NO. 1298. A NEW SPECIES OF A BOMA -JORDAN AND FOWLER. 



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CTENOGOBIUS SIMILIS (Gill). 

 One example from Kuiiuishiro. 



ABOMA SNYDERI Jordan and Fowler, new species. 



Head 3; depth 5; depth of caudal peduncle 4 in head; e^^c 4 in head; 

 snout 3; maxillary 3. D. VII or Vlll-l-i; A. 12; scales about 5<) in a 

 lateral series, in a transverse series about 16. 



Bod}" rather elongate, gradually tapering backwards; head Avider 

 than body, but less deep, the sides rather compressed; snout lilunt, 

 rounded when viewed laterally, and truncately rounded when viewed 

 from above; eyes high in head, anterior, and very close together, 

 directed upwards, the interorbital space ver}" narrow and concave; 

 jaws subequal; mouth large, the maxillary reaching eye; space 

 between lower margin of orbit and posterior edge of maxillary less 

 than eye; tongue broad, its edge rounded anteriorly, free in front; 

 teeth in villiform bands in the jaws, with an outer enlarged series; 



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ABOMA SN'YnERI. 



gill-openings rather large, the isthnms ))road. Head naked, except 

 the upper portion of the opcrcles, which are covered with small scales; 

 scales on the nape very small. Dorsal fins separate from each other 

 and from the caudal; first dorsal spine the longest, the others pro- 

 gressively smaller, when depressed, not reaching origin of soft dorsal; 

 dorsal rays, when depressed, falling far short of base of caudal; anal 

 inserted a little behind soft dorsal and falling a little below second or 

 third ray; anterior rays of soft dorsal and anal the longest, the posterior 

 not nmch elongated or produced; pectoral rather larger, and, when 

 depressed, reaching origin of soft dorsal; ventrals rather long, but 

 shorter than the pectorals, free posteriorly. 



Color in alcohol, pale brown, darker above, very pale below; on the 

 upper surface everywhere with small, indistinct, darker spots and 

 reticiUations; side with a series of rather large dark blotches; spinous 

 dorsal pale, marked with 4 or .5 narrow, blackish l)rowiK longitudinal 

 bands; soft dorsal of similai' color and also marked with about 4 Ion 



