NO. 2338. FISHES FROM SOOCHOW, CHINA— FOWLER AND BEAN. 319 



fers from Eviota. From both, however, it differs in the presence of 

 the increased dorsal spines and much smaller scales. 



Pfiilypnus cinctus Dabry de Theirsant,^ is described with but 7 

 dorsal spines and 36 scales in the lateral line. It evidently belongs 

 in the present genus. 



Type. — Micropercops dahryi, new species. 



( Mcroperca, the smallest of American Darters, to which this little 

 goby bears a superficial resemblance.) 



MICROPEKCOPS DABRYI, new species. 



Head, 3^; depth, 4f; D. IX-I, 11; A. I, 7; P. I, 11; V. I, 4; 

 scales, 39 from shoulder to caudal base and 2 more on latter; 10 

 scales transversely between soft dorsal and anal; 18 predorsal scales; 

 snout, 31 in head measured from upper jaw tip; eye, 3|; maxillary, 

 2|: interorbital, 3^; head width, 1| in total head length; second 



Fig. 2.— MICROPEKCOPS lUBR'n, new species. 



dorsal spine, 3; first branched dorsal ray 2; first branched anal ray^ 

 2i; caudal 1\; pectoral, IJ; ventral, 1§. 



Body elongate, slender, deepest at spinous dorsal, edges convexly 

 rounded. Caudal peduncle compressed, least depth slightly over 

 half its length. 



Head well compressed, flattened sides slightly approximate above, 

 and lower profile much more inclined. Snout conic, length f its 

 width. Eye large, little smaller than snout, little advanced. Mouth 

 obhque and lower jaw well protruded. Maxillary not quite to eye, 

 and expansion about wide at pupil. Teeth small, conic, simple, in 

 bands in jaws. Nostrils separated, front one near upper front pre- 

 orbital edge and hind one close to upper eye edge. Interorbital 

 depressed, scarcely concave. Gill opening forward to eye center. 

 Rakers 3+8, lanceolate, shorter than filaments, which equal eye. 

 Scales crowded on predorsal and breast and largest on posterior 

 regions. Head apparently naked, except small scales on occiput,. 



1 Am. Sci. Nat., ser. 6, vol. 1, Zool., 1S74, p. 3, Mountains of Kiang-si. 



