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1 example, Togian Bay, Togian Island, Gulf of Tomini, Celebes. November 



19, 1909. 

 27665 A.N.S.P, Padang, Sumatra. Messrs. Harrison and Hiller. Type of 



Premnas epigrammata. 

 27667 A.S.N.P. Padang. Messrs. Harrison and Hiller. Paratype of Premnaa 



epigrammata. 



Genus AMPHIPRION Schneider 



Amphipriori Schneider, Syst. Ichth. Bloch, ISOl, p. 200. Type Lutjanxis 



ephippium Bloch, designated by Jordan and Evebmann, Genera of 



Fishes, vol. 1, 1917, p. 59. 

 ProcMlus (on Klein, 1775) Bleeker, Nat. Verb. HoU. Maatsch. Harlem, 



(No. 6), ser. 3, vol. 2, 1877, p. 20. Type Ltitjanus ephippium Bloch. 

 Actinicola Fowler, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pbila., ser. 2, vol. 12, June 10, 



1904, p. 533. Type Lutjanus percula LAcfipfioE, orthotypic. 



Oval or oblong. Upper jaw not protractile. Teeth small, uniserial, 

 conic, or somewhat compressed. Suborbitals, opercle, interopercle, 

 and subopercle with radiating serrae or spines. Scales small, 50 to 65 

 in median lateral series. Dorsal spines 9 to 11 ; rays 13 to 21. Anal 

 rays 11 to 15. Caudal rounded or emarginate. Paired fins rounded. 



Brilliant fishes living in the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific. Color 

 pattern strongly contrasted with one or more white cross-bands. 

 Some commensal in large sea anemones. 



Several species have been credited to the Philippines, apparently, 

 on questionable authority. They are : 



Amphiprion hifasciatus (Bloch). Reported by Elera from Cebu.^ 



Amphiprion intermedius Schlegel and Miiller. Reported by Gor- 

 goza from Manila.^ Also listed by Elera from Cebu, Luzon, and 

 Manila.* 



Amphiprion sebae Bleeker. Reported from Santa Cruz, Luzon, 

 and Cavite by Elera.* 



ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIES 



a\ Amphiprion. Dorsal spines lower or subequal with dorsal rays. 



&\ Caudal emarginate or lunate; 3 white transverse bands polymnus. 



&^ Caudal truncate ; 1 white band, narrow and only present on head. 



polylepis. 



a'. Anctinicola. Antero-median dorsal spines longest, equal or longer than 



dorsal rays; caudal rounded; 3 white transverse bands percula. 



AMPHIPRION POLYMNUS (Linnaeus) 



Perca polymna Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1758, p. 291. India. 

 Anthias polymnus Bloch, Naturg. Ausl. Fisch., vol. 6, 1792, p. 103, pi. 316, 

 fig. 1 (not variety, p. 106, pi. 316, fig. 3) (East Indies). 



^Cat. Fauna Filip., vol. 1, 1895, p. 541. 

 ^An. Soc. Espanola, vol. 14. 1885, p. 73. 

 « Cat. Fauna Filip., vol. 1, 1895, p. 542. 

 * Idem, p. 542. 



