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D. IV-9, I, first spine 1)^ in head, first ray Iji; A. 9, 

 caudal Sji in rest of fish, cuneate; least depth of caudal peduncle 4:% in 

 head; pectoral 1%, rays 19; ventral rays I, 5, fin 3% in fish without 

 caudal. Anal papilla depressed, narrowly triangular, two-fifths of eye. 



Color in alcohol, back and upper surfaces brown, variegated with 

 slightly darker rings, arcs, circles, and spots, all producing little con- 

 trast. Under surface of body uniform whitish, with buff and pale- 

 brown suffusions. Several well-inclined dark-brown bars along lower 

 side of head and cheek. Opercle with brown spots, these extending on 

 connecting membrane below to ventral fin. Obscure brown spots 



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Figure 7. — Callionymus brunneus, new species. Type. 



little inclined back and below along side of tail. Eyes gray, brown 

 above with darker spots and blotches. First dorsal with pale brown 

 membrane, large black blotch on two last membranes, with several 

 dark streaks on fu'st two membranes. Second dorsal transparent, 

 greatly variegated with dark brown spots, ocelli and blotches. Anal 

 transparent basally, with blackish brown shading terminally on each 

 membrane and lower edge of each interradial membrane white in 

 front. Caudal pale to whitish with six transverse dark bars, mostly 

 made up of spots. Pectoral whitish, upper portion with small numer- 

 ous dark-brown spots. Ventral whitish basally, dark brown termin- 

 ally, upper outer surfaces also thickly spotted with still deeper brown 

 Philippines. A species easily known by its general brown appear- 

 ance. Its long slender straight preopercular spme ends in a slender 



