ART. 10. XEW SPECIES OF FISHES FOWLER AND BEAN. 23 



with 2 or 3 short branches above and same below, and last tube 2 

 scales from caudal peduncle. 



Spinous dorsal inserted little behind pectoral origin, third to fifth 

 spines longest, second spine long as last and first much shortest ; fin 

 edge notched. Soft dorsal inserted at last third between spinous 

 dorsal origin and caudal base, depressed fin extending back little 

 farther tlian latter. First anal spine not quite one-third of second, 

 inserted slightly nearer pectoral origin than caudal base, rayed fin 

 reaching latter as depressed backward. Caudal emarginate, lobes 

 well pointed. Pectoral reaches opposite anal origin. Ventral in- 

 serted behind pectoral base, reaching vent, which is close to anal; 

 spine three-fourths of fin. 



Color in alcohol dark Vandyke brown generally. Sides and below 

 rich dark coppery, a pale coppery area medianly on each scale. Fins 

 all deep brownish, except paler pectoral and front or inner edges of 

 ventral rays, each of which are narrowly quite pale or milky. Iris 

 brown. Axil of pectoral brown, without dark blotch. 



Length 157 mm. 



Type.— Cdit. 83108, U.S.N.M., " Singapore, Maui, Fiji, or Samoa," 

 though most likely from either of the two last named. Wilkes Ex- 

 ploring Expedition. 



Only the type known, chiefly to be distinguished by its color. 



i^Cwpreus; copper.) 



Family DACTYLOSCOPIDAE. 



GILLELLUS AUSTRALIS, new species. 



Head 4^; depth 7; D. VI-XX, 21; A. II, 38; P. 15: V. 3; scales 

 29-f-7+32 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 or 3 more on latter; 

 3 scales above lateral line at nearest approach to spinous dorsal; 6 

 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal, 6 below to anal ; head width 

 2^ in its length ; first dorsal spine 8^ ; tenth and ray 2^ ; least depth 

 of caudal peduncle 4f ; caudal If ; pectoral 1 : ventral 2f ; snout 7 in 

 head from upper jaw tip; eye 6^; maxillary 4; interorbital 2 in eye. 



Body elongate, slender, deepest about end of pectoral, strongly com- 

 pressed. Caudal peduncle strongly compressed, free. 



Head conic, wide as deep. Snout convex over surface, length three- 

 fifths its width. Eye superior, center at first fourth in head, long 

 as snout. Mouth small, oblique, lower jaw well protruded. Maxil- 

 lary oblique, to eye center, expansion 1^ in eye. Teeth in narrow 

 bands in jaws, fine, conic, simple. No teeth on mouth roof. Lips 

 moderate, entire. Nostrils small, superior. Interorbital level. Pre- 

 opercle entire. Opercle smooth, superior hand flap with fringe of 

 6 short points, longest about 3 in eye. 



