XEW PHILIPPINE FISHES FOWLER 135 



3% in head from snout tip, low, convex. Gill opening restricted, 

 leave moderately narrow istlimiis. 



Scales minute, nonimbricate, rounded, imperfectly developed, or 

 only on tail where more numerous posteriorl3\ 



D. VI-28, 1, last spine 1% in totalhead length, first ray 1% ; A. 26, 

 T, second ray 1% ; caudal 1, truncate ; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 ; 

 pectoral li/g, rays 23 ; ventral I, 4, fin 1 in head. 



Brown, scarcely paler below, with 21 narrow pale brown transverse 

 bands, narrov.er than dark interspaces, and each Avith dark brown 

 bordering line. Iris grayish. Fins all light brown like general body 

 color, only upper edge of both dorsals narrowly black with sub- 

 marginal gra}^ line. Broad pale brown transverse band on pectoral 

 base, its front and hind margins each with dark brown bordering 

 line. 



Diagnosis contained in the description of the genus. 



Tijpe.—V.S.'NM. no. 99048. (1535.) Dasol Bay. May 8, 1909. 



Length 95 mm. 



{sehra, with reference to the striped appearance.) 



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