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12986. Catbalogan, Samar. January 20, 1908. Length, 102 mm. 

 13008. Catbalogan. April 15, 1908. Length, 97 mm. 

 15 examples, Catbalogan. April 16, 1908. Length, 65 to 100 mm. 

 1 example, Labuan Blanda Island. December 14, 1909. Lengtli, 127 mm. 

 25 examples, Nabatas Point, Samar. July 24, 1909. Length, 48 to 78 mm. 

 11419. Paluan Bay, Mindoro. December 11, 1908. Length, 108 mm. 

 1 example, Pasacao, Ragay Gulf. March 9, 1909. Length, 75 mm. 

 6 examples, Port Jamelo, Luzon. July 13, 1908. Length, 118 mm. 

 1 example, Ragay Bay, Ragay Gulf. March 10, 1909. Length, 99 mm. 

 10429. Verde Island on east side. July 22, 1908. Length, 100 mm. 

 27672. A.N.S.P. Padang, Sumatra. Messrs. Harrison and Hiller. Lengtli, 

 104 mm. 



CHROMIS BITAENIATUS. new species 



Depth 2l^; head 3, width 2%. Snout 4; eye 2%, much greater 

 than snout or interorbital ; maxillary small, reaches eye, 3 in head; 

 teeth minute, simple, conic, in narrow band or irregularly biserial 

 in jaws; interorbital ^Yq, but slightly convex; preorbital, infraorbi- 

 tal and preopercle edges entire, free. Gill rakers 5+16, lanceolate, 

 slender, rather long. 



Tubes in lateral line 16, followed by 3 or 4 irregular pores ; pores 

 in straight section 8 to caudal base; 4 scales above lateral line, 9 

 below, 20 predorsal scales forward nearly to snout tip; cheek with 

 4 rows of scales, of which uppermost on infraorbital from preorbi- 

 tal. Scales with 8 basal radiating striae and 67 small apical denti- 

 cles, with basal elements in 1 or 2 series ; circuli fine. 



D. XIII, 13, I, thirteenth spine 1% in head, fifth ray 1%; A. II. 

 12, I, second spine 2, fifth ray 1%; caudal deeply forked, lobes 

 pointed, rather slender, 2^4 in combined head and body; least depth 

 of caudal peduncle 2 in head; pectoral 2% in combined head and 

 body; ventral 2%. 



Body very pale or buff to cream-buff or pinkish-buff. Deep 

 blackish-brown band from near upper side of snout, above eye, and 

 then horizontally back to bases of last dorsal rays and out over their 

 full extent. Another similar and little broader band from hind eye 

 edge back to and out over median caudal rays. Lower band also 

 passes narrowly over iris. 



Known only from the type. The species is remarkable for the 

 longitudinal banded color pattern, unique in the family and recalling 

 certain of the Cheilodipterids. 



Type.— Cat No. 89956, U.S.N.M. 



15990. Maricaban Island, reef. January 20. 1908. Length, 45 mm. [19.] Type. 

 Bright lemon-yellow; two black longitudinal stripes about breadth of eye, 

 Dorsal and anal very narrowly black edged, body of fin merging into bright 

 orange-chrome. Caudal the same, except central portion which is black from 

 median stripe. Ventral orange-chrome. Pectoral very pale dusky, with black 

 spot at upper edge of base. 



(Bis, twice; taenda, band; with reference to the color pattern.) 



