FISHES OF THE ISLANDS <>F LUZON AND PANAY. 



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ELATES Jordan & Seale, new genns. 



Elates Jordan & Seale, new genus nf Platycephalidz (.Ihompson 



This genus is characterized by the single spine at the angle of the opercle, the small scales and the large, 

 elongate upper caudal lobe. It is allied to PUtiycephalus. 



209. Elates thompsoni Jordan & Seale, ne« series. 



Head 3.30 in length without caudal; depth 4 in head; eye 5; snout 2.75; dorsal i-v. 13; anal 12; about 

 125 scales in lateral line to end of vertebrae; lateral line smooth, except 2 small spines at it~ anterior end. 



Body elongate, slightly compressed, the width greater than depth: under surface of body rather flat; 



body and cheek firmly scaled; caudal peduncle narrow and flat, its width greatei than depth: - n Hat. its 



width at angle of mouth 1.50 in length; maxillary short, 3. "ill in head. its distal end scarcely reaching sec 1 



nostril; lower jaw projecting: a single long saber-like spine at angle of preopercle, tin- spine considerably 

 longer than diameter of eye, being I in head; no spine directed forward; 3 very small opines, in bony stay of 

 cheek, one on a line with middle of pupil and another with posterior margin of eye, the third with posterior 

 nostril; distance between distal ends of preopercular spines 2.10 in head: width "I head at base of these spines 

 2.75 in head; a rather distinct spine on upper anterior margin of orbit and about in small -pile, at uppei and 

 posterior margin of orbit; 2 small nuchal spines; interorhital space narrow, concave, less than width of 





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Fig [2 Elates tlwmpsoni Jordan A 5eale,nev 



pupil; minute hands of teeth on jaws, vomer, and palatines; tongue broad, rounded, spatulate, free; gillrakers 

 rather sharp and slim, the longest equaling one-half of eye, 18 on lower limb; first dorsal spine small, somewhat 

 separated from second, which is the longest and strongest spin.', being 2.60 in head; first soft dorsal ia\ Jin 

 seventh to eleventh rays ral her wide and separated from other raj - except at base, origin of soft dorsal slight]} 

 nearer base of caudal than tip of snout; origin of anal slightly in advance of soft dorsal, its base- slightly greatei 

 in length than base of soft dorsal; pectorals 2.10 in head: ventrals 2, their spine strong, their origin below 

 middle of pectoral; caudal slightly forked, the upper lobe much the larger and longer, usually prolonged into 

 a filament which is about equal in length to remaining portion of fin. 



Color in spirits yellowish, with wash of brownish above; an indistinct broken longitudinal brown band 

 along side; a dusky splotch on anterior of opercle; spinous dorsal with 3 rows of dark spots; soft dorsal and 

 upper lobe of caudal with spots; lower lobe of caudal with spots larger, about 3 in number, the posterior 

 one being a rather large blotch; pectorals and ventrals yellow. 



Three specimens from Manila, length ii to 7 inches. The type is no. 53008, U. S. National Museum. 

 Cotype no. 9247, Museum Stanford University. 



Named for Dr. Joseph ('. Thompson, surgeon, U. S. Navy. 



