N©. 1924. Aii'TF PHILIPPIKEANACANTHIWE FISHES— RADCLIFFE. 115 

 MACROURUS MACRONEMUS Smith and RadcUfie, new species. 



Plate 24, fig. 3. 



First dorsal ii,8; ventrals 9-11; pectorals 21. 



Head 6.83 in total length, 1.36 in distance from tip of snout to anal 

 fin, rather blunt anteriorly, deeper than broad, breadth about 0.5 its 

 length, dorsal profile relatively straight, ascending to base of dorsal; 

 body somewhat arched, compressed, greatest depth at origin of dor- 

 sal; 7.80 in total length; vent just behind base of ventrals; tail long, 

 slender, thread-like; eye 3.33 in head, circular, longer than snout; 

 interorbital 4, nearly flat; snout 3.85, short, blunt, without promi- 

 nent tubercles, projecting but little beyond mouth, its height at tip 

 about 0.75 diameter of eye; nostrils close to eye, anterior circular, 

 posterior slit-like, nearly as long as pupil; mouth well developed, 

 lips thick, fleshy; maxillary 2.63, reaching vertical to posterior mar- 

 gin of pupil; teeth rather large, outer row in upper jaw considerably 

 enlarged, teeth in lower jaw well developed, narrowing posteriorly to 

 a single row; barbel distinct, about 0.6 diameter of eye in length; 

 scales small, about 13 from origin of dorsal to and including lateral 

 line, exposed portion of each scale densely packed with long, stout 

 spinules, some of which extend beyond free margin of scales; lateral 

 line conspicuous, arched anteriorly. 



Tip of snout to origin of dorsal 5.61 in total length; first dorsal 

 spine small, second nearly as long as head, armed with small, widely 

 set spinules; interdorsal space 3.12 in head; origin of anal behind 

 first dorsal, its rays better developed than those of the second dorsal; 

 outer ventral ray long, filamentous, about 0.14 total length, 9 ven- 

 tral rays on left side, 11 on the right side; pectoral 1.72 in head. 



Color in alcohol: Ground color walnut brown, scales smoke gray; 

 region below pectorals slightly darker than rest of body; branchioste- 

 gal membranes .blackish ; vertical fins dusky black, paired fins very 

 dark. 



Type.— Cat. No. 72931, U.S.N.M., 34.3 cm. in length, taken with 

 a beam trawl at station 5424 (lat. 9° 37' 05'' N.; long. 121° 12' 

 37" E.), near Cagayan Island, Jolo Sea, at a depth of 340 fathoms, on 

 a bottom of coral sand. 



MACROURUS PARADOXUS Smith and Radeliffe, new species. 

 Plate 25, fig. 1. 



Dorsal ii,9-100; anal 105; ventrals 9; pectorals 19 and 21. 



Head 5.10 in total length, large, deeper than broad, its breadth 

 1.80 m its length; depth of body 5.78, back slightly arched, greatest 

 depth being at origin of dorsal; vent immediately in front of anal; 

 tail rapidly tapering, elongate; eye 4.60 in head, 1.12 in snout; 

 interorbital 3.98, its breadth greater than horizontal diameter of eye, 



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