510 SBALE. 



tlu' upper outline considerably nmn' cui'\ed than lowei-. Least depth of 

 caudal peduncle 15.30 in head, caudal truncate. 



Anterior profile from origin of dorsal to tip of snout has a gradual 

 even curve. Lower jaw rather strongly projecting, ilouth large. Each 

 lip with a fold. Upper jaw without teeth directly in center of jaw, but 

 with a patch of small sharp teeth on each side of symphysis. A single, 

 small projecting canine on each sid(.' ; extending back on the jaws from 

 each anterior patcli are several rows of villiform teeth with an outer row 

 of enlarged canines. Under jaw with bands of eardiform teeth anteriorly 

 with a projecting canine on each side (broken in type) the side of lower 

 jaw with two rows of enlarged teeth, the anterior row of larger depressible 

 teeth. Bands of villiform teeth on vomer and palatine. Tongue spat- 

 ulatc, without teeth ; preopercle rounded and finely toothed, a slight notch 

 near its angle below which the teeth are slightly enlarged. Snft portion 

 of opercle ending in a single sharp point, the hard portion of opercle 

 with three spines ilie middle one being much the largest in fact the only 

 conspicuous one, the upper one being obtuse and hidden, ami the lower 

 one very small, the middle s]iinc is the most posterior and its tip is 

 nearei' tip of loww than to upper spine. Gill openings large, being 

 carried forward to below anterior portion of eye. Gill rakers large and 

 strong, l(j on lower limb, the longest equal to two-thirds diameter of 

 (.-ye. Scalas are minute and ctenoid; body, head, and fins, except jaws 

 .ind posterior portion of maxillary, finely scaled ; the scales on under 

 surface and on nuchal region smallest. 



Origin of dorsal midway between tip of snout and third ray of dorsal, 

 tlie third to fourth spine longest, 'iAO in head, the first spine 1.90 in 

 second, the longest ray 2.'! 5. Origin of anal slightly nearer to last caudal 

 vertebra than to angle of preopercli', its third spine the longest, 3.75 

 in head, its longest ray 2.10 in head. \'entrals 'i in head, their origin 

 midway between anal and a vertical line with posterior nostril. Pectorals 

 1.75 in head. 



(■'olor in life brownish with tint of green, about 30 rather large 

 scattered round yellow spots on head, fins slightly darker, otherwise color 

 uniform. 



Color in alcohol. Uniform brown with scattered round whitish spots 

 on head, about 30 on each side and 4 or 5 showing indistinctly on 

 shoulders, above lateral line, fins dark brown, uniform, the pectorals a 

 siiade less dusky. 



Type is No. 1908 from Butuan Bay, ^Mindanao, P. L, ^(i September, 

 1908. Length, 280 millimeters. 



This species is related to E. coromandelicus Day but differs in several 

 respects, being more elongate and having a longer ma.xillary, a slightlv 

 different arrangement of opercular sjiines, and a different color pattern. 



