No. 1635. FISHES FROM JA PAX I \ I) IN I hll isi.Wlts SNYDER. 1Q9 

 SALARIAS MUSCARUS, new species. 



Head 4.5 in length to base of caudal; depth 5.2; depth of caudal 

 peduncle 2.2 in head; eye 3, interorbital space 8; D. XII, 20; A. 21; 

 P. 14. 



Eyes placed far forward and elevated, the rims projecting above 

 dorsal contour of head. Forehead not projecting beyond mouth. 

 Mouth inferior, the jaws each with a band of minute, bristle-like, 

 loosely attached teeth; no canines. No crest on head; a minute cirrus 

 on each side of occiput, a long, slender one on upper part of eye, and 

 a branched tentacle on nostril. Lateral line curved above pectoral; 

 not extending beyond tip of depressed fin. 



Dorsals separated by a deep notch, the membrane extending over 

 basal third of first ray; origin of spinous dorsal directly above gill 

 opening, its height less than that of articulated portion, 2 in head; 

 longest ray 1.5. Origin of anal below eleventh dorsal spine, the long- 

 est ray 1.6 in head; both dorsal and anal free from caudal. Caudal 

 truncate, 1.1 in head. Pectoral acutely rounded, equal in length to 

 head. 



Color in spirits light brownish gray, the sides with 7 dark cross 

 bands which are divided above and below, the upper branches extend- 

 ing on bases of dorsals, the lower tapering and disappearing on ven- 

 tral region; head, bases of pectorals and region above them with 

 minute white specks ; body, posterior to pectorals, with many irregu- 

 larly placed, sharply outlined, black specks; spinous dorsal with 

 numerous small brown spots; anal with a broad dusky margin, the 

 rays tipped with lighter: caudal with 2 dusky spots at base; pectoral 

 immaculate. 



One specimen, the type. Cat. No. 62245, U.S.N.M., from Naha, 

 Okinawa, 50 mm. long. 



SALARIAS SINUOSUS, new species. 



Head 4.4 in length to base of caudal: depth 4.2; depth of caudal 

 peduncle 2 in head; eye 2.8; interorbital space 5; D. XI, 18; A. 20; 

 P. 14. 



Eyes large, far forward, their edges projecting beyond anterior 

 profile. Mouth inferior; lips with deeply scalloped edges; teeth 

 minute, loosely embedded, no canines: large pseudobranchiae pres- 

 ent; gill rakers short, pointed, IT on first arch. Xo crest: a pair of 

 minute tentacles on nape, a slender filament on upper part of eye, and 

 a branched tentacle on nostril. Lateral line extending above pectoral 

 and ending shortly beyond tip of depressed fin. Dorsal inserted 

 directly above gill opening, the spinous and articulated parts sepa- 

 rated by a notch, the membrane extending upward beyond middle of 



