282 SEALE. 



Nos. 2155, 2480, 2-182, 2505, 2535, and 2631; length, 110 to 270 niilli- 

 meters. 



A valned food-fisli of Borneo; also recorded from the Philippines. 



Family TOXOTIDiE. Eing-fishes. 

 Toxotes jaculatrix (Pallas). 



ISTos. 2475 and 2611; length, 89 to 125 millimeters. 

 Common in the streams of Borneo; also in the Philippines. Not 

 highly esteemed as food. 



Family SCATOPHAGID^. Kitings. 

 Scatophagus argus (Gmelin). 



Color yellowish-white with a bluish wash. The entire fish, except 

 under parts, covered with numerous round bluish spots. The young are 

 similar but have larger spots. Fos. 2549 and 2733; length, 75 to 120 

 millimeters. 



An important and excellent food- fish in Borneo; also recorded in the 

 Philippines. 



Family DEEPANID^E. Eastern Spade-fishes. 

 Drepane punctata (Gmelin). 



Color silvery, with about ten vertical rows of dots over the back and 

 downward to median' line or a little below on sides ; a black spot in axil 

 of pectoral; ventral dusky at tip. jSTos. 3507 and 2581; length, 100 to 

 165 millimeters. 



A food-fish of value; also recorded from numerous places in the 

 Philippines. 



Family EPHIPPID^E. Ephippids. 

 Ephippus orbis (Blocli). 



Head 3.15; depth 1.20; three anterior dorsal spines elongate. 



Color silvery; very indistinct indications of about four wide dusky 

 bands on back and sides, more distinct in young specimens; pectoral and 

 caudal yellowish; other fins with a grayish tinge. ISTos. 3474 and 3626; 

 length, 104 millimeters. 



A rare fish in Borneo; not yet recorded from the Philippines, but 

 reported from Fonnosa. 



Family SCOKPIDID.^. Scorpids. 

 Monodactylus argentus (Linnieus). 



Color silvery; a black orbital band; an additional band at posterior 

 margin of opereles ; caudal and pectorals yellow, dorsal and anal grayish, 

 ventrals represented by small spines. No. 2750; length, 60 millimeters. 



A valuable food- fish of Borneo; also recorded from numerous places 

 in the Philippines. 



