PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Jan., 



NEW AND LITTLE-KNOWN FISHES FROM THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 



BY HENRY W FOWLER. 



During the past summer the writer had opportunity to study the 

 collection of fishes in the Commercial Museums of Philadelphia, 

 obtained some years previously from the Philippine Government. 

 Dr. William P. Wilson, the Director of the Commercial Museums, 

 very kindly offered every assistance in this work and through him a 

 series of the duplicates, including the more important species of 

 scientific interest, have been received into the collection of the Acad- 

 emy. Though the specimens are usually without detailed localities, 

 most were probably obtained near Manila. Others were collected and 

 shipped to Manila, so that no localities are here noted other than the 

 islands as a whole. In some instances the native names were also 

 preserved, although many have been lost prior to my examination. 



The characteristic richness in species of the great East Indian 

 fauna is at once apparent in even a cursory study of such a collection. 

 Twenty-six species are described as new and figured. An imperfectly 

 known rare cardinal-fish is redescribed. 

 Scoliodon walbeehmii (Bleeker). 



Four small examples, the largest about 305 mm. Mouth little 

 longer than wide. Teeth entire or nearly so. Upper jaw with short 

 labial fold. Anal fin length little less than its distance from ventrals. 

 Outer pectoral angle nearly a right angle. 

 Mobula eregoodoo-tenkee (Cuvier). 



Young example with umbilical cord and egg-sac. Tail short, not 

 half length of disk. Teeth numerous, little distinct. Cephalic fins 

 curved inward, and front flange folds upward so tips well overlap. 

 Last gill-openings each side wider than interspace. Small dorsal 

 over ventral. Skin smooth. Color uniform pale brown, edges of 

 cephalic fins darker. Eyes slaty. Disk length 254 mm., width 

 much greater. 



PisoodonopMs cancrivorus (Richardaon). 



Giinther gives coloration uniform, with more or less distinct 

 blackish spot forward on dorsal. Bleeker quotes Richardson that 

 the lateral line is not present and in the latter's figure it is so indicated. 



