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ward, one across the head behind the eyes, one above the pos- 

 terior part of the opercles, one between this and the first dorsal ; 

 a broad band at base of first dorsal divides on the sides of 

 body; two narrow bands from second dorsal, one on caudal 

 peduncle and one at base of caudal. There are some broad ir- 

 regular stripes on snout and cheeks; a white spot on each scale 

 on the sides, the spots forming longitudinal rows. The first 

 dorsal black; the rays of the soft dorsal, anal, and caudal al- 

 ternately barred with pale and dark brown, with dusky or black 

 membranes; the ventrals blackish; a large black spot on base 

 of pectoral with smaller pinkish or white spots above and below 

 it ; the pectorals dusky or faintly crossbarred. 



Here described from six specimens from Amoy, China, rang- 

 ing in length from 86 millimeters (107 millimeters over all) to 

 45 millimeters. The largest two specimens are ripe males. 



The color of a fresh specimen, collected from Pasig River, was 

 gray, with alternate light and dark longitudinal lines on sides 

 and with transverse dusky bands as previously described; the 

 fins were all black or blackish. The Bureau of Science collection 

 also contains specimens from Hongkong; from Malabon, a well- 

 known fishing town near Manila ; from Molo and from Zarraga, 

 Iloilo Province, Panay ; and from Navalas, a barrio of Buenavista, 

 Guimaras Island. I have collected it from Pasig River, several 

 kilometers from Manila Bay, and in the city markets of Manila, 

 the specimens having been caught in Manila Bay. This species 

 has been recorded from Cavite and from Iloilo, and undoubtedly 

 occurs throughout the Philippines, probably never beyond the 

 influence of salt water. Its geographical range is from the coast 

 of India and the Andaman Islands to Celebes and Amboina, and 

 northward on the coast of China at least as far as Am6y. 



Genus 10. ODONTOBUTIS Bleeker 



Odontobutis BLEEKER, Arch. Neerl. Sci. Nat. 9 (1874) 305. 



The body stout, not much compressed, the sides covered with 

 rather large ctenoid scales, 36 to 46 in a longitudinal series. 

 The large pointed and depressed head wider than high, scaled 

 above and on the sides, with wide flat crown; the interorbital 

 crests smooth and naked; the oblique mouth rather large with 

 projecting chin; the teeth fine, short, crowded in broad bands, 

 the external row little longer and without canines; the first 

 dorsal fin normally of seven spines. Dorsal VI-VIII, 1-8 to 

 10; anal I, 6 to 8. 



