274 SEALE. 



Family APOGON"ICHTIIYIDiB. Cardinal Fishes. 

 Amia hyalosoma Bleeker. 



Color yello^rish, a large black spot on base of anal; black between 

 anterior dorsal spines. JSTos. 2(508 and 2639; length, 115 millimeters. 



Too small to be of- much importance as food. Common also in the 

 Philippines. 



Amia quadrifasciata (Cuv. and Val.). 



Color yellowish, two or three brown stripes on upper half of body, the 

 lower stripe extending to tip of caudal fin; the arrangement of scales 

 on. sides gives the appearance of vertical bands. jSTos. 2440, 2577, 2594, 

 2596, 2636, 2676, 2745, 2768, and 2780; length, 57 to 88 millimeters. 



Common in Borneo and the Philippines. 



Pseudoamia polystigma Bleeker. 



Color brownish, specked; a black spot on opercle with a short Ijrown 

 line above it; two brown lines passing downward and backward from the 

 eye. Nos. 2580, 2595, 2663, and 2743; length 65 millimeters. 



Common in Borneo ; also in the Philippines. 



Arhia ceramensis Bleeker. 



Color yellowish, a black dot on base of caudal; a narrow dusky line 

 along middle of side. ISTos. 2456 and 2571 ; length, 67 to 69 millimeters. 



Common in Borneo and the Philippines, but too small to be of 

 importance as a food-fish. 



Family AMBASSID/E. Climbing Perches. 

 Ambassis kopsi (Bleeker). 



Color in alcohol yellowish-white with an indistinct silvery line down 

 the middle of side. Nos. 2476, 2540, 2544, 2592, 2568, 2753, and 3783 ; 

 length, 62 to 95 millimeters. 



Common in Borneo and in the Philippines ; of no importance as food. 



Priopis gymnocephalus Lac^p6de. 



Nos. 2707 and 2724 ; length, 50 to 63 millimeters. 

 Conunon in Borneo and also in the Philippines. Too small to be of 

 importance as food. 



Family SEREANIDiE. Sea-basses. 

 Psammoperca waigiensis (Cuv. and Val.). 



Similar to Lates caJcarifer (Bloch), but without spines on lower border 

 of preopercle. 



Color uniform dull brown, centers of scales slightly darker; fins like 

 body, except pectorals and ventrals which are yellowish-white. The 



