FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 97 



POMACENTRUS GRAMMORHYNCHUS Fowler 



Pomacentrus granvmorhynchus Fowler, Proe. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1918, 

 p. 44, fig. 17. Philippines. 



Depth 15/6 to 2; head 3 to 32/3, width 1% to 13^. Snout 2% 

 to 3; eye 3l^ to 3i/4, IV5 to ll^ in snout, II/5 to II/3 in interorbital; 

 maxillary % to % to eye, 3^^ to 3% in head; teeth compressed, 

 uniserial, ends rounded, uniform; interorbital 21/2 to 3, broadly con- 

 vex; preorbital with broad flat recurved spine below and rest of 

 infraorbital edge w^ell denticulate; hind preopercle edge strongly 

 denticulate. Gill rakers 6 -|- 13, lanceolate, slender, moderately long. 



Tubes in upper section of lateral line 17 or 18, followed by 3 to 

 5 pores; pores in straight section 8 or 9 to caudal base and to 2 

 on latter; 3 scales above lateral line, 10 or 11 below, 18 to 23 pre- 

 dorsal which extend forward nearl}^ to snout tip. Scales with 7 to 11 

 basal radiating striae, edge scalloped; apical denticles 118 to 180, 

 with 1 to 2 transverse series of basal elements ; circuli very fine. 



D. XIII, 14, I or 15, I, thirteenth spine 1% to 1% in head, eighth 

 ray 1% to 1^^ ; A. II, 14, i or 15, i, second spine 1% to 2, sixth 

 ray 1% to 14^^ ; least depth of caudal peduncle 1% to 2i/s ; caudal 

 emarginate, lobes rather rounded, 3 to 3yg in combined head and 

 body ; pectoral 3 to 3l^ ; ventral 3 to 3^. 



Brown, sometimes variably darker or dusky-brown above, and on 

 dorsals, anals, and pectorals. Iris brownish. Preorbital and infra- 

 orbitals grayish medianly. Uppermost roAv of cheek scales each with 

 large gray blotch, also few scattered gray spots on other cheek scales. 

 Opercular scales with large grayish blotches. On opercle above, just 

 below origin of lateral line, a neutral dusky spot about half or less 

 size of pupil. Caudal peduncle and caudal often lighter brown than 

 body color, sometimes light buff or yellowish buff. Paired fins 

 dusky and pectoral base dusky brown with blackish spot at origin, 

 behind which a small distinct whitish spot, pectoral axil entirely 

 white. 



Philippines. The dark line on the side of the snout, from the 

 snout end to the eye, though still visible, appears to be the result 

 of preservation in formaline. Likewise the pectoral axil has turned 

 dark and the gray spots on the side of the head faded. The white 

 spot at the origin of the pectoral, within a dark area, is noteworthy. 



47 examples, Biri Ctiannel. June 1, 1909. Length, 56 to 83 mm. 



14509. Biri Channel. June 2, 1909. 7 examples. Length, 48 to 78 mm. 



[1556.] 

 33 examples, Candaraman Island, Balahac. January 4, 1909. Length, 64 to 



97 mm. 

 5 examples, Casogoran, Malhon Island. July 27, 1909. Length, 83 to 96 mm. 



[1710.] Top of head and back blackish olive; lower parts dusky, but paler; 



obscure lines on region behind pectoral sometimes extended ; side of head 



