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One example. Tomahu Island. December 11, 1909. Length 48 mm. 



One example. Labuandata Bay, Gulf of Boni, Celebes. December 18, 1909. 



Length 38 mm. 

 12780. Limbe Strait, Celebes. November 10, 1909. Length 60 mm. 

 One example. Talisse Island, north of Celebes. November 9, 1909. Length 



42 mm. 



APOGONICHTHYS ELLIOTI (Day) 



Apogon ellioli Day, Fishes of India, pt. 1, 1875, p. 63, pi. 17, fig. 1. Madras; 



Suppl., 1888, p. 784; Fauna Brit. India, Fishes, vol. 1, 1889, p. 497.— 



Johnstone, Rep. Ceylon Pearl Fisher., pt. 2, 1904, p. 220 (Galle). 

 Amia ellioli McCulloch, Biol. Res. Endeavour, vol. 3, No. 3, 1915, p. 119 



(off Gloucester Head, Queensland, 35 fathoms). 

 Apogon nigripinnis (not Valenciennes) Jerdon, Madras Journ. Lit. Sci., 



1851, p. 128.— Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 235 



(part) . 

 Apogon arafurae Gunther, Rep. Voy. Challenger, vol. 1, 1880, p. 38, pi. 



16, fig. C. Arufura Sea. 



Depth 3 to 3y s ; head 2M to 2%, width 2}/ s to 2%. Snout 4% to 

 5 in head from snout tip; eye 3^ to 4, greater than snout or inter- 

 orbital; maxillary reaches 3^ to % in eye, expansion 1^ to 1% in 

 eye, length 2 to 2}/% in head; teeth fine, villiform, in bands in jaws, 

 on vomer and palatines; interorbital 3% to 4J/^, nearly level; pre- 

 opercle edge and ridge with small uneven serrae. Gill rakers 4 + 11, 

 lanceolate, longer than gill filaments or 2% in eye. 



Scales 23 in lateral line to caudal base and 3 more on latter; 2 or 3 

 above, 5 below, 4 predorsal, 2 rows of cheek scales to preopercle 

 ridge; muzzle including interorbital, maxillary and suborbitals, naked. 

 Lateral line of rather large tubes, well exposed, each with small basal 

 crimped scale. Scales with 8 to 15 basal radiating striae; 35 to 65 

 apical denticles, with 1 to 4 transverse series of basal elements; 

 circuli fine. 



D. VII-I, 9, i, fourth spine 2}£ to 2% in total head length, third 

 ray 1% to \%; A. II, 8, i, second spine 3 to 2>%, third ray 1% to 

 2}4; caudal 1% to 1%, convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 

 2% to 2%; pectoral 2; ventral \% to 2. 



Pale brown generally, with silvery reflections on side of head and 

 body. Iris silvery white. Fins all pale, spinous dorsal with apical 

 half blackish and soft dorsal with median brown longitudinal band, 

 slightly arched, also soft dorsal edge above brown. Ventral with 

 brownish dusted over anterior half of fin. 



India, East Indies, Philippines, Queensland. Some examples show 

 7 broad gray transverse bands on trunk and tail much wider than 

 interspaces. Others also have the caudal terminally with more or 

 less dusky. 



Six examples (D. 5360). Corregidor Light. N. 74° W., 6-9 miles (14° 21' N., 

 120° 41' E.), Manila Bay, Luzon. In 12 fathoms. February 7, 1909. Length 

 62 to 105 mm. 



