FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 51 



narrow golden circle around pupil. Vertical fins all deep brown, 

 spinous dorsal dusky, and anal dark. Other fins all paler. 



Known only from the examples listed below. Readily known by 

 its unique banded longitudinal color pattern, the bluish bands edged 

 with darker. 



Type.—Q^i. No. 89953, U.S.N.M. 



1 example. Pangasinan Island. February 13, 1908. Length, 53 mm. Type. 

 1 example, Allmango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 1909. Length, 40 mm. 

 Paratype. 



{Lineatus^ with lines.) 



CHROMIS DES?^OSTIGMA, new species 



Depth 2 to 2iV; head 2% to 3, width 2. Snout 3% to 3% in 

 head measured from upper jaw tip; eye 2% to 3, greater than snout 

 or interorbital ; maxillary reaches eye or slightly beyond front eye 

 edge, 3l^ to 2>y^ in head; teeth minute, small, simple, conic, uni- 

 serial; interorbital 2% to 3, slightly convex; preorbital, infra- 

 orbital, and preopercle edges free and entire. Gill rakers 8-f-16, 

 lanceolate, slender, rather long. 



Tubes in lateral line 21; pores 10 to 12 in straight section of 

 lateral line; 5 scales above lateral line, 12 below, 22 predorsal 

 forward to front eye edge; 3 rows of scales on cheek, none on 

 preorbital or infraorbitals or preopercle flange; preopercle ridge 

 distinct. Scales with 8 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 34 to 

 36, very small, in 2 or 3 transverse series ; circuli fine. 



D. XIV, 14, fourth spine 21/5 to 21/3 in total head length, fifth 

 ray 11/2 to 1%; A. II, 14 or 15, second spine 1% to 2, fifth ray 

 1% to 1%; caudal 1 to IV5, rather deeply forked, lobes pointed; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 2% to 2% ; pectoral 1 to 1% ; ventral 

 11/3 to 1%. 



Deep brown generally, slightly paler on lower surface of head, 

 breast and belly. Iris golden to deep brown. Distinct pale brown 

 band from close below beginning of lateral line back to beginning 

 of caudal peduncle above, about one scale in width. Following at 

 caudal base slightly wider pale brownish spot, its length extent of 

 4 scales. Spinous dorsal dusky, soft dorsal pale, with rays slightly 

 dusky. Lower front of anal dusky, rest of fin paler with rays 

 slightly dusky. Caudal dusky above and below dusky, medianly 

 pale like soft dorsal and anal. Paired fins pale, anterior ventral 

 rays little deeper brown. Pectoral axil pale. 



An interesting little fish, with color pattern totally unlike that of 

 any pomacentrid. The pale longitudinal band back on the tail fol- 

 lowed by a blotch of the same color on the caudal base, the marks 

 greatly contrasted. 



Type.—Cdit. No. 89954, U.S.N.M. 



