398 On some Species of Fishes from the Philippine Islands. 



the upper of which is twice as long as the middle one^ and nearly 

 half as long as the eye^ the lowermost heing minute. The length 

 of the head is one third of the total (without caudal), and its 

 width between the prseopercular spines nearly one half of its 

 length. The interorhital space is hut slightly concave^ and its 

 width one half of the vertical diameter of the eye, or two 

 sevenths of the length of the snout. The spines of the super- 

 ciliary edge and of the other ridges of the head are very small, 

 and but slightly prominent. Lateral line smooth. There are 

 eight or nine scales in a transverse series between the first 

 dorsal fin and the lateral line. Greyish brown, with broad 

 irregular blackish-brown cross bands — one, corresponding to the 

 first dorsal, and two corresponding to the second, being the more 

 conspicuous. The first dorsal and the ventrals nearly entirely 

 black ; the rays of the second dorsal and anal with large black 

 spots ; caudal with three very large irregular black blotches. 

 Pectoral deep brown ; but the membrane between the five upper 

 rays is transparent, and these rays are spotted with brown. 

 One specimen, from the Bay of Manila, 9 inches long. 



Otolithus leuciscus. 

 D. 10 1 i A. 2/7. L. lat. ca 55. 



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Snout rather obtuse, with the lower jaw but slightly pro- 

 jecting beyond the upper. Both jaws with a series of distant 

 canine-like teeth, the anterior of which form a pair of canines 

 in the upper jaw, the lower jaw being without canines in front. 

 There are eight scales in a transverse series between the spinous 

 dorsal fin and the lateral line. The height of the body is a 

 little less than the length of the head, and two sevenths of the 

 total (without caudal). The diameter of the eye is a little less 

 than the length of the snout and two ninths of that of the head. 

 The width of the interorbital space is somewhat more than the 

 diameter of the eye. Prseoperculum distinctly serrated. Fins 

 scaleless. Anal spine feeble. Coloration uniform silvery ; 

 vertical fins slightly blackish towards the margin. 



Two specimens, from the Bay of Manila, 6 inches long. 



Atherina lineata. 

 D. 4|i. A.,\. L. lat. 37. L. transv. 7. 



Evidently closely allied to A. endrachtensis. 



The height of the body is two ninths of the total length 

 (without caudal), the length of the head one fourth. Eye very 

 large, its diameter being equal to tlie width of the interorbital 

 space, and contained twice and one third in the length of the 



