FISHES FROM FORMOSA— JORDAN AND EVERMANN. 367 



185. CYNOGLOSSUS DIPLASIOS Jordan and Evermann, new speciec. 



One large specinieii (No. 43) 10.5 inches long-, from Formosa, F. I., 

 returned to the Imperial Fisheries Institute. This species is well dis- 

 tinguished by the presence of two complete and well developed Literal 

 lines on either side. 



Head 5 in total length; depth 4; eye 10; snout 2.0; D. 112; A. 95; 

 scales about 1(M»,-1(); .scaU's on upper part of head and along base of 

 dorsal tin very strongly ctenoid, elsewhere scarcely or not at all cte- 

 noid; scales on head very much reduced in size; mouth large, fully 

 protected by the upper lip. Body sinistral, that is, the eyes and color 



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Fig. 29.— CYNOGLOSSUS diplasios. 



on the left side; scales of blind side more smooth than elsewhere; nos- 

 tril small, tu])ular, close to eyes; upper eye slightly in advance of 

 lower, equal in size; dorsal beginning on snout in front of eyes; pec- 

 torals obsolete. 



Color in alcohol, pale dirty -j^ellowish, the head somewhat darker; 

 no distinct markings anywhere. 



186. ZEBRIAS ZEBRA (Bloch). 



One specimen. No. Irlx, from Formosa, F. 1., corresponding to 

 Giinther's description. D. SO. The figure given by Da}^^ seems to 

 represent some other iish, with the cross-bands not in pairs, and with 

 fewer tin vajn. 



GENERALIZATIONS. 



It is evident that these collections comprise but a small part of the 

 fish fauna of Formosa, being in fact chie% made up of the common 

 market fishes. The gobies and blennies, especially abundant in this 

 region, are almost unrepresented, while the equally abundant Calliomj- 

 midse are wanting altogether. The scant representation of Labridse^ 

 Ilolocentridai and Scorpsenldx shows that no effort was made to secure 

 the fishes of the coral reefs, and doubtless many of the commonest 

 species were overlooked or rejected by the collectors. Yet with all 



^Fishes of India, pi. xciv, fig. 3. 



