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6 examples, Tataan Island, Tawi Tawi Group. February 21, 1908. Length, 32 

 to 37 mm. [278, 259.] Type and 5 paratypes. Olive-green on upper sides 

 and back, becoming slaty-blue on peduncle; top of head blackish; breast 

 dusky, with blue reflections ; an ochraceous line beginning in front of lateral 

 line, passing under it and slightly downward, after an interruption ending as 

 blotch on base of dorsal. 



2 examples, Caxisigan, Id. January 2, 1909. Length, 32 and 33 mm. [6865.] 



(AtCT/Ao?, band; arty/xa, spot; with reference to the light color-pat- 

 tern.) 



CHROMIS ELERAE, new species 



Depth 1% to 21/8 ; head Si/g to 31/5, width I2/3 to 2. Snout 4 to 414 ; 

 eye 2% to 2%, greater than snout or interorbital ; maxillary reaches 

 little beyond front eye edge though not quite to pupil, 2% to 2% in 

 head; teeth biserial, conic, simple, pointed, anterior outer larger; 

 interorbital 2% to 3, convex, broad; preorbital and infraorbital edges 

 entire, not free; hind preopercle edge with few small denticles, 

 largest toward angle. Gill rakers 12 + 21, lanceolate, slender, long. 



Tubes in upper section of lateral line 16, followed by 5 or 6 irregu- 

 lar pores; pores in straight section 8 to 10 to caudal base and 1 to 3 

 more on latter ; 3 scales above lateral line, 9 below, 18 to 20 predorsal 

 forward till midway between nostrils; 4 rows of scales on cheek, 

 uppermost row on preorbital and infraorbitals. Scales with 8 or 9 

 basal radiating striae, edge scalloped ; apical denticles 82 to 97, with 

 a single row of basal elements; circuli very fine. 



D. XII, 11, I, fifth spine 1% to 14^ in head, fifth ray II/5 to II/3 ; 

 A. II, 10, I, second spine ll^ to 1%, fifth ray li/g to li/4; caudal 

 forked moderately, lobes pointed, 1 to 1% ; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 2 to 2yV ; pectoral 1 to 1% I ventral 3 to Syg in combined 

 head and body. 



Back and upper surfaces vandyke-brown, paler on lower surface 

 of head, breast, and belly. Iris dusky brown. Spinous dorsal and 

 anal, also front half of soft dorsal and anal dusky or blackish- 

 brown, leaving posterior halves of soft fins white in strong contrast, 

 while bases of soft rays in whitish area yellowish-buff. Other fins 

 all dull I)i'ownish. Pectoral origin with only very small deep brown 

 spot, little contrasted. 



Known only from the specimens listed below, the type and para- 

 types. The species is well marked with the contrasted dorsal and 

 anal fins, especially the yellowish bases of the last rays. 



Type.— Cat No. 89955, U.S.N.IM. 



1 example, Biri Channel. June 1, 1909. Length, 48 mm. 



1 example, Ligpo Point, Balayau Bay. Luzon. January 18. 1908. Length, 

 47 mm. 



2 examples, Pasacao, Ragay Gulf. March 9, 1909. Length, 52 to 60 mm. 

 Type. [1255.] 



