FISHES OF BORNEO. 277 



Therapon quadrilineatus (Bloch). 



Coloi- silvery, with five longitudinal brown lines on sides; caudal 

 unmarked; a black blotch on spinous dorsal; grayish on anal; tip of soft 

 dorsal dusky. Nos. 2612, 2671, 2725, 2715, 2782, and 2792; length, 77 

 to 100 millimeters. ' 



A common inshore food-fish of Borneo and the Philippines. 



Therapon jarbua (Forskal). 



This common species is identical in every respect with the Philippine 

 form. It is characterized by the concave brown lines on sides, the 

 oblique bands on the caudal, and the dusky markings on the dorsal. No. 

 2615; length, 130 millimeters. 



Therapon puta (Cuv. and Val.). 



Characterized by the elongate teeth of the preopercle; four straight 

 brown lines on body; oblique brovm lines on caudal, the central line of 

 which is straight, being a jDrolongation of the median brown line of the 

 body; dorsals with dusky markings. ISTos. 2524, 2528, 2529, 2530, 2531, 

 and 2749; length, 78 to 100 millimeters. 



A common inshore food-fish of Boi-neo and the Philippines. 



Family SPAEIDiE. Porgies. 

 Sparus calamara Bussell. 



Color yellowish; centers of scales darker; dorsals, caudal, anal, and 

 ventrals, with dusky tips. No. 2499 ; length, 200 millimeters. 



A food-fish of inaportance in Borneo; also recorded from the Phil- 

 ippines. 



Lethrinus amboinensis Bleeker. 



Similar to specimens from the Philippines. Color dull brownish, 

 indistinctly mottled with greenish; a dusky spot between pectoral fin 

 and lateral line. Nos. 2438, 2558, 2582, 2679, and 2742; length, 80 to 

 120 millimeters. 



An excellent food-fish : also found in the Philippines. 



Family GEEEID.^. Mogarras. 

 Zystsema punctatum (Cuv. and Val.). 



Head 3 ; depth 2.40 ; eye 2.50 in head. 



Color silvery below, with a wash of yellowish; brown above. Some 

 very indistinct darker bands or spots over back. This species is char- 

 acterized by the elongate second dorsal spine, which in our specimens 

 equals the head. Nos. 2451, 2564, and 2588; length, 75 to 92 milli- 

 meters. 



A common food -fish of Borneo, also recorded fi-om the Philippines. 



