1918.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 63 



Spinous dorsal inserted about over ventral origin, spines graduated 

 up to fourth after which subequal, fin edge notched and cutaneous 

 flap from behind tip of each spine. Soft dorsal inserted nearly at 

 last fourth in space between pectoral origin and caudal base, rays 

 graduated up to fifth which form.s point extending back well beyond 

 caudal base. Spinous anal inserted midway between pectoral origin 

 and caudal base, first spine 3 in second. Soft anal more rounded 

 than soft dorsal, first 6 rays subequal. Caudal deeplj^ forked, about 

 21 in combined head and trunk, lobes sharply pointed and upper 

 much longer. Pectoral reaches vent, which close before anal. 

 Ventral reaches slightly beyond vent to anal, and insertion close 

 behind pectoral base. Ventral spine f of fin. 



Color in alcohol largely dull uniform brownish, scarcely paler 

 below. Some small obscure whitish spots sprinkled on opercles 

 and upper side of head, along middle of side and near depressed 

 pectoral tip. Head brownish above, especially interorbital and 

 upper snout surface. Iris slaty. Spinous dorsal blackish-brown. 

 Soft dorsal blackish-brown basally, which broadly so at first and 

 narrowly behind, rest of fin white. Dark color of this fin also reflected 

 on adjacent region of back. Caudal white, except upper and lower 

 borders broadly, to tips of lobes, which blackish-brown. Anals 

 white, except along front edge of soft anal broad blackish-brown 

 band to hindmost tip of fin. Pectoral pale, with small brownish 

 axillary blotch above, though not extending on outside of fin. Ven- 

 tral brownish, darker terminally. Apparently whole general colora- 

 tion more or less olivaceous when fresh. 



Length 115 mm. 



Type, No. 47,539, A. N. S. P. 



Philippine Islands. Presented by the Commercial Musemns of 

 Philadelphia. 



Also No. 47,540, paratype, same data: Head 3|; depth 2; D. 

 XIII, 11; A. II, 11; tubes in upper arch of 1.1. 18, and 7 in straight 

 section to caudal base; snout 4 in head measured from upper jaw 

 tip; eye 2f ; maxillary 2|; interorbital 31; length 75 mm. 



Allied with Chromis xanthochir (Bleeker), l3ut differs in its colora- 

 tion as represented in his colored figure .■*° 



(^IxoraTu^^ dark; /ji^<>?, edge; r^rspo-^^ fin.) 



Chromis philippinus sp. nov. Fig. 25. 



Head 3f ; depth 1|; D. XII, 11; A. II, 11; P. ii, 15; V. I, 5; tubes 

 in upper arch of lateral line about 15, and 9 pores in straight portion 



« Atlas Ich. Ind. Neerl., IX, 1877, PI. 3, fig. 5. 



