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lanceolate, nearly long as filaments and latter half of eye. Pseudo- 

 branchiae long as gill-filaments. Branchiostegal membrane narrowly 

 over narrow short constricted isthmus. 



Scales finely ctenoid, narrowly imbricated, in even lengthwise 

 rows, smaller along body edges except breast and caudal peduncle 

 above and below. Vertical fins with at least basal half covered 

 with fine crowded scales. Suprascapula entire. Cheek with 2 

 rows of scales. Lips, preorbital, suborl^itals, edge of snout narrowly, 

 and chin, naked. Upper arch of lateral line concurrent with limit 

 of general squamation on dorsals, and extends back to soft dorsal 

 origin. Tubes simple, large, and each well over scale exposure, 

 last nearly to edge. Pores in straight section simple, inconspicuous, 

 one in center of each scale exposure, and not on caudal base. 



Spinous dorsal origin opposite that of pectoral, spines graduated 

 up to fourth, after which subequally long to last, and fin edge notched, 

 also cutaneous point behind each spine tip. Soft dorsal inserted 

 nearly at last third in space between upper hind preopercle edge and 

 caudal base, fin rounded, with median rays longest. Spinous anal 

 inserted much nearer pectoral origin than caudal base, first spine 

 nearly ^ of second. Soft anal like soft dorsal. Caudal slightly 

 emarginate, and lobes rounded. Pectoral moderate, not quite 

 reaching anal, though slightly beyond vent. Ventral inserted below 

 hind pectoral base, reaches anal, first ray with slender filamentous 

 tip, and spine half length of fin. Vent close before anal. 



Color in alcohol uniform chocolate-brown generally, scarcely 

 paler below. Fins also same general tint, except darker or mostly 

 dusky, pectoral paler, and caudal still more so. Narrow obsolete 

 dark line connects eyes around front of snout, including nostrils 

 in its course. Uppermost opercular scale with conspicuous black 

 blotch, though smaller than pupil. Inner pectoral axil brown, 

 though at base of uppermost ray small black spot, smaller than 

 spot on opercular scale. 



Length 70 mm. 



Type, No. 47,526, A. N. S. P. 



Philippine Islands. Presented by the Commercial Museums of 

 Philadelphia. 



Also No. 47,527, paratype, same data. Head 3; depth 2; D. XIII, 

 14; A. II, 14; upper arch of 1.1. with 16 tubes and straight portion of 

 9 pores to caudal base; snout 3| in head; eye 2f; maxillary 3|; 

 interorbital 3^; length 57 nmi. 



Allied with P. tripunctatus Cuvier, but differs in the absence of the 



