﻿ix. d. i Seale: Fishes of Hongkong 67 



Therapon theraps (Cuv. and Val.). 



Four small specimens, length, 95 to 105 millimeters. A com- 

 mon food fish of Hongkong. (7727, 7729, 7733, 7735.) 



Therapon jarbua (Forskal). 



Length, 51 to 72 millimeters. (7679, 7680, 7681, 7682, 7683, 

 7684, 7685.) 



HJEMULIMl 



Pristapoma hasta Bloch. 



Six young specimens (6562, 6671, 7689, 7690, 7691, 7692) 

 have the bands over the back; length, 65 millimeters. In the 

 large specimen (7697) these bands are broken up into black 

 spots; length, 170 millimeters. 



SPARINE. (Porgies) 



Lethrinus mahsenoides Ehrenberg. 



All of these specimens show the round black spots below the 

 lateral line above the middle of pectorals. Length, 100 to 120 

 millimeters. (7693, 7694, 7695, 7696.) 



Sparus datnia (Hamilton). 



A food fish of importance. Length, 100 to 115 millimeters. 

 (7744, 7746, 7747.) 



Sparus berda Forskal. 



Length, 110 to 142 millimeters. (7738, 7739, 7740, 7741, 7742, 

 7743, 7745.) 



GERRIDiE. (Mojarras) 



Xystsema punctatum (Cuv. and Val). 



Length, 67 to 100 millimeters. (6564, 6572, 6667.) 



MULLID^E. (Surmullets). 



TJpeneus displurus Playfair. 



Color yellowish, with a slight brownish wash above. A yellow 

 stripe from eye to below second dorsal, a second yellow stripe 

 from upper lip through lower border of eye to below second dor- 

 sal; these give the appearance of a brown stripe to the area 

 between the two yellow lines; a yellow saddle over free portion 

 of tail, a brown stripe down sides of snout. In old specimens the 

 first dorsal is clouded with brown and the second dorsal and 

 the anal are indistinctly barred with pale brown ; in young 

 specimens the fin markings are indistinct. (6444, 6457, 6485, 

 6506, 6512, 6513.) 



