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BULLETIN OF THE BURKAU <>F FISHERIES. 



A specimen 2.75 inches long has ventral fins 0.75 of an inch long, while a larger specimen, length 3.75 

 inches, has the ventrals but 0.30 of an inch long; these fins disappear in the adult. 

 Two specimens (young) from Cavite. 



Family APOGOMCHTHYID.-E. 



AMIA Grouow. 

 78. Amia quadrifasciata (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



Head 2.75 in length; depth 3; eye 3.75 in head; dorsal vn-i, 9; anal n, 8; scales 25. Color in spirits 

 yellowish, with 2 longitudinal brown stripes, one from tip of snout thru eye and along median line of body to 

 tip of caudal, the other from upper part of snout back to base or near base of caudal : about 11 indistinct vertical 

 bands on side of body ; a black band through the basal portion of soft dorsal and anal ; anterior part of spinous 

 dorsal marked with dusky; tip of ventrals dusky: anal also indistinctly tipped with dusky; no black spot at 

 base of caudal. Six specimens from Cavite, length 2.50 to 3 inches. Three of these, which dilfer in no other 

 respect, have the colors much less distinct, not showing any trace of the vertical bands, and a very indistinct 

 trace of bands through anal and dorsal. 



Amia fasciata (White), from Sydney, as represented by specimens sent by Mr. Edgar R. Waite, seems to 

 be distinct from this species, and equally so from Amia nnveinftisciata (Cuvier & Valenciennes) and Amia 

 arouiiensis (Hombron & Jacquinot), with both of which Dr. Gi'mther confounds it in Fische der Siidsee. 



79. Amia cavitensis Jordan & Seale, new species. 



Head 2.90 in length without caudal; depth 3.05; dorsal vn r,9; anal n,S; eye 3 in head; scales 2-26-5; 

 maxillary 2 in head, its distal end under posterior third of eye; posterior limb of preopercle serrated: snout 

 1.35 in eye; interorbita] equal to snout. 



Fig. 5.— Amia cavitensis Ionian & Scale, new species. Type- 

 Body compressed, of moderate depth, the profile from origin of dorsal to tip of snout almost straight; 

 depth of caudal peduncle 2.20 in head; small teeth on jaws, vomer, and palatines; lateral line complete; origin 

 of spinous dorsal directly over origin of ventrals, third dorsal spine 1.90 in head; second less than half as long, 

 the first very minute; the spine of soft dorsal 2.20 in head, the longest dorsal ray 1.50; base of anal 2.75 in 

 head, longest ray of anal 1.75 in head; ventrals 1.75 in head: pectorals 1.50; caudal slightly emarginate, with 

 lobes rounded. 



Color in spirits yellowish, a distinct dusky line on median line of nuchal region; a distinct dusky line from 

 snout over eve. extending to upper base of caudal, very indistinct posteriorly; a wide dusky line from snout 

 thru eye. to opercle; about 5 indistinct shadowy, longitudinal lines on side of body: tips of lins dusky: a 

 distinct round spot on middle of base of caudal, dorsal fins yellowish, with slight wash of dusky more dis- 

 tinctly dusky on posterior rays of soft dorsal, other fins yellowish-white with slightly dusky wash, the anal 

 with indistinct dusky line at base. 



One specimen from Cavite, the type, 2.75 inches long. no. 9211, Museum Stanford University. 

 This species seems related to A. hartefddii (Bleeker). 



