FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 105 



Family PLEURO.NECTlD.i;. 

 287. Platophrys javanicus (Blcekn). Palad. 

 One specimen from Biilan (no. -4049; lengtli ,S.25 in.). Anal 51; scales 7 1. 

 Rhombus janinkus Blocker, Nal. Tijds. Ned. Ind iv .'.0' Batavia 

 P..«dorto™(^.^™„..„,, BleeU.r, A„„s, ^,, «, p.. cjxxx., flg. ,; Gunther, C'.t., n, 427 (Java); Day, KisHes India, 424, pl. 



288. Platophrys russellii (Gray). 



One specimen from Bulan (no. -1069; length 9 in.). -Vnal .5!); scales 74. 

 Plalessii russeUii Cray, 111. Ind. Zool., flg. 2. 

 Pseudorhombus russeUii, Oiinther, Cat., iv, 424 (Umbilo River, Port Natal). 



289. Platophrys neglectus (Bleeker). U guerangueray . 

 Three specimens from San Fabian (n,,. 3.390, ,3619 and 3620; length 3..5 to 6.7.5 in.). Anal .-.7; .scales 81. 

 Pseudorhombus neglectus Bleeker, Ned. Tijds. Dierk., in, 4.:,, and Atlas, vi, s, pl. ci:.xxxiv, fig. i. 



290. Platophrys pantherinus (Ruppell). 

 Two specimens from Bacon (no. 3409 and 3494; length 5.2 and 6 in.). 

 Rhombus pantherinus Kiippell, .Vtlas, 121, pl. 31, fig. 1, l.S2s, Red Sea. 

 Platophrys pantherinus. Bleeker, .Vtlas, vi, 11, pl. ccxxxm, flg. 3; Day, Fishes India, 42.'->, pl. xrn, flgs. 3 and 4- Jordan & 



Evermann, Bull. V. S. Fish Comm., xxni, 1903 (WO'.), 512. 

 Rhomboidichthys pantherinus, Ciunther, Cat., iv, 430 (Mauritius; Madagascar; .Vmlmynu; Fiji). 



291. Platophrys palad Evermann & Srale, new species. Polad. 



Head 3.7.i in length; depth 2.4; eye V, in head; snout 4; maxillary 2.3, its distal end under middle of eye; 

 dorsal 77: anal 60; scales «: interorbital a very narrow trenchant ridi,'r slighlly higher than eye; jaws equal- 

 canine teeth in anterior of jaws; gilhakers short and blunt, l.r.jader than long, 9 on lower limb, the cur\cd 



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Fig. 21.— Platophrys valad Evermann & Seale, new species. Type. 



portion of lateral line 3.5 in straight, the depth of the cuive 3.1 in its length; longest dorsal ray 2.75 in head; 

 longest anal ray 2.1 in head ; colored pectoral 2 in head; caudal rounded, 1 .25 in head. Color on left side. 



Color in spirits, lirownish; on each side of lateral line 2 large ocelli, each inclosing 2 largo black spots; 2 

 very indistinct dusky blotches on the lateral line, one at posterior curve of lateral line, the other at the beginning 



