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Type.—U.S.^M. no. 98886. (3177.) D. 5442. San Fernando 

 Point Light, N. 39°E., 8.4 miles (lat. 16°30'36" N., long. 120°ir6" 

 E.), west coast of Luzon. In 45 fathoms. May 10, 1909. Length 

 115 mm. 



{serrula, a little tooth +/er6>, to bear.) 



NEMAPTEROIS, new genus 



Type. — Nemapterois hiocellatus., new species. 



Known by its extraordinary long preorbital barbel. Dorsal spines 

 moderate. Pectoral moderately long. Each dorsal spine with 

 greater terminal part free, expanded before and behind and main 

 part of spine forming distinct midrib. 



{vT}^ia, thread + P/eroi§.) 



NEMAPTEROIS BIOCELLATUS, new species 



Figure 36 



Depth 2% ; head 2%, width 2. Snout 31^4 in head from snout tip ; 

 eye 3, greater than snout, over twice width of interorbital ; max- 

 illary reaches 14 i^^ ^y^"> expansion IV2 in eye, length 2 in head from 

 snout tip; bands of minute villiform teeth in jaws and on vomer, 

 none on palatines; interorbital 2I/2 in eye, very deeply concave. Gill 

 rakers 4+11, compressed, low, short, half of gill jQlaments, which 

 1/3 of eye. 



No nasal spines; low antero-supraorbital spine each side, and pair 

 of higher postero-supraorbital spines each side, followed by pair 

 of rather wide set coronal spines, then strong close-set parietal and 

 occipital pairs (right parietal spine atrophied) ; low postocular keel 

 over preopercle ends in small point, followed by another over opercle 

 and finally suprascapular spine ; ridge of suborbital stay without dis- 

 tinct spines; no preorbital spines; preopercle edge with 3 spines, 

 short, obtuse, upper largest and opposite end of ridge of suborbital 

 stay; opercle with single rather large spine; no humeral spine. 



Scales 41 + 2 close above along lateral line; tubes 23+1 in lateral 

 line; 6 scales above lateral line, 14 below; 14 predorsal forward to 

 middle of interorbital; 2 postocular to preopercle ridge; 8 below 

 ridge of preorbital stay on cheek. Scales small and crowded on 

 chest, breast, prepectoral, belly, and bases of pectoral and caudal 

 fins. Anterior nostril with pointed, fringed tentacle. Short lobate 

 supraorbital flap behind second postero-supraorbital spine; broad 

 flap above uppermost preopercular spine and several others below 

 along preopercular edge. Short preorbital flap anteriorly, fol- 

 lowed by long tentacle reaching back opposite pectoral origin. No 

 flaps on fins or along lateral line. Lateral line complete, distinct, 



