FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 



Bv BARTON WARREN EVERMANN, A. il., Ph. D., and ALVIN SEALE, A. B. 



Among the exhibits made by the U. S. Bureau of Insular Affairs at the Lou- 

 isiana Purchase Exposition, held at St. Louis, Missouri, during the summer and fall 

 of 1904, was a considerable collection of fishes from the Philippine Islands. This 

 collection had been made under the direction of the Philippine government for the 

 specific purpose mentioned. At the close of the exposition the authorities turned 

 the entire collection over to the U. S. Bm-eau of Fisheries for study and report. 



The localities represented in the collection are as follows : 



San Fabian, Pangasinan, Luzon. — San Fabian is situated on the Gulf of Lin- 

 gayen, about 100 miles north of Manila. The collection from this place was made 

 by Mr. C. L. Hall and is a large and important one. 



Bacon, Sorsogon, Luzon. — Sorsogon is the most southern province of Luzon. 

 Bacon is situated in the northern part of the province, on Albay Inlet, in approxi- 

 mately latitude 13° 3' north and longitude 124° east. 



Bulan, Sorsogon, Luzon. — Bulan is on the west coast of Sorsogon, near the 

 southern end of the province, approximately in latitude 12° oS' north, longitude 

 123° 22' east. 



The collections from Bacon and Bulan are more extensive than any of the 

 others. They were made by Prof. Charles J. Pierson, of Auburn, Nebraska, while 

 a teacher in the Philippines. 



Zamhoanga, Mindanao. — Zamboanga, in the province uf the same name, is at 

 the extreme southern end of the western arm of Mindanao, in latitude 6° 54' north 

 and longitude 122° east. It is situated on the Strait of Basilan, about 500 miles 

 south of Manila. 



The specimens from this place were collected by Braulio Barbazo, who made 

 also a small collection at Jolo, presumably on the island of Jolo. 



The specimens were originally preserved in formalin in most cases, and after- 

 wards transferred to alcohol. The excellent condition of most of the specimens in 

 all of these collections indicates that the respective collectors did their work well 

 and conscientiously, and the species represented show that the collecting was done 

 intelligently and with proper discrimination. It is apparent that an intelligent and 

 successful effort was made to have as many as possible of the important food fishes 

 of the islands represented in the collections; and the large representation of the 



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