NO. 1289. FISHES FROM FORMOSA— JORDAN AND EVERMANN. 



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siderably arched; dorsal profile from snout to origin of dorsal tin reg- 

 ularly curved; head moderate, the snout rather blunt; mouth moder- 

 ate, somewhat oblique, the jaws sube(|ual: maxilUuy broad, reaching 

 front of orbit, slipping- under prcor))ital for its entire length; teeth 

 setiform, slender, and very weak in each jaw; top of head trenchant; 

 nostrils oblong, very close together; eye moderate, partially covered 

 ])y adipose membrane, slightly above level of upper lip; preorbital 

 narrow. Cheek deep; edges of opercular bones membranaceous, the 

 opercle ver}^ thin and flexible; caudal peduncle depressed, and strongly 

 keeled. Scales small, cycloid, somewhat irregularly placed; cheeks 

 and opercles with fine scales; a large naked area from snout between 

 C3XS t<\ occiput; dorsal and anal densely covered with thin scales; 



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caudal with less complete scjuamation; dorsal fln elevated in front, 

 distance of its origin from snout l.-i in its base; anal similar to dorsal, 

 its origin more posterior; caudal widely forked. 



Color in alcohol, dirty yellowish-white, without markings, except a 

 narrow ))lack blotch on edge of opercle. 



Family PEMPHERID.E. 



92. PEMPHERIS NYCTEREUTES Jordan and Evermann, new species. 



A single large specimen from Hokoto. It does not tit Dr. Doder- 

 lein's description of Fcmpherix japonicu^ very well, and tlu^ small size 

 of the scales separates it still fni'thcr from the others described. 



