scales;pectoral and ventrel with traces (pockets) of sma ll 
sceles besally; basal radiating striae 3; apical denticles 
45 to 50; circuli moderate; lateral line rather high, 
mostly concurrent with dorsa; profile, slopes about midway 
along caudal peduncle side; small simple tubes well exposed, 
Third dorsal spine 1 1/3 in head; first dorsal ray 333; caudal 
(damaced) forked, lobes sharply pointed; pectoral 17, fila- 
ments, apperently not extending much beyénd depressed pectorel 
tip, or 1 1/4 in head; ventral 2. In alcohol dull brownish 
generally, back. with traces of olive tint and lower surfaces 
paler to whitish. Fins all dull brownish, Lenght 150 mm, 
(caudal damaged). Manila, 
One of the exemples included as Polydactylus plebe jus 
180 
among philippine: material in the Academy, by Fowler » i8 
undoubtedly P. tetradactylus (Shaw), it shows: Head 35¢;5 
deoth 3%; D. VIII - I, 14, 13 A. Tt, 15, 1s scales To: im 
lateral 1 ine to spinous dorsal origin, 13 to soft dorsal 
origin, 13 below to spinous anal origin; 358 predorsal scales; 
snout 6% in head; eye 4 4/5; maxillary 2; interorbital 35 4/5. 
Body rather slender, Head width 24 its length, Snout obtuse, 
‘length about 2/5 its width, Eye with hind edge at first third 
in head. Maxillary extends about an eye-diameter beyond eye, 
expansion 1? in eye. Mouth moderate, lower jaw tip about 
opposite front nostril. Teeth fine, in bands in jaws, on 
vomer and palatines. Interorbitak convex. Hind preopercle 
Ta ors ee 
Copeia, No. 58, June 18, 1918, p., 64. 
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