FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 43 



1 example, Sitanki Reef. September 24, 1909. Length, 100 mm. 



1 example, Singaan Island. September 21, 1909. Length, 99 mm. 



11491 and 11494. Sulade Island. September 17, 1909. 3 examples. Length, 

 96 to 102 mm. 



2 examples, Taganak Island. January 7, 1909. Length, 75 to 83 mm. 

 1 example, Tanakeke Island. December 21, 1909. Length, 92 mm. 



1 example, Tataan Island, Tawi Tawi group. February 2, 1908. Length, 

 107 mm. 



14309. Teomabal Island. September 18, 1909. Length, 120 mm. 



2 examples, U.sada Island near Jolo. March 3, 1908. Length, 92 mm. 

 14067. Uki, Bouro Island. December 9, 1909. Length, 148 mm. 



14328. Basa Reef, Gulf of Boni, Celebes. December 17, 1909. Length, 158 mm. 

 1 example, Tidore Island, south of Ternate. November 24, 1909. Length, 



101 mm. 

 72718 U.S.N.M. Java. Messrs. Bryant and Palmer. Length, 113 mm. As 



Pomacentrus anabatoidcs. 



(For Prof. Max Weber, the distinguished zoologist of Amsterdam 

 and author of extensive works on East Indian ichthyology.) 



CHROMIS ATRIPES. new species 



Depth 2 to 21/s; head 3 to 3i/4, width 1% to 2. Snout Z% to 4; 

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

 opposite front pupil edge, 2% to 3 in head; teeth conic, biserial 

 above with outer row little enlarged anteriorly and below uniserial 

 with front teeth greatly larger than upper outer series; interorbital 

 2% to 3 in head, broadly convex; infraorbitals not free; preopercle 

 edge entire. Gill rakers 10 + 18, lanceolate, slender, long. 



Tubes in lateral line 15, followed irregularly by 4 to 6 pores; 

 pores in horizontal section 8 or 9 to caudal base and 1 to 3 more 

 on latter ; 3 scales above lateral line, 8 or 9 below, 17 to 19 predorsal 

 which extend forward to snout tip; suborbitals with single row of 

 scales and 3 more rows on rest of scales; mandible scaly. Scales 

 with 8 to 13 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 104 to 130, 

 basal elements in 1 or 2 series ; circuli very fine. 



D. XII, 12, I or 13, I, fifth spine 1% to 21/5 in head, fourth ray 

 lYs to 11/} ; A. II, 12, I or 13, i, second spine 1% to 1%? fourth ray 

 1% to 11/4; least depth of caudal peduncle 1% to 2; caudal 1% to 

 2% in combined head and body, deeply forked, slender and each 

 lobe with filament terminally ; pectoral 3 to 314 ; ventral 2% to 2% ; 

 in young pectorals and ventrals shorter than head. 



Brown, little paler on head below and abdomen. Eye with neu- 

 tral-dusky above and below. Spinous dorsal largely blackish. 

 Soft dorsal anteriorly black and posteriorly half of fin white in 

 strong contrast. Spinous anal and most of soft anal, except hind 

 margin, broadly whitish. Caudal dull brown, upper and lower 

 lobes broadly deep or dusky brown. Pectoral pale brown, with deep 

 dusky-brown blotch at fin origin. Ventrals black. 



Type.— Cat No. 89952, U.S.N.M. 



