﻿68 The Philippine Journal of Science 1914 



Upeneus bensasi (Temm. and Schleg.). 



No yellow band on sides (in alcohol), the dorsal with dusky 

 bands; teeth of vomer very distinct — those of the palatine in 

 an interrupted band. (6429, 6442.) 



Upeneoides sulphureus (Cuv. and Val.). 



One specimen. (6244.) 

 Upeneoides moluccensis Bleeker. 



Head, 3.75; depth, 3.5; eye, 3.75; snout, 2.60; interorbital, 

 3.50 ; depth of caudal peduncle, 2.75 ; scales, 34 to end of caudal 

 vertebra; villiform teeth in jaws, vomer, and palatines; dorsal, 

 VIII, 1, 8; anal, 1, 6. The palatine teeth form a continuous 

 band on each side ; the vomerine teeth consist of a minute patch 

 on the head of the vomer, easily overlooked. Length of the 

 spinous dorsal is 1.20 in the depth of the fish. Color in alcohol 

 pale yellowish brown above, yellow below, a bright orange band 

 from eye to caudal; spinous dorsal, soft dorsal, and upper lobe 

 of caudal with about 4 cross bars; tip of spinous dorsal dusky. 

 It is probable that U. moluccensis Bleeker will be found to be 

 synonymous with U. bensasi Temminck and Schlegel as these 

 specimens partake of the characters ascribed to each of these 

 species, with a predominance of those ascribed to U. moluccensis. 

 (6420, 6423, 6425, 6431, 6436, 6441, 6445, 6458, 6460, 6488, 

 6526.) 



Upeneoides tragula (Richardson). 



This fish is known to the Chinese as yang tswan or yiung tsun. 

 It is a common food fish in the Hongkong market. The color 

 is yellowish white with a dusky stripe along the middle of side 

 from eye to caudal. The body is thickly dotted with small 

 brownish spots. The caudal has 4 oblique dusky bars. The 

 dorsal fins are marked with blackish. Length, 20 centimeters. 

 (6440.) 



SCLENIDiE. (Croakers) 



Scisena diacanthus (Lacepede). 



Corvina catalea Richardson. 



Dorsal, IX, I, 20; anal, II, 7; scales about 52 in lateral line. 

 Color in alcohol grayish yellow, dark spots on back and sides, 

 pectorals and anal dark, remaining fins spotted, caudal very 

 acute; teeth of upper jaw rather large, teeth of lower jaw 

 large, upper jaw overhanging. Length, 50 to 70 millimeters. 

 (6344, 6358, 6426, 6428, 6491, 6516, 7710.) 



