500 SEALE. 



palatines, and tongue. Gill opening wide, being carried forwanl to a 

 line with the anterior margin of eye ; gill rakers rather strong and saber- 

 like, 14 on lower limb, the longest about 1.50 in eye. Pseudobranchia 

 present. 



Scales small, rather smooth, l)reast fully scaled, head naked except on 

 cheeks and nape. The scutes are graduated in size from middle of 

 caudal peduncle, their greatest depth being slightly less than pupil, their 

 size at beginning of straight portion of lateral line very minute. 



Origin of spinous dorsal slightly posterior to axil of pectoral, the 

 spines weak, the second spine the longest being 2.40 in head, the last 

 dorsal spine is free. The soft dorsal and anal are quite similar the 

 rays being of about equal length, the longest being 2 in head, base 

 of anal slightly less than base of soft dorsal, the origin of the anal rays 

 being under the ttfth dorsal ray; the last anal ray is slightly prolonged. 

 Aual spines are under origin of soft dorsal; ventrals are about midway 

 between tip of snout and origin of anal rays; their tip reaching to anal 

 pore. Pectoi-als long and falcate, their tip reaching to fifth anal ray. 

 Caudal strongly forked, two narrow ridges on its base, one on each side 

 of the scutes, length of fin slightly less than head. 



Color in life silvery with bronze wash and golden reflections, soft 

 dorsal, anal and caudal yellow, a rather large, not very dark and somewhat 

 diffused opercular spot at origin of lateral line, a black spot on inner 

 axil of pectoral not showing on outer surface. 



Color in alcohol similar to above but dull silvery on upper half, 

 yellowish white below. Head with bronze reflections, tins yellowish white, 

 without dark markings except a slight trace of brownish on tip of spinous 

 dorsal and on tip of upper half of caudal. 



Type is No. 30. Secured at Manila, P. I., 21 May, 1907. Length, 

 230 millimeters. 



Caranx butuanensis Seale, sp. nov. Plate VIJ. 



Head 3.75; depth 2.50; dorsal VIII, I, 21; anal II, I, i: ; scales 

 small; 43 scutes in straight portion of lateral line, and about 70 scales in 

 curved portion, the curved portion contained 1.50 in straight, the greatest 

 depth of the curve about equal to eye. The lateral line becomes straight 

 under the sixth dorsal ray ; eye 3 in head ; snout 4 ; interorbital space 3 in 

 head; maxillary 2.1, ending slightly posterior to pupil, width of its distal 

 end 1.50 in eye; mandible 1.85 in head; pectorals 3.30 in body; ventrals 

 1.85 in head; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 in eye. Body oblong 

 compressed, its greatest depth at origin of soft dorsal, the lower outline 

 from origin of anal rays to tip of lower jaw is a low even curve. The 

 upper outline from origin of soft dorsal to tip oL' snout is an irregular 

 curve being deeply concave at the occiput, causing the head to be of 

 considerable less depth than in most species of the genus. Length of 

 the caudal peduncle is about a fourth greater than its width. Vpper 

 profile of head witli a ridge from origin of dorsal to nostril. The snout 



