FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 103 



except cheeks and opercles. Tubes in lateral line each large, well 

 exposed and with small crimped basal scale to each. Scales with 13 

 to 19 basal radiating striae; 89 to 108 apical denticles, with 2 or 3 

 series transversely; circuli fine. 



D. VI-I, 9, i, second spine 1% to 2 in total head length, third ray 

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

 caudal 1 to lXo, well forked; least depth of caudal peduncle 2% to 

 2%; pectoral 1% to \y 2 ; ventral V/ 2 to 1%. 



Light brown, lighter below. Iris neutral rosy gray. Fins all pale 

 or whitish. 



Seale says "this species seems to differ in several respects from A. 

 erythermus to which it is most nearly related." Just what A. eryther- 

 mus is, unless Apogon erythrinus Snyder is intended, we do not know. 



14510 (1557). Biri Channel, Balicuatro Island, east coast of Luzon. June 2, 1909. 



Length 73 mm. Nearly uniform scarlet vermilion, back somewhat dusky 



from pale olivaceous submarginal bar on each scale. Fins also bright scarlet 



vermilion. 

 (548.) Cataingan Bay, Masbate Island. April 18, 1908. Length 74 



mm. Scarlet vermilion, scales olivaceous dusky submarginally on back. 



Iris dark umber. Fins uniform scarlet vermilion, except caudal which slightly 



dusky at tip. 

 20440. Grande Island Reef. June 8, 1908. Length 36 mm. 

 5313. Jolo. March 6, 1908. Length 50 mm. 



One example. Murcielagos Bay, Mindanao. August 21, 1909. Length 66 mm. 

 One example. Port Banalacan, Marinduque Island. February 23, 1909. Length 



37 mm. 

 One example. Romblon Reef. March 26, 1908. Length 32 mm. 

 One example. Saboon Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 10, 1909. Length 



36 mm. 



AMIA DIENCAEA Smith and Radcliffe 



Amia diencaea Smith and Radcliffe, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 41, 1912, 

 p. 431, pi. 34, fig. 1. Sulade Island, Jolo. 



Depth 2%; head 2%, width 2. Snout 4^ in head; eye 2%, 

 greatly more than snout or interorbital; maxillary reaches slightly 

 beyond eye, expansion 53^ in eye, length \%'u\ head; teeth villiform, 

 in bands in jaws, on vomer and palatines; interorbital 4%o, level; 

 preopercle ridge entire, edge behind little uneven or rough and 

 below entire. Gill rakers 5+ 11, lanceolate, double gill filaments or 

 2 l /% in eye, some few above and below as rudiments. 



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

 above, 8 below, 7 predorsal, 2 rows on cheek; head naked, except 

 cheeks and opercles. Tubes in lateral line large, well exposed, each 

 with slight basal scale. Scales with 8 basal radiating striae; 41 

 apical denticles, with 1 or 2 transverse series of basal elements; 

 curculi fine. 



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