for both cauital: scaly axillary ventral flap slightly 
shorter than spine; lateral line moderately arched, tubes 
simple, Second dorsal spine 14 to 1 3/5 in head; second 
anal spine 1$ to 1 2/3; pectoral 1 1/6 to 1 1/3; ventral 
2 1,8 to 21/3. ‘tn alcohol dull brownish with silvery- 
white tints below, Fins and iris pale. Hength 80 to 125 
mn, Three examples from Manila, and Fiji. 
We have also included examples in the Academy from 
the Philippines and Sumatra. The latter, when fresh in 
arrack, were pale gray above and lower half of body 
white, washed everywhere more or less with bright silvery. 
Snouth brownish, Gill-opening inside dusted brown, Iris 
pale orange. Peritoneum silvery. Fins pale brownishe 
yellow, more bright yellow on lower fins. Pectoral axil 
grayish with darker tints. Upper half of spinous dorsal 
membranes, after second spine, black, 
Leitognathus equula (Forsk&l). 
Head 3; depth 1 4/5; D. VIII, 16; A. III, 14; ‘tubes 
in lateral line 54 to 58 to caudal base;snout 24 to 2 2/%3 
in head; eye 2 3/4 to 3; maxillary 2 1/5 to 2%; interorbie 
teal 2 2/3 to 3 1/5. 
Body deeply rhomboid as in preceding species. Head 
width half its length. Snout convex, length 3/4 its width. 
Eye elevated, center about midway in head length. Mouth 
slightly inferior, horizor.tal lower jaw little shorter, 
Teeth like in preceeding species, Maxillary steeply in- 
clined about to eye, in young very slightly beyom tts 
front edge; groove down below to its erid. ‘“ostrils, in- 
