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Caroline Islands (Herre, 1935, p. 164), and the Solomon Islands 

 (Herre, 1936, p. 137). 



Remarks. — A single male specimen was found with ova in the buccal 

 cavity. 



ARCHAMIA DISPILUS, new species 



Pr.ATE 17, c 



Archamia macropteroides Evebmann and Seale, 1907, p. 74. 

 Amia tleekeri Fowler and Bean, 1930, p. 110 (in part), 



Holotype. — U.S.N.M. No. 112041, a specimen, 58 mm. in standard 

 length, collected January 29, 1910, in Soo Wan Bay, Formosa, by the 

 Albatross expedition. 



Paratypes. — U.S.N.M. No. 112077, 5 specimens, 53 to 68 mm., 

 taken with the holotype and bearing same data ; U.S.N.M. No. 112078, 

 1 specimen, 57 mm., January 25, 1910, Kwa Siang Bay, Formosa; 

 U.S.N.M. No. 112080, 1 specimen, 63 mm., June 13, 1909, Butauanan 

 Island, Philippine Islands ; U.S.N.M. No. 112079, 1 specimen, 57 mm.. 

 May 9, 1908, Generale Island, off northeast coast of Mindanao, Philip- 

 pine Islands (all collected by the Albatross expedition) ; U.S.N.M. 

 No. 56147, 4 specimens, 36.5 to 58 mm., 1903, Bacon, Sorsogon Prov- 

 ince, Luzon Island, Philippine Island (C. J. Pierson) ; U.S.N.M. No. 

 126368, 3 specimens, 54 to 63 nun., bearing same data as above. 



Description. — This description is based on the holotoype and para- 

 types listed above. The counts are recorded for the holotype, fol- 

 lowed in parentheses by the average and range of counts taken from 

 15 paratypes. Where counts for the paratypes are identical with 

 those of the holotype, but one number is given. 



Dorsal rays VI-I,9; anal rays II,l7 (11,16.5: 11,16 to 11,18) ; pec- 

 toral rays, 14 (14.1 : 14 to 15) ; pelvic rays 1,5; branched caudal rays 

 8,7 ; lateral line scale rows 26 (24.8 : 24 to 26) ; scale rows above lateral 

 line 2; scale rows below lateral line 6 (6.5: 6 to 7) ; gill rakers 

 2,4+1 + 15,0 (range 1 or 2 rudiments, 3 or 4 developed rakers +1 + 14 

 to 16 developed rakers, or 1 rudiments ; total count averages 21.1) . 



Measurements, expressed in thousandths of the standard length, are 

 given for the holotype and 4 paratypes in table 1, and compared with 

 A. biguttata. 



First spine of spiny dorsal about two-fifths length of second ; second 

 spine longest, about I14 times longer than diameter of eye, but only 

 slightly longer than third spine; second anal spine slightly longer 

 than diameter of eye, first anal spine short, about one-fifth length 

 of second spine ; posterior margin of preopercle finely serrated, espe- 

 cially lower edge, anterior margin smooth ; ctenoid scales with 8 to 12 

 radii; upper jaw reaches vertical drawn through middle of eye; lat- 

 eral line complete ; longest gill raker about twice longer than longest 

 filament, and twice in diameter of eye. 



