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blackish terminally, where also marked with whitish reticulating 
lines. Anal largely whitish, with dusky to blackish subterminal 
blotch on each membrane. Iris brownish, with dusky blotch above. 
Length, 230 to 257 mm. One from Cebu and one from Zamboanga, 
respectively. 
THYSANOPHRYS MACRACANTHUS (Bleeker). 
Head, 24 to 24; depth 7 to 74; D. I, VITI—1, 11; A. 12; scales, 82 
or 83 counted close along and above lateral line to caudal base and 
6 more on latter; tubular scales 51 or 52 in lateral line to caudal 
base and 8 more on latter; 19 to 22 spines anteriorly in lateral line; 
7 or 8 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 14 or 15 below to 
soft anal origin; 10 or 12 predorsal scales; 2 spines at preopercle 
angle, lower equals eye and 2 more short ones below; snout, 34 to 34 
in head from upper jaw tip; eye, 33 to 5; maxillary, 24 to 24; inter- 
orbital, 83 to 44; bony interocular, 2 to 3 in eye. Gill-rakers v or v1, 
1-++5 or 6, v1, lanceolate, 2 in eye and gill-filaments about three-fourths 
of gillrakers. Scales with 5 to 8 basal radiating striae, 28 to 48 apical 
denticles and cireuli moderately fine. Color in alechol with back 
cinnamon-drab and about 5 obscure slightly darger blotches or sad- 
dles on back. Lower surface white. Dorsals brownish, spotted with 
dusky. Caudal dark brownish, dusky terminally. Lower pectoral 
rays and ventral terminally dusky-black, upper pectoral rays with 
six or more transverse dusky bands. Anal pale like belly. Iris 
vellowish-white. Length, 48 to 183 mm. Five from Takao. 
THYSANOPHRYS TUBERCULATUS (Cuvier). 
Head, 24 to 22; depth, 54 to 52; D. I, VIII—1, 11; A. 11; scales, 
60 counted close along and above lateral line to caudal base and 5 
more on latter; 10 or 11 spinous scales along front part of lateral 
line, 22 in young; tubular scales 50 to 52 in lateral line to caudal 
base; 6 or 7 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 14 or 15 
below to anal origin; 7 predorsal scales to occiput; snout, 375 to 34 
in head from upper jaw tip; eye, 32 to 4; maxillary, 24 to 22; inter- 
orbital, 44 to 4%; bony interorbital, 24 to 34 in eye. Gill-rakers vy, 
1+6, vu, lanceolate, 3 in eye and gill-filaments three-fourths of 
rakers. Scales with 4 or 5 basal radiating striae, apical denticles 
18 or 19, strong and circuli moderate. Two spines at end of pre- 
oprecle. Color in alcohol nearly hair-brown above, with seven 
slightly darker obscure blotches, below whitish. Spinous dorsal 
with three blackish horizontal bands, soft dorsal with four, caudal 
with about five. Lower half of pectoral blackish, margin whitish, 
and upper half pale or whitish with five transverse blackish bands. 
Ventral largely blackish terminally, edge narrowly pale or whitish. 
Tris dull yellowish-white. Young much more spotted or speckled 
