NEW PHILIPPINE FISHES FOWLER 129 



Family ELEOTRIDAE 



SYNOPSIS OF GENERA 



a\ Head armed with one or more spines. 



b\ EiJLOTRiiNAE. Preopercle armed witla single, small, more or 

 less concealed spine directed down, or group of 3 to 5 

 small spines at angle; upper pectoral rays not silklike. 

 (Type genus, Elcotris Schneider.) 

 6^ Bexobranchinae. Preopercle unarmed ; one or more branchi- 

 ostegals end in front on under surface of head in a strong 

 spine directed forward and upward; upper pectoral rays 

 silklike. (Type genus, Belolrunchus Bleeker.) 

 a*. Head without spines. 

 c^. No mental tentacle. 

 d\ Ophiocarinae. Head large, depressed, wide, lower jaw 

 conspicuous. (Type genus, Ophiocara Gill.) 

 e\ Head without skinny flaps; branched dorsal rays 8 or 

 9; caudal less than head; color pattern little 



variegated OpMocara 



e'. Head with skinny flaps ; branched dorsal rays 10 ; caudal 

 greater than head with age; color pattern greatly 



varie""ated Batracheleotris 



(f. Valencienneinae. Head moderate, compressed. (Type 



genus, Valoicicnnca Bleeker.) 



f. Dorsal spines usually elongated, sometimes front 



one may reach last dorsal ray. 



g\ Soft dorsal with spine and 12 to 18 branched rays ; 



anal with spine and 12 to 17 branched 



pg^yg Valenciennea 



ST. Soft dorsal with spine and 28 branched rays ; anal 



with spine and 24 branched rays Nemateleotris 



f. Dorsal spines less than head; soft dorsal with spine 

 and 11 branched rays ; anal with spine and 12 rays ; 

 a dark transverse band across chest and another 



across middle of belly Pteroculiops 



(f. PoGONociiLiiNAE. Interspace between mandibular rami deep, 

 with median free long tentacle; body with transverse 

 bands. (Type genus, Pogonoctilius, new genus.) Pogonoculius 



Subfamily Ophiocarinae 



BATRACHELEOTRIS, new genus 



Type. — Eleotris sclateri Steindacliner. 



Body rather robust, especially forward, where more or less de- 

 pressed. Head moderate, depressed, robust, long as trunk. Muzzle 

 short, depressed, obtuse. Eye high, little advanced in head. Mouth 

 short, broad, not reaching below eye, and lower jaw protruding little 

 in front. Teeth strong, in bands in jaws. Tongue broad, rounded 

 convexly in front. Interorbital very narrow bony ridge. Gill open- 

 ings lateral, vertical slit before pectoral base. Muzzle and wider 



