THE FISHES OF THE FAMILIES POMACENTRIDAE, 

 LABRIDAE, AND CALLYODONTIDAE COLLECTED BY 

 THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF FISHERIES 

 STEAMER "ALBATROSS," CHIEFLY IN PHILIPPINE 

 SEAS AND ADJACENT WATERS 



By Henry W. Fowler 

 Of the Academy of Natural Sciences of PMladelphia, 



and 



Barton A. Bean 



Of the United States National Museum 



INTRODUCTION 



In this paper we set forth the old group of Acanthopterygii Phar- 

 yngognathi of Giinther. as represented l)y the Albatross collections. 

 Only the Pomacentridae, Labridae, and Callyodontidae are included, 

 as they are the only families represented. Though the localities are 

 in great measure in the Philippines, a number also pertain to the 

 Dutch East Indies and a few to Formosa, China, and the Midway 

 group of the Hawaiian region of Oceania. 



These collections contain the most extensive Philippine materials 

 yet obtained, and it therefore seems advisable to present our work 

 in somewhat detailed form. The various distinctions for both gen- 

 era and species, besides descriptions of all the species, have been at- 

 tempted. Upward of 250 species are included, and we are therefore 

 able to establish nearly all the known Philippine species. A few are, 

 also, additions to the fauna of the archipelago as well as to the entire 

 East Indian region. 



In Pomacentridae we describe the following new forms : 



PeUochromis, uew subgenus DascyUus. 



Chromis reticulatus, new species. 



Chromis tveheri, new species Chromis atripes, new species. 



Chromis Uneatus, new species Chromis desmostigma, new species. 



Chromis elerae, new species. 



Chromis hitaemntus, new species Chromis azurelineatus, new species. 



Lepidochromis, new subgenus Chromis. 



Dorychromis, now subgenus Chromis. 



Pomaoentrus smithi, new species Pomacentrus lepidogenys, new species. 



Pomacentrus reidi, new species Pomacentrus stigma, new species. 



Pomacentrus beauforti, new species. 



Abudefduf azurepunctatus, new name_ Ahudefduf bieekeri, new species name. 



Ahmdefduf thoracotaeniatus, new species. 



Abudefduf melanocarpus, new species. 



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