FISHES (>F THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 



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longest 2.."> in eve: 2 or 3 rows of scales on cheek; body and head fully scaled; lateral line with but 16 distinct 

 tubules; about 20 series of scales in front of dorsal: origin of dorsal on a line with axil of pectoral, the spines 

 gradually increasing in length, the last being longest, 1.5 in head, the anterior spine scarcely equal to eye: 

 webs of spinous dorsal deeply incised; middle soft dorsal ray the longest, 1.25 in head: origin of anal below 

 base of eleventh dorsal spine, its base 1.1 in head, it- longest ray 1.3. the second spine 1.55; vertical 6ns with 

 deep scaly sheath: ventral slightly nearer origin of anal fin than to tip of snout, its tip reaching vent; pec- 

 toral equal to length of head: caudal emarginate, the lobes pointed, length greater than head 



Color in spirits, dull yellowish, shading gradually Into a Boft brown on upper anterior port ion of body and 

 head; a large, deep, black spot covering entire base and axil of pectoral tin; some slight indications of very 

 indistinct yellow longitudinal lines on side: spinous dorsal brow Dish, with dusky margin extending along upper 

 edge of soft dorsal; soft dorsal becoming yellow on posterior half; anal yellow, the marginal third dusky : caudal 

 yellow; MMitrals with slight tint of dusky: pectoral yellow. 



Seven specimens from Bacon (no. 3996 and 3905; length 3.25 to 3.5 in.). Type. no. 55919, U. §. National 

 Museum, from Bacon, Sorsogon, 1'. I., length 3.5 in., collected by Mr. Charles J. Pierson. of the cotypes one 



PlG i. Pomacenirua alexandcra Bvermann & Seale, new species. Type. 



(Bureau of Fisheries, no. 3996) is no 20005, Stanford University Museum; anothei is no 1540, U. S. Bureau of 



Fisheries, and there is one each in the museum at Manila, Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, U.S. 

 National Museum, and Indiana University Museum. 



Named for Miss Annie M. Alexander, of Oakland, California, in recognition of her interest ami work in 

 zoology. 



199. Pomacentrus philippinus Bvermann & Seale, new species. 



Head 3.35 in length; depth 2; eye .'5 in head: snout 1.1: interorbital 2.75: dorsal xiti. 14; anal n, 14; 

 scales 1 26 9, 18 tubes, 



Body oblong, compressed; depth of caudal peduncle 1 75 in head ; anterior profile evenly rounded ; jaws equal : 

 maxillary scarcely equal to diameter of eye, its dist a I end under anterior margin of eye : mandible .5 in head : small 

 teeth in jaws in single series, none on vomer or palatines; gillrakers slim, sharp-pointed, 12 on lower limb, the 

 longest about equal to pupil: preorhital with 2 or 3 small dent iculat ions, greatest width of preorbital 3 in eye; 



preopercle distinctly denticulate; operclc with a single spu D posterior holder: body and head fully scaled, a 



single row on preorhital, 2 rows on cheek, a single row on lower limb of preopercle; very line scales on top of 

 head, about 23 series in front of dorsal; origin of dorsal ahove axil of pectoral: distance between origin of dorsal 

 and lip of snout 1.25 in depth offish; longest dorsal spine 1 .75 in head, length of anterior spines 4.75; middle ray 

 of dorsal longest, equal to head, its tip slightly produced; webs of spinous dorsal incised; origin of anal nearer 

 base of ventral than base of caudal, the second spine the longest, 2.45 in head; middle ray of anal longest, about 



