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TV^e.— U.S.N.M. No. 99406. Jolo, Jolo Islands. February 8, 

 1908. Length, 58 mm. 



Paratype.—lJ.S.l<iM. No. 99407. Surigao, Mindanao. Fifty-foot 

 seine. May 8, 1908. Length, 38 mm. 



{scaber, rough +«€0aX77, head.) 



CALLIONYMUS BOLEOGENYS, new species 



Figure 3 



Depth 7K; head S%, width 1% in its length. Snout 2}i in head; eye 

 2^0, 1% in snout; maxillary reaches four-fifths to eye, entire; mouth 



H. W. F. del. 



Figure 3. — Callionymus holeogenys, new species. Type. 



cleft reaches two-fifths to eye, long premaxillaries well protruded and 

 a little protractile, lower jaw shorter; teeth very minute, villiform, in 

 narrow bands in jaws, none on palate ; interorbital narrow bony frenum, 

 with median longitudinal shallow concave groove. Preopercular 

 spine long, straight, slender, ends in short spine and also short basal 

 spine directed forward; eight fine antrorse serrae along inner edge. 



Lateral line complete, high along side of back, and continued on 

 caudal base. Parietals with very fine or weak radiating striae. 



D. IV-8, I, first spine l)i in head, first ray \)i; A. 7, i, first ray 2)^; 

 caudal 3}^ in rest of fish, cuneate, with upper rays graduated shorter; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 4; pectoral \)i, rays 15; ventral rays I, 

 5, fin equals head. Anal papilla small, short, depressed or subconic 

 fleshy point. 



