art.2. FORMOSA AND PHILIPPINES FISHES—FOWLER AND BEAN. 85 
PLECTORHINCHUS PICTUS (Thunberg). 
Head, 3; depth, 24 to 22; D. X, 21, 1, to 24, 1; A. ITI, 7, 1; about 
95 to 98 scales counted close along and above lateral line to caudal 
base, tubular scales 54 to 68 and 11 to 14 more on caudal base; 14 to 
16 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 19 or 20 above -to 
spinous dorsal origin, and 21 to 23 below to spinous anal origin; 
47 to 55 predorsal scales; snout, 22 to 3 in head; eye, 34 to 34; maxil- 
lary, 2% to 3,45; interorbital, 44 to 44. Gill-rakers, 8-+-12 lanceolate. 
14 in gill filaments, which 2 ineye. Scales with 5 to 8 basal radiating 
striae, rather long and slender apical denticles 15 to 19, and circuli 
moderately coarse. Color in alcohol, blackish-brown above with 
white longitudinal lines or bands. Margin of dorsals white, broadly 
black basally. White median line from middle of predorsal forward, 
where broadening to snout end, forks to end line each side along front 
of back until about opposite base of ninth dorsal spine. From over 
eye white band back to last two dorsal rays along upper caudal pe- 
duncle edge, then obliquely over upper caudal lobe to its hind edge. 
Another white band parallel from lower eye edge includes pectoral 
base and extends similarly along lower caudal peduncle edge and fin 
lobe. Rest of under surface pale. Pectoral whitish. Ventrals and 
anals largely blackish. Length, 87 to 102 mm. Three from Takao 
and one from Cebu. 
The three smaller examples, from Takao, largely resemble Bleek- 
er’s figure,?° except the bands of our specimens are much more 
broadly white and contrasted. An indistinct dark longitudinal 
streak from below pectoral base to beginning of caudal peduncle, not 
shown by Bleeker. Our examples with more blackish on soft anal, 
also outer terminal caudal edges blackish and basal front of spinous 
dorsal white. .Our largest example differs in the marginal dark 
band of the back broken into five dark blotches. 
POMADASIS HASTA (Bloch). 
Head, 3; depth, 24; D. XII, 14; A. ITI, 7, 1; tubular scales 51 in 
lateral line to caudal base and 9 more on latter; 4 scales above lateral 
line to soft dorsal origin, 7 above to spinous dorsal origin, 10 below 
to spinous anal origin; 13 predorsal scales to occiput and 24 more 
forward on cranium; snout, 3 in head; eye, 52; maxillary, 33; inter- 
orbital, 3%. Gill-rakers, 5+-11, lanceolate, short, 24 in gill-filaments, 
which 12 in eye. Scales with 9 or 10 radiating basal striae, apical 
denticles 70 or 71, and circular fine. Color in alcohol, dull olive- 
brown above, paler below. On back and predorsal about seven irreg- 
ular series of deep brown spots continue back until only half as many 
26 Atlas Ichth., vol. 8, 1876-77, pl. 55 (3383), fig. 2. 
