PROCEEDINGS OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



by the 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 



U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Vol.90 Washington: 1941 No. 3106 



NEW FISHES OF THE FAMILY CALLIONYMIDAE, MOSTLY 

 PHILIPPINE, OBTAINED BY THE UNITED STATES BU- 

 REAU OF FISHERIES STEAMER "ALBATROSS" 



By Henry W. Fowler 



In my studies of the Indo-Pacific fishes of the family Calhonymidae, 

 with special reference to those of the Phihppines, I found a number of 

 interesting new species in the collections of the United States National 

 Museum. These are described and figured herein, with the same 

 methods employed as in an earlier paper.' Each figure is drawn in 

 lateral view, with an insert showing a dorsal view of the head and 

 predorsal region and a ventral view showing the under surface of the 

 head, together with the chest and breast. The head is measured to 

 the gill opening. 



ANALYSIS OF GENERA 



a'. Two distinct dorsal fins. 



6'. Callionyminae. No supraorbital tentacle; body smooth. 

 cK Lateral line single. 



dK Gill opening superior, above opercle; ventral without free ray. 



eK Ventral with last membrane connected to middle of base of pectoral. 

 /'. Gill opening exposed, superior on neck; opercular membrane not 

 free posteriorly. 



.g'. Lateral line simple Callionymus 



g^. Lateral line jointed Paracallionymus 



/-. Gill opening above or hidden by opercle; opercular membrane 



forms free flap posteriorly Synchiropus 



C-. Ventral with last membrane not united with pectoral; gill opening 

 hidden by opercle Eleutherochir 



1 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 85, pp. 31-135, ftps. l-(il. 1938. 



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