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ftife anal origin, upper of lower detached rays long as upper section 

 or pectoral ; ventral reaches vent, rays I, 5, fin 1^^ in head. 



Uniform brown, under surfaces pale or whitish. Spinous dorsal 

 with outer part little deeper brown. Pectoral with some obscure 

 brownish cloudings or blotches and also little deeper brown ter- 

 minally. Fins otherwise pale to light brown. 



Type.—U.S.^M. no. 98877. (4394.) D. 5316. Lat. 21°39' N., 

 long. 117°7' E., China Sea. In 159 fathoms. November 5, 1908. 

 Length 151 mm. 



H.W.F.del. 



Figure 60. — Satyiichthys piercei, new species. Type. 



Remarks. — Known only from the type. It differs from Nemaper- 

 istedion orientale in its gi'eatly shorter barbel, though in many 

 other respects is similar. Its rostral extensions are longer, and it is 

 distinguished also by the presence of postnasal, rostral, and prebasal 

 external preopercular spines. 



(Named for Dr. Dwight L. Pierce, formerly of Iloilo, Philippines.) 



NEMAPERISTEDION, new genus 



Type. — Nemaperistedion oHentdle., new species. 



Head as viewed from above of rather rhombic contour. Greatly 

 elongated barbel reaches anal. Interorbital deeply concave. Pre- 

 opercular spine long, reaches well on pectoral fin. No upper pre- 

 opercular spine. Viewed from above rather wide interspace between 

 rostral projections. Shields on belly rather broad. 



Easily known by its very long barbels reaching vent or anal. 



iy-niio., thrcsLd-i- Pe'nstedio7i; with reference to its long barbels.) 



