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PROCEEDINGS OF 'THE NATIONAL MUSEUM 



China Sea. Greatly resembles Callionymus hudsoni, but with an 

 entirely different preoperciilar spine long as eye. 



Type.—V.S.NM. No. 99410. China Sea, vicinity of Hong Kong, 

 lat. 21°44' N., long. 114°48' E. In 34 fathoms. August 9, 1908. 

 Length 48 mm. [D. 5303.] 



H. W. F. del 



Figure 4. — Callionymus marisinensis, new species. Type. 



Porafype.— U.S.N.M. No. 99411. Tinakta Island (N.), S. 80° W., 

 3.3 mUes (lat. 5°12'30" N., long. 119°55'50" E.). February 21, 1908. 

 Length 36 mm [D. 5157.] 



(marisinensis, of China Sea.) 



CALLIONYMUS HUDSONI, new species 



Figure 5 



Depth Q%; head '3%, width 1%. Snout 3/8 in head (m profile) ; eye 3, 

 slightly greater than snout; maxillary not reaching eye, length 4K in 

 head; mouth cleft 5% in head from snout tip, extends halfway to eye, 

 lower jaw well protruded in front; teeth very minute, in narrow villi- 

 form band, firm, more easily felt than seen without a lens; interorbital 

 narrow, with large eyes set close. Preopercle ends in spine directed 

 up and back, with small one at base in front and two large, subequal, 

 recurved spines along its hind edge. Gill opening small, high, faces 

 upward. 



Lateral line high, complete, simple. 



