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thorax; a dark line from orbit to chin; tip of dorsal with a slight trace of 

 dusky color. Nos. 24G8, 3708, and 3781 ; length, 45 to 50 millimeters. 



Common food-fish of Borneo; also found in the Philiiipines. 

 Leiognathus blochii I uv. and ^'al. 



^ Head 3 : depth 2.1 ; eye I! in head ; snout 3 ; interorbital about 3 ; dorsal 

 A'lir, IG; anal III, 1 1- ; scales r^r, to end of caudal veriehra. A small 

 spine in front of orbit, lower margin of preu])ei-c]e serrated, mandible 

 moderately curved: length of median crest 2.60 in head, second dorsal 

 spine 2.50 in depth. 



Color yellowish-brown aho\(.. siheiy below ; a black liand around tip of 

 snout: a dusky blotch on slioulder at end of nuchal spine; numerous 

 vertical or undulating lines o\cr back. Inner axil of pectoral black; 

 some dusky coloring on inside of gill openings. Day* gives a good 

 figure of this species, althougli in our specimens the dusky saddle on 

 shoulder is not so distinct. Nos 2o5iJ, 2(544, 2002, 2711, 274S, and 

 27."')0: length. W< to 100 millimeters. 



A comniiin food-fish of Borneo; also recorded from the Philippines. 

 Leiognathus caballa (C'uv. and Val.). 



Head 3; depth 1.55; eye 2.70 in head; dorsal A'lII, 16; anal III, 14; 

 second dorsal spine 2.80; breast naked; lateral line complete; superorbital 

 edge serrated; nuchal spine 1.75 in head. 



Color grayish-silvery above, with numerous fine vertical lines over back 

 down to near median line of sides; no black on the fins, whicli are 

 yellowish-white. Kos. 2403, 2515, 2521), and 2551; length, TO to 110 

 millimeters. 



Leiognathus cdentuJus Bloch and L. dnssuniicri Cuv. and A"al. both 

 have the Ijreast fully scaled and are probably synonymous ; they certainly 

 are not the above species which has the breast naked. 



Leiognathus splendens (Cuvier). 



Head 3.10; depth 1.75; eye 2.50 in head; snout 3 in head; interorbital 

 2.60; first dorsal spine 2.50 in depth of fish; nuchal crest 1.85 in head; 

 orbital serrated; two distinct spines in front of eye on each side; breast 

 fully and distinctly scaled. 



Color silvery, darker above, with some irregular vertical markings 

 scarcely showing, and entirely obsolete in some specimens. A distinct 

 dusky blotch on upper portion of spinous dorsal. Axil of pectoral dusky ; 

 end of snout dusky; some duslcy markings at tip of anal. Nos. 25 43, 

 2690, 2737; length, 65 to 89 millimeters. 



A food-fish of importance because very abundant. Also found through- 

 out the Philippines. 



■'Fishes of India (187K), 241, pi. 52, fig. 5. 



