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D. VI-I, 9, i, third spine 2} 10 in head, first ray \%\ A. II, 8, i, 

 second spine 2%, first ray \%\ caudal 1^, emarginate behind; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 2%; pectoral 1%; ventral 1% . 



Pale brown generally, nearly uniform. Diffuse pale longitudinal 

 band, but little darker than general color, begins on lateral line 

 above end of pectoral and extends midway along side of caudal 

 peduncle to caudal base and out over caudal fin. Broad blackish 

 brown postocular band extends to pectoral base or over prepectoral 

 space, at first about wide as pupil and narrowing posteriorly. 

 Fins all uniformly pale or whitish. 



Known only from the type, a single specimen, No. 70243 U.S.N.M. 

 Sulade Island, Jolo. Length 41 mm. 



AMIA SANGIENSIS (Bleeker) 



Apogon sangiensis Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 13, 1857, p. 

 375. Sangir Islands. — Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 

 235 (copied); Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, vol. 1, pt. 1, 1873, p. 20 (Yap).— 

 Day, Fishes of India, pt. 1, 1875, p. 64, pi. 17, fig. 4; Fauna Brit. India, 

 vol. 1, 1889, p. 500.— Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 229 

 (west coast of Binongka). — Beaufort, Bijd. Dierk., Amsterdam, 1913, p. 

 114 (Beo, Majalibit Bay, Waigiu).— Regan, Ann. Durban Mus., vol. 1, 

 pt. 1, 1917, p. 458 (Durban, Natal). — Barnard, Ann. South Afric. Mus., 

 vol. 21, 1927, p. 515 (Natal coast). 



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

 95, pi. (41) 319, fig. 4 (Sangir). — Evermann and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., 

 vol. 26, 1906 (1909), p. 72 (Bulan).— Fowler and Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus., vol. 71, 1927, p. 6 (Benkoelen, Sumatra). — Fowler, Mem. Bishop 

 Mus., vol. 10, 1928, p. 160 (Ascension Island, Marshalls). 



Depth 2% to 2%; head 2% to 2^, width 2% to 2%. Snout 3J/£ 

 to 4 in head; eye 3 to 33^, greater than snout or interorbital; maxil- 

 lary reaches % to Y2 in eye, expansion 2 x /i to 23^, length 23/g to 

 234 in head; mandible slightly shorter than upper jaw; teeth villiform, 

 in bands in jaws, on vomer and palatines; interorbital 4% to 5, 

 slightly convex; preopercle ridge entire, edge finely serrate. Gill 

 rakers 5 4- 18, lanceolate, little greater than gill filaments or }/% of eye. 



Scales 22 or 23 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 or 3 more on 

 latter; 2 above, 6 below, 5 or 6 predorsal, 2 rows on cheek to pre- 

 opercle ridge ; muzzle, including maxillary and suborbitals, also top 

 of head naked. Tubes in lateral line large, well exposed, each with 

 small basal scale. Scales with 4 to 11 basal radiating striae; 40 to 

 65 apical denticles, sometimes with single row of basal elements; 

 circuli fine. 



D. VI-I, 9, 1, fourth spine 134 to 1% in head, second ray \ x /i to 

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

 13^ to 134, well emarginate; least depth of caudal peduncle 2% to 

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



