FISHES OF THE PPIILIPPINE ISLANDS. 101 



262. Canthigaster bennetti (Bkckcr). 

 Four specimens [roni Bacon (no. 3740; length l.'2r> to 1.75 in.). 



Tropidichthys beniuiti Bleeker, Nat. 'I'ijds. Nod. Ind., vi, 504, Amboyna. 

 TetTodonbennelli, Gunthor, Cat., vni, 301. 

 CanihogasUT oceUaiuA Blivkor, .Vtlas, ^, so. 

 Psilonotus ocellatus, Bleokor, .Vtlas, v, pi. ccxiv, fig. 5. 



263. Canthigaster compressus (Procc). 



Two specimens from Philippines (no local label, no. 4018; length 2.2 and 2.7.5 in.). 



Tetmlon compressus Froii', Bull. Soc. rhilom, 1S22, 130, Manila. 

 Tftrodon slriolatus, Giinther, Cat., vm, :w. 

 Canthogaster striolatus, Bleeker, .Vtlas, ^ , S2. 

 Psilonotus striolatus, Bleokcr, Atlas, v, pi. ccxiii, fig. 0, 



264. Spheroides lunaris (Bloch it Schneider) . Botete. 



One specimen from San Fabian (no. 4033; length 3.25 in.). 



Tctrodon lunaris Bloch & SetineidGr, Syst. Ichth., 50.5, 1801, Malabar; Giinther, Cat., Vln, 274 (Philippines and many other 



places) . 

 Spheroides lunaris, Jordan OL- Seaie, rroe. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxvin, 1905, 790 (Negros). 



265. Tetraodon nigropunctatus Bloch & Schneider. Diu'lc. 



One specimen from Bacon (no. 4062; length 8.5 in.). This example is uniform black, the spicul s silvery 

 white, short and developed only on belly, back, and sides; the caudal, checks, snout, chin, and a spot on the 

 middle of back naked; fins black except pectorals which have a slight wa,sli of yellowish. 



Tetraodon nigro-punctatus Bloch iV Schneider, ,Sy^l. lehlh., .''j(I7, ISOl, Tranquebar. 



Tetrodon nigropunctatus, Giinther Cat., ^'iii, 2'.);^ 



Crayracion nigropunctatus, Bleeker, .Vtlas, v, 74, pi. ccvi, fig. 4. 



Family OSTRACIID.J:. 

 266. Ostracion tuberculatum Linnfeus. 



One specimen from .Tolo (no. 37!i4: length 1 n.). 



Ostracion tuberculatus Linnaeus, Sy.st. Nut., eil. \, 331, 17-'>N, India. 



Ostracion cubicus Linnasus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, .>i2, 17.W, India; Gunther, Cat ., vin, 2U0 (Red Sea; Zanzibar; Seychelles; .Mauri- 

 tius; Ceylon; .Vmboynu: Ceram; South .Vustralia). 



267. Ostracion gibbosum Linnaeus 



One specimen from Jolo (no. 3S53; length 2.4 in.). 



Ostracion gibbosus Linnaus, Syst. .\at., ed. .v, 332, 17.J.S, India; Giinther, Cat., vni, 2r,s. 

 Ostracion turrilus Day, Fishes India, li95, pi. clxxxi, fig. 4. 

 Ostracion ( Tetrosomus) turritus, Bleeker, .Vtlas v , 31, pi. ccni, fig. 3. 



Family SC0RP.€.NI1),€. 

 HYPOMACKUS Evermann & Seale, new genus. 

 Hypomacrus Evermann & Seale, new genus of Scorpffirddas {Hypomacrus ••Ihuicnt.is). 



This genus is related to Sehastop.iu Gill, from which it differs in having the tenth to thirteenth pectoral 

 rays much produced. The uppei' ".J rays are subequal, their length half that of head; length of tenth ray 1.2 

 in head, the eleventh to thirtecntli succrssi\i ly shorter, the last 3 usually shorter than the upper 9 and not 

 detached, {i-na, under; jxaKfjcji, long; referring to the produced lower pectoral raj-s.) 



