38 CHECK-LIST OF PHILIPPINE FISHES. 



>20. Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider). Manila (Jordan & Seale, A) ; 

 Bulan (Evermann & Seale, A). 



521. Halichoeres purpurascens (Bloch & Schneider) Bacon (Evermann & Seale, 



A). 



522. Halichoeres polyophthalmus (Bleeker). Bacon (Evermann & Seale, A 



as H. guttatua) ; Cavite (Jordan & Seale, A, H. argus) ; Negros 

 (Jordan & Seale, B, H. argus). (The early names for this species, 

 guttatus and argus were both preoccupied.) 



523. Halichoeres leparensis (Bleeker). Bacon (Evermann & Seale, A). 



524. Haliohosres gymnocephalus (Bloch & Schneider). Philippine Islands 



(Bleeker, H. modestus, specimens in Berlin Museum) ; Cuyo; (Jordan 

 & Richardson). 

 (H. modestus Bleeker; Platyglossus modestus Gunther.) 



525. Halichoeres binotopsis Bleeker. Cavite (Jordan & Seale, A) ; Negros 



(Jordan & Seale, B). 



526. Halichoeres poscilus (Lay & Bennett). Luzon (Peters, C) ; Cavite (Jordan 



& Seale, A) ; Negros (Jordan & Seale, B) ; Bacon (Evermann & Seale, 

 A) ; Calayan (Jordan & Richardson). 



527. Halichoeres opercularis (Gunther). Calayan (Jordan & Richardson). 



528. Halichoeres nebulosus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Cuyo; Cuyu (Jordan & 



Richardson ) . 



529. Halichoeres miniatus (Kuhl & Van Hasselt). Luzon (Peters, C) ; Negros 



(Jordan & Seale, B) ; Cavite (Jordan & Seale, A) ; Calayan (Jordan 

 & Richardson; Bacon (Evermann & Seale, A). 



530. Halichoeres pseudominiatus (Bleeker). Cavite (Jordan & Seale, A); 



Negros ( Jordan & Seale, A ) . 



531. Halichoeres hyrtli Bleeker. Manila (Jordan & Seale, A). 



532. Halichoeres alternans (Cartier). Cebu; Panglao (Cartier). 



Platyglossus alternans Cartier, Verh. Ges. Wiirzburg, 1873, 104; Cebu 

 d Panglao, P. I. 



533. Halichoeres ubayensis (Cartier). Bolo (Cartier). 



(Platyglossus ubayensis Cartier, Verh. Ges. Wiirzburg, 1873, 104; Bohol, 

 P. I.) 



534. Halichoeres pseudogramma (Cartier). Bohol (Cartier). 



(Platyglossus pseudogramma Cartier, Verh. Ges. Wiirzburg, 1873, 103; 

 Bohol, P. I. (Name changed to P. pseudogrammicus by Palacky.) 



535. Halichoeres reticulatus (Cartier). Cebu (Cartier). 



Platyglossus reticulatus Cartier, Verh. Ges. Wiirzburg, 1873, 104, Cebu, 

 P. I. 



CHEILIO Lacepede. 



536. Cheilio inermis (Forskal). Philippine Islands (Gunther). Negros (Jor- 



dan & Seale, B) ; Bacon (Evermann & Seale, A) ; Cuyo (Jordan & 

 Richardson ) ; Zamboanga ( Seale & Bean ) . 



THALASSOMA Swainson. (Julis Gunther; not of Cuvier.) 



537. Thalassoma dorsale (Quoy & Gaimard). Philippine Islands (Gunther); 



Manila (Jordan & Seale, A) ; Cagayancillo (Jordan & Richardson). 



538. Thalassoma giintheri (Bleeker). Calayan (Jordan & Richardson). 



539. Thalassoma umbrostigma (Riippell). Calayan (Jordan & Richardson). 



540. Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus). Cavite (Jordan & Seale, A) ; Bacon (Ever- 



mann & Seale, A). 



541. Thalassoma truncatum Cartier. Cebu (Cartier). 



(Julis truncatus Cartier, Verh. Ges. Wtirzburg, 1873, 104; Cebu, P. I.) 



