34 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. VUL. 62, 
PLECTORHINCHUS PUNCTATUS (Riippell). 
Head 3; depth, 23; D. X, 24,1; A. ITI, 7,1; tubular scales, 57 in 
lateral line to caudal base and 12 more on latter; 13 scales above lat- 
eral line to soft dorsal origin, 17 above to spinous dorsal origin, 20 
below to spinous anal origin; 62 predorsal scales; snout, 2? in head; 
eye, 84; maxillary, 3; interorbital, 4. Gull-rakers, 6+-18, lanceolate, 
91 in filaments, which 13 in eye. Scales with 6 to 8 basal radiating 
striae, apical denticles 30 to 46, and circuli moderate. Color in alco- 
hol, largely olive-brown, little paler on breast and belly below, back, 
and sides, with irregular large close-set spots of slightly darker color 
than general body color. Dorsals with similar large blackish close- 
set spots, also caudal, ventral, and anal blackish. Pectoral pale 
brown. Length, 145 mm. Cebu. 
Agrees largely with Day’s figure, except it does not show the dark 
circles on lower and posterior side of head, 
PLECTORHINCHUS CHAETODONTOIDES (Lacépéde). 
Head, 23; depth, 24; D. XII, 19,1; A. IIT, 8, 1; about 65 scales 
counted close along lateral line to caudal base, tubular scales 59, 
and 6 more on caudal base; 12 scales above lateral line to soft 
dorsal origin, 12 above to spinous dorsal origin; 52 predorsal scales; 
snout, 22 in head; eye, 3}; maxillary, 3; interorbital, 32. Gill- 
rakers, 10-+24, lanceolate, half of filaments and latter 13 in 
eye. Scales with 5 or 6 basal radiating striae, with 1 to 4 aux- 
illiaries, apical denticles 36 to 38, and circuli fine. Color in alco- 
hol, dull brown generally, with pale blotch on snout and front 
of mandible. Another below eye over branchiostegal region and 
front of breast. One also from before pectoral base to that of ven- 
trals. Pale blotch behind pectoral base, one at occiput, another on 
back includes hind dorsal spines. One above and at front of spinous 
anal and finally one obliquely over caudal peduncle. All these mark- 
ings in dark area bordered slightly with narrow dark line. Fins 
dusky brown except for extension of pale blotch. Soft dorsal with 
two whitish obliquely longitudinal lines. Soft anal blackish, with 
little whitish blotch in front and behind, first spine largely pale. 
Caudal whitish, with blackish transverse band, also base of fin. 
Pectoral and ventral blackish. Length, 150 mm. Cebu. 
Our example differs a little from Bleeker’s figure of the young in 
that it has no dark round spots within the pale areas and its lower 
fins with more or less blackish. It has the predorsal and front 
spinous dorsal regions of the back uniformly dark, likewise the en- 
tire region of the soft dorsal and the region of the caudal base. 
