284 SEALE. 



pectoral fins on median line of the body, their origin on a line 

 with the origin of the ventrals and of the spinous dorsal, being 

 midway between the tip of the snout and the base of the 20th 

 dorsal spine; length of pectoral is 1.90 in head; ventral 4.10 in 

 head; spinous dorsal long, and free from the soft dorsal, its 

 anterior spine the longest, being 5 in head. The remaining 

 spines are but slightly less in length until the 23rd spine is 

 reached. The 24th to 26th are graduated. Longest ray of soft 

 dorsal 4.5 in head; its origin midway between the origin of 

 spinous dorsal and the end of the caudal vertebra. There are 

 9 free, distinct pinnules, with 1 additional pinnule attached by 

 membrane to the soft dorsal. Origin of anal directly below the 

 7th ray of the soft dorsal; the length of anal rays equal to 

 rays of dorsal. There are 8 free pinnules behind the anal fin 

 with 1 additional pinnule attached to the fin. The origin of 

 the anal is slightly nearer the end of the caudal vertebrae than 

 to tip of ventrals. The caudal fin is falcate with the middle 

 rays slightly projecting. 



The caudal peduncle is strongly keeled, with the addition of 

 2 small oblique keels on base of caudal fin. 



The head is naked; a narrow corslet of thin scales surrounds 

 the anterior portion of the body and embraces the base of pec- 

 torals and of ventrals; a narrow line of scales along base of 

 spinous dorsal; a rather wide area of long thin scales on the 

 belly, extending back to the origin of the anal, this area being 

 of greater width than the distance between the base of ven- 

 trals. These scales are very distinct, being about 8 millimeters 

 in length by 1 millimeter in width. 



Color in life, a beautiful steel-blue above, becoming lighter on 

 sides and below; the dense scaled area of belly being fulvous; 

 some beautiful dark blue vertical stripes on sides, which dis- 

 appear within a few moments after the fish is taken from the 

 water ; the dorsal is dark blue ; the caudal is bluish ; the ventrals, 

 pectorals, and anal are white, the tip of the anal being slightly 

 shaded with gray ; the head is colored similar to the body. 



Type is No. 7253; length, 1.7 meters (64 inches) ; weight, 29.5 

 kilograms (65 pounds) ; caught off" the coast of Leyte by Dean C. 

 Worcester, August, 1911. 



Named in honor of Governor-General W. Cameron Forbes in 

 recognition of his interest in the development of the fisheries 

 of the Philippine Islands. 



Upon my first examination of this fish, I regarded it as being 

 identical with the species called Cubiiim sara Benn., from the 

 Loo Choo Islands, but after carefully looking up all the descrip- 



