FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 45 



Apogon hartzfeldi Martens, Preuss. Exp. Ost-Asien, vol. 1, 1876, p. 386 

 (Ternate).— Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 223 (Siau; 

 Laiwui). 



Amia hartzfeldi Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerland., vol. 7, 1873-76, p. 86 

 (Ternate, Buru, Amboina, Goram); vol. 8, 1876-77, pi. (69) 346, fig. 2.— 

 Steindachner, Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges., vol. 25, 1900, p. 417 

 (Ternate). — Evermann and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 (1907), 

 p. 72 (Bacon and Cavite). 



Amia hartzfeldii Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, p. 156 

 (compiled). 



Amia cavitensis Jordan and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 (1907), 

 p. 16, fig. 5. Cavite. 



Amia radcliffei Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1918, p. 25, 

 fig. 11. Philippines; 1927, p. 274 (types). 



Depth 2% to 3; head 2\i to 2%, width 2 to 2}/%. Snout 4 to 4^ 

 in head from snout tip; eye 3Ko to 3%, greater than snout or inter- 

 orbital; maxillary reaches % to % in eye or opposite hind pupil edge, 

 expansion 2 to 2% in eye, length 2 in head; bands of minute, villi- 

 form teeth in jaws, on vomer and palatines; interorbital 5^ to 6, 

 nearly level; preopercle ridge entire, edge finely and minutely serrate; 

 preorbital entire. Gill rakers 6 + 13, lanceolate, little longer than gill 

 filaments or 2^5 in eye. 



Scales 21 or 22 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 or 5 more on 

 latter; 2 above, 6 below, 4 predorsal, 2 rows on cheek. Tubes in 

 lateral line simple, well exposed, large, each with well-developed basal 

 scale. Scales with 11 to 13 basal radiating striae; 82 to 114 apical 

 denticles with 3 to 5 transverse series of basal elements; circuli fine. 



D. VI-I, 9, i, third spine 2 to 2}/% in total head length, first 

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

 branched ray 1% to 2}4', caudal IK to 1%, little emarginate behind; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 2% to 2%; pectoral 1% to V/%; ven- 

 tral \% to iy 8 . 



Brown generally, head often more or less swarthy. Eye light brown 

 to darker or neutral gray. Pale gray white median line on snout 

 above, forks at interorbital with each branch continued close along 

 profile of back to caudal peduncle above. Outside usually deep 

 brown line passes from snout above, above eye and along upper side 

 of back above lateral line. Obscure deep brown lateral band from 

 snout tip to eye, bounded below on snout by white line, rather obso- 

 lete or indistinct on side of body. Round black spot at caudal base 

 medially size of pupil. Fins all more or less dull brown, spinous 

 dorsal darkest; soft dorsal with 1, sometimes 2 longitudinal brown 

 bands basally, anal with 1 ; caudal with 4 or 5 deep brown bands 

 transversely, usually as spots on membranes. 



East Indies, Philippines. 



