FISHES OF BORNEO. 277 



Therapon quadrilineatus (Bloch). 



Color silvery, with five longitudinal brown lines on sides; caudal 

 unmarked; a black blotch on spinous dorsal; grayish on anal; tip of soft 

 dorsal dusky. Nos. 2613, 2671, 2735, 371.\ 3783, and 3792; length, 77 

 to 100 millimeters. 



A common inshore food-fish of Borneo and the Philippines. 



Therapon jarbua (ForskSl). 



This common species is identical in evei7 respect with the Philippine 

 form. It is characterized by the concave brown lines on sides, the 

 oblique bands on the caudal, and the dusky markings on the dorsal. No. 

 361.3 1 length, 130 millimeters. 



Therapon puta (Ciiv. and Val.). 



Characterized by the elongate teeth of the preopercle; four straight 

 brown lines on body; oblique brown lines on caudal, the central line of 

 which is straight, being a prolongation of the median brown line of the 

 body; dorsals with dusky markings. Nos. 2534, 2528, 2529, 2530, 2531, 

 and 2749 ; length, 78 to 100 millimeters. 



A common inshore food-fish of Borneo and the Philippines. 



Family SPARIDiE. Porgies. 

 Sparus calamara Kussell. 



Color yellowish; centers of scales darker; dorsals, caudal, anal, and 

 ventral?, with dusky tips. No. 3499 ; length, 300 millimeters. 



A food-fish of importance in Borneo; also recorded from the Phil- 

 ippines. 



Lethrinus amboinensis Bleeker. 



Similar to sjDecimens from the Philippines. Color dull brownish, 

 indistinctly mottled with greenish; a dusky spot between pectoral fin 

 and lateral line. Nos. 3438, 3558, 3582, 3679, and 3742; length, 80 to 

 120 millimeters. 



An excellent food-fish : also found in the Philippines. 



Family GEREIDJ5. Mogarras. 



Zystasma punctatum (Cuv. and Val.). 



Head 3; depth 2.40; eye 3.50 in head. 



Color silvery below, with a wash of yellowish; browoi above. Some 

 very indistinct darker bands or spots over back. This species is char- 

 acterized by the elongate second dorsal spine, which in our specimens 

 equals the head. Nos. 2451, 2564, and 3588; length, 75 to 93 milli- 

 meters. 



A common food-fish of Borneo, also recorded from the Philippines. 



