striae, small weak apical denticles few or 
absent, and circuli moderate. Color in alcohol nearly pale purple- 
drab, spotted sparsely, though evenly, with dusky-brown. Spots 
became much smaller on front of head, largest on back, not quite 
size of eye. Pectoral and ventral become dusky terminally, with 
rather numerous dusky spots. Length, 178 mm. Cebu. 
Family LUTJANIDAE. 
LUTJANUS KASMIRA (Forskal). 
Head, 2%; depth, 22; D. XI, 13,1; A. III, 7, 1; scales, 85 in lateral 
line to caudal base, tubular scales 50, and 7 more on caudal base; 8 
scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 21 below the spinous 
anal origin; 13 predorsal scales to occiput; snout, 34 in head from 
upper jaw tip; eye, 3%; maxillary, 22; interorbital, 5. Gill-rakers, 
7-+18, 1v, lanceolate, slightly less than filaments, or 3 in eye. Pre- 
opercle with deep notch, serrae strong below and around angle. Scales 
