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lower surface of head and ventrals quite swarthy. Iris pale yellowish, 

 to neutral gray, brown or slaty. 



Known previously only from Seale's description of the type and 2 

 paratypes, which he calls cotypes. It was described, and figured 

 though without any comment as to its relationship. It is, however, 

 somewhat variable, especially the sexes. The males show the second 

 dorsal ray greatly elongated, when depressed extending beyond caudal 

 base. 



Known only from the Philippines. 



23706 to 23709. Beach at village near Chase Head, Endeavor Strait, Malampaya 

 Sound, Palawan Island. December 22, 1909. Length 104 to 114 mm. (969, 

 970). Olive above. Top of head with yellow shades, washed with red below. 

 First dorsal body color, second to fourth membranes orange terminally and 

 second tipped with black. Second dorsal body color, merging into reddish 

 terminally, produced ray distinctly red. Caudal with reddish shades, most 

 distinct on edges of lobes. Fins otherwise dusky red. Male with eggs. 



16598. Beacon Reef, Catbalogan, Samar Island. April 16, 1908. Length 

 114 mm. 



16671. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. April 23, 1908. Length 142 mm. 



826S, 8269, 8591. Catbalogan, Samar Island. April 14, 1908. Length 116 to 

 125 mm. Male with buccal eggs. 



23192, 23193. Catbalogan, Samar Island. April 15, 1908. Length 113 to 

 120 mm. 



Twenty examples. Catbalogan. April 16, 1908. Length 100 to 125 mm. 



5810. Nabatas Point, Samar Island. July 24, 1909. Length 127 mm. 



18636 (1290). Saboon Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 10, 1909. Length 

 132 mm. 



14750 to 14751. San Januico Strait, between Leyte and Samar. April 13, 1908. 

 Length 107 to 117 mm. Male with buccal eggs. 



AMIA NOVAE-GUINEAE (Valenciennes) 



Apogon novae-guineae Valenciennes, Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 

 vol. 1, 1832, p. 53, pi. 4, fig. 1. New Guinea. — Gunther, Cat. Fish. 

 Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 237 (India and Norfolk Island).— Meyer, 

 Ann. Soc. Espafi. Hist. Nat., Madrid, vol. 14, 1885, p. 12 (north Celebes). 



Amia novae-guineae Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N6erland., vol. 7, 1873-76, 

 p. 97, pi. (41) 319, fig. 5 (Java and New Guinea). — Jordan and Seale, 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 28, 1905, p. 777 (Negros); Bull. Bur. Fisher., 

 vol. 26, 1906 (1907), p. 17 (Philippines).— Evermann and Seale, Bull. 

 Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 (1907), p. 72 (Bulan).— Jordan and Richard- 

 son, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 27, 1907 (1908), p. 254 (Iloilo).— Fowler, 

 Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, p. 161 (compiled). 



Depth 2\i to V/ 2 ; head 2% to 2%, width 1% to 2K- Snout 4^ to 

 4% in head from snout tip; eye 2% to 3^, greater than snout or 

 interorbital; maxillary reaches opposite hind pupil edge, expansion 

 \% to 2 in eye, length 1% to 2 in head; bands of villiform teeth in 

 jaws, on vomer and palatines; interorbital 4 to 4j^, nearly level; 

 preopercle ridge entire, edge minutely serrated. Gill rakers 6 + 13, 

 lanceolate, greatly longer than gill filaments or about half of eye. 



