FISHES OF THE ISLANDS OF LUZON AND PANAY. 41 



PERIOPHTHALMUS Bloch & Schneider. 



215. Periophthalmus chrysospilus Bleeker. 



Head 3.75 in length; depth 4.80; dorsal ix, 12: anal 12; scales about 70; about 21 teeth in each jaw; 

 tirsi dorsal spine prolonged. Color in spirits bluish, whiter below; first dorsal with a broad submarginal 

 black band, tin- margin yellow, the basal two-thirds of fin with yellowish spots; soft dorsal with a wide black 

 band margined with yellow through its upper third, the lower two-thirds with yellowish blotches; caudal 

 with black and yellow dots, the middle portion darker; ventral fins united about one-third of their length. 

 Four specimens from island of Panay. length 2.50 to 3.7S inches. 



RHINOGOBIUS Gill. 

 216. Rhinogobius nebulosus (Forskal). 



Head 3.30 in length; depth 4.50; eye 3.75 in head: dorsal vi-10: anal 10; scales 27; depth of head 

 slightly greater than its width, about one-fourlh less than ils length: caudal rounded, head unsealed: tongue 

 rounded; teeth in several rows in each jaw; lips thick; the second and third dorsal spines prolonged, filiform, 

 greater than length of head, 2.75 in length of lish without caudal: no silky or detailed rays on pectorals. 

 Color yellowish, three wide dark bands over back which extend obliquely forward and down on side; a dusky 

 blotch at base of caudal; two dusky bands aCTOSS nuchal region between base of dorsal and eyes; dorsal 

 and caudal with rows of rather large dusky spot,; other litis yellowish white, with a dusky margin to anal. 

 One specimen from Cavite, length 4 inches. 



As the type of Ctenogobius is said to have a notched tongue, the name Rhinogobius may be used for the 

 Asiatic species called ( 'it nogobius In .Ionian and Snyder, Corypkopterus is a later synonym, 



217. Rhinogobius lungi .Ionian & Scale, new specie, . 



Head 3.30 in length without caudal; depth 1.50; eye 3.75 in head; dorsal vi-10; anal 10; scales 32; 



head and nuchal region naked, except a line of 3 or 1 rows of scales from posterior margin of orbit between 

 opercle and nuchal region; snout 3 ill head; intcrorbital about equal to pupil. Body moderately elongate, 

 compressed; head bluntly rounded, the lower jaw slightly the longer; mouth rather small, the angle being 



Fig. 13. — Rhinogobius lungi Fordan & Seale, new species I 



on line with anterior margin of eye; teeth ill jaws in several rows, the outer row slightly the largest : tongue 

 free at tip, bluntly rounded, entire; scales on anterior of body smaller than on posterior, about 7 rows of 

 rudi mentals scales in front of dorsal; second and third spines of dorsal elongate, the second longer, extending 

 when depressed to middle of base of soft dorsal, its length greater than distance from origin of ventrals to 

 origin of anal; longest dorsal ray 2.15 in head; base of anal 1.50, its longest ray 2.50; caudal rounded, 1.15; 

 pectorals 1.30, no silk-like rays at upper margin; ventrals united, 1.50, tips not reaching vent. 



Color in spirits yellowish-brown with (i irregular dark double bands over back: about 5 dusky blotches 

 along the side, the last forming a dusky blotch at base of caudal; dusky mottlings intermingled with lighter 

 areas on the upper half of body; dorsal and caudal with rows of black spots; lower margin of caudal dusky; 



