FISHES FROM HA WAIT— JORDAN AND SNYDER. 947 



Family ANTENNARIID.E. 



36. ANTENNARIUS LAYSANIUS Jordan and Snyder, new species. 



This species is distinguished by the following set of chaiactcrs: 

 Third dorsal spine movable only at tip, being elosely bound down to 

 the occiput and back; first spine long and slender, extending ti) middle 

 of third; soft dorsal not nearly reaching caudal: color light with black 

 spots. 



Mouth large, the width e(iual to lengtii of maxillary. 4.5 times diam- 

 eter of eye. First spine long and slender, reaching niiddic of third 

 when depressed, the tip with a small knob bearing filaments one of 

 which is lanceolate, seven-eighths the length of spine, the others short 

 and thread-like. Second spine inserted above anterior Qi\gv of orbit, 

 reaching base of third when depressed, connected posteriorly with 

 head by a thin membrane, the free edge of which is convex, the tip of 

 spine with a movable joint. Third spine ecpial in length to maxillary, 

 inmiovably and closely attached throughout its length to the occiput 

 and back, the tip with a small, movable joint. Soft dorsal not connected 

 with third spine b}^ a membrane or crest, separated from the caudal 

 by a space equal in length to 2.5 times diameter of eye. the last rays 

 when depressed not reaching base of caudal; rays 12, the longest 

 (posterior) equal in length to distance between base of first dorsal 

 spine and tipof second when depressed; posterior margin of fin rounded; 

 anal when depressed reaching base of caudal, rays 7, about equal in 

 length to those of dorsal. Caudal rounded. Gill opening at base of 

 pectoral. 



Skin hispid with minute, simple, and bilobcd lobcd prickles; skin of 

 upper half of e}'e with prickles; minute, filamentous, dermal ai^jcn- 

 dages scattered about over the sides and back, especially proniiiiciit 

 below dorsal spines and fin; none on ventral surface. 



Color in spirits yellowish white, densely clouded with white du>ky: 

 a small ocellus midway between base of pectoral and origin of soft 

 dorsal, many small black spots scattered about on breast aiul belly, an 

 oblong black spot half as large as eye on posterior half of soft ilorsal. 

 a row of black spots along edge of dorsal fin, a large one on basi' of 

 anal and two near border of fin: caudal with a few spots as laige as 

 pupil; dorsal, caudal, and anal narrowly {H\o;vd with white: pectorals 

 white below, dusky above; chin dusky, with iin indistinct light ocellu-: 

 tongue with small black spots; filaments of dorsal dusky. 



Xype.—l^o. 8439, Ichthyological Collections, Stanford Tniver-ity. 

 Laysan Island. Length, UT nun. 



