FISHES OF THE ISLANDS OF LUZON AND PANAY. 



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posterior to origin of ventrals: none of the dorsal spines elongate, the longest spin.' being '-' in head; base 

 of soft dorsal L.10, its longest ray 2.50; base of anal 1.50, its posterior ray 2; pectorals 1.30; ventrals united, 

 short, 1.50, their tips falling far short of the distinct anal papilla; caudal rounded, 1.15. 



Color in spirits grayish, without distinctive markings; spinous dorsal with black spot on upper posterior 

 part : ventrals and anal dusky ; pectorals and caudal uniform graj . 



One specimen from the island of Panay, length 2.45 inches, type no. 9250, Museum Stanford University 



MAP0 Smitt. 



220. Mapo fuscus (Riippclli. 



Head 3.20 in length; depth 4; dorsal vi-11; anal!); scales 38; no scales on head; teeth in bands in jaws; 

 no canines; ventrals united; none of the dorsal spines prolonged; some separate filamentous rays at upper 

 part of pectoral; depth of head less than width; length of head greater than width; caudal rounded. Color 

 in spirits grayish; indistinct brownish bands over the back alternating with blotches on the side; indistinct 

 dusky blotches on the upper pari of spinous dorsal; caudal barred with brown; ventrals and anal dusky, pec- 

 torals grayish. Two specimen-, fr Cavite, length 1.20 and 2 inches. 



CREISS0N Jordan & Seale, new genus. 

 on Jordan & Seale, new genus ol Gobildn i validu 



This genus is characterized by the naked lower half of cl k and the scaleless interorbital region. There 



are several rows of teeth in each jaw, the outer ro« enlarged; scales on anterior part of bodj and head small. 



221. Creisson validus .Ionian & Scale, new species. 



Head 3.50 in length without caudal; depth 3.50; eye 1.75 in head; dorsal vi-H; anal 9; scales 32; upper 

 half of cheek and nuchal region scaled, no scales on interorbital region, snout, or lower third of head; snout 

 3.75 in Lea, I, interorbital 1.20 m eye; cheek tumid: head broader than deep, its breadth bus in iis length. 



Fig. 16. — Creftton validus Jordan & Seale,ne« species. Type. 



Body robust, moderately elongate and compressed, the anterior profile bluntly rounded, the lower lip 

 slightly the longer: depth of caudal peduncle 1 .So in head: mouth small, the angle under the anterior of orbit ; 

 tongue free at lip, rounded, entire; several rows of minute teeth in each jaw with one outer row of larger teeth, 

 someu hat curved and canine-like in lower jaw ; tongue rounded or subtruncate, not notched; scales on anterioi 

 part of head and body much smaller than the posterior ones; origin of spinous dorsal somewhat posterior 

 to origin of ventrals; 17 rows of scales in front of dorsal; the second, third, and fourth dorsal rays greatlj 

 elongate, filiform, extending, when depressed, to posterior axil of soft dorsal: base of soft dorsal equal to 

 width of head, the posterior rays the longest, about equal in length to base of fin; anal base 1.50 in head, 



