FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 101 



G or 7 basal radiating striae, edge little scalloped; apical denticles 

 157 to 168, with 2 transverse series of basal elements; circiili fine. 



D. XIV, 12 to 14, fourteenth spine 1% to 1% in head, sixth ray 

 li/e to 11/3; A. II, 14, second spine 1% to 2, first ray 1% to 1%; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 1"% to 1% ; caudal deeply emarginate, 

 2% to 3 in combined head and body; pectoral 3 to 31/5; ventral 2%^ 

 sometimes equals head. 



Back and upper surface brown, sides paler and imder surface 

 whitish. Iris pale yellowish. Small dusky or blackish spot at 

 pectoral origin, much less than pupil diameter. Dorsals with dark 

 brown terminally, pale basally. Caudal dull or pale brown. Anal 

 with last 5 or 6 rays included in contrasted black area, rest of fin 

 whitish, becoming little gray terminally. Paired fins pale brown. 



Known only from the Philippines. A strongly marked species, 

 distinguished by the conspicuous black blotch on the last anal rays. 



Type.—Csit No. 89961, U.S.N.M. 



2 examples, Busin Harbor, Burias Island. March 7, 1909. Length, 95 to 114 

 mm. 



1 example, Busin Harbor. March 8. 1907. Length, 53 mm. 



2 examples, Canimo Island, near Daet. June 15, 1909. Length. 98 to 110 mm. 

 2 examples, Dana wan Island and Si Amil Island. September 27, 1909. Length 



SO to 108 mm. 

 14275. Endeavor Strait. December 22, 1908. 4 examples. Length, 108 to 

 112 mm. 



1 example, Inamucan Bay, Mindanao. August 8. 19»19. Length, 112 mm. 



2 examples, Limbones Cove, Luzon Island. February 8, 1909. Length, 74 to 

 84 mm. [1124.] More or less soiled on top of head and anterior back, yellow- 

 ish posteriorly ; fins body-color, but more dusky ; posterior portion of anal 

 black. 



1 example. Oyster Inlet, Ulugan Bay. December 28. 1908. Length, 110 mm. 

 11408. Paluan Bay, Mhidoro. December 11. 1908. Length. 105 mm. 



1 example. Port Caltom. December 15, 1908. Length. 110 mm. 

 15119. Port Dnpon, Leyte Island. March 17, 1909. Length, 108 mm. 



10350. Port Jamelo, Luzon. July 13, 1908. 12 examples. Length, 54 to 114 

 mm. 



2 examples. Port Matalvi, Luzon. November 23, 1908. Length, 85 to 93 mm. 

 10753, 13196. Quinalasag Island, Masamat Bay. 5 examples. June 12, 1909. 



Length, 90 to 98 mm. 

 33 examples, Romblon Harbor. March 25, 1908. Length, 75 to 110 mm. Types. 

 1 example, San Miguel Harbor, Ticao Island. April 21, 1908. Length, 102 mm. 

 1 example. Tutu Bay, Jolo Island, first anchorage. September 19, 1909. 



Length. 97 mm. 



(Sny/xa, blotch, with reference to the anal fin.) 



POMACENTRUS PERSPICILLATUS Cuvier 



Pomacentrus perspicHlatus Cxjvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 5, 1830, p. 417. 



No locality. 

 Pomacentrus trimaculatus (not RtJppEXL 1828) Cuvieb, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 



5, 1830, p. 427. Batavia, Java. — Sciilegbl and MOller, Nat. Ges. Nederl. 



Zool., vol. 2, 183^-44, p. 20, pi. 4, fig. 2 (Java and East Celebes).— 



