axT.2. FORMOSA AND PHILIPPINES FISHES—FOWLER AND BEAN. 33 
eye to base of upper caudal lobe and lowest from pectoral axil to 
lower caudal lobe medianly, though obscure. Large dark brown 
round spot above and behind suprascapula rests on inception of 
lateral line. Length, 117 to 163 mm. One from Cebu and two from 
Takao. 
Our smallest example without the large dark blotch above supra- 
scapula, though there are four longitudinal dark lines or bands above 
front of lateral line. Also another, indistinct, along each side of body. 
Family HAEMULIDAE. 
PLECTORHINCHUS PALYTAENIA (Bleeker). 
Head, 34 to 32; depth, 23 to 24; D. XII or XIII, 21,1; A. ITI, 7,1; 
102 or 103 scales counted along close above lateral line to caudal 
base; 59 or 60 tubular scales in lateral line to caudal base and 9 more 
on latter; 16 or 17 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 21 
below to spinous anal origin; 50 to 57 predorsal scales; snout, 24 to 22 
in head; eye, 34 to 4; maxillary, 24 to 3; interorbital, 33 to 3¢. 
Gill-rakers, 10+18, lanceolate, 1% in filaments, which 1% in eye. 
Scales with 3 or 4 basal radiating striae, apical denticles, 52 to 62, 
and circuli very fine. Color in alcohol, pale brownish, generally with 
nine white longitudinal lines, broadest along middle of side. Be- 
tween white lines each brown line or band narrowly bordered with 
darker. Fins uniform dull brown. Iris yellowish. Length, 295 to 
301mm. Two from Zamboanga. 
PLECTORHINCHUS GOLDMANNI (Bleeker). 
Head, 34; depth, 223; D. XIII, 19,1; A. III, 7, 1; scales, 95 counted 
close above along lateral line to caudal base, tubular scales 58, and 
18 more on latter; 14 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 
21 below to spinous anal origin; 62 predorsal scales; snout, 24 in 
head; eye, 34; maxillary, 34; interorbital, 22. Gill-rakers, 8-+-20, 
lanceolate, 2 in filaments, which 1# in eye. Scales with 5 basal radi- 
ating striae, apical denticles 42 to 50, and circuli very fine. Color in 
alcohol, pale brownish generally. Six deep blackish-brown longi- 
tudinal bands on back, lowest from pectoral axil and less distinct. 
Spinous dorsal whitish, with two rows of blackish spots, one row 
marginal and other median. Soft dorsal with two or three irregu- 
lar rows of smaller blackish spots. Soft anal and caudal with black 
spots, larger on latter. Pectoral and ventral dull brown. Iris pale 
olive-slate. Length, 218 mm. Cebu. 
Our example without the black spot at pectoral base indicated i 
Bleeker’s figure, or the two longitudinal dark lines below the bass 
of same fin, as he shows. 
