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scaly basal area. Head largely covered with small scales and about 

 5 rows transversely on maxillary. Lateral line well arched, especially 

 below spinous dorsal, tubes all large, well exposed and simple. Scales 

 with 11 basal nearly parallel striae; 58 to 60 small apical denticles, 

 in 2 series transversely; circuli very fine. 



D. VI-I, i, 10, i, third spine 2J/£ to 2% in total head length, first 

 branched ray 2}{; A. Ill, 8, 1, second spine 33^, third ray 2)4', caudal 

 1 /€> very slightly emarginate behind, resulting lobes slightly rounded; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 2%; pectoral V/2; ventral 2. 



Warm brown generally, with 7 deep brown well-defined longitudinal 

 dark bands, converging on head toward eye. Fins all uniform pale 

 brownish. Iris brownish. Known previously only from the type. 

 We have 2 other specimens which now establish the range of the 

 species from the Philippines to Samoa. 



(616). Baganga Bay, eastern Mindanao. May 13, 1908. Length 82 mm. 



9391. Paluan Bay, Mindoro. December 11, 190S. Length 44 mm. 



51738, U.S.N.M. Apia, Samoa. Bureau of Fisheries. Length 78 mm. (Type.) 



CHORISTISTIUM SWALESI," new species 



Depth 3; head 2}4 to 2%, width 2 to 2Y 2 . Snout 4% to V/ 2 in 

 head from snout tip; eye 4 to 4%, subequal with snout, greater than 

 interorbital; maxillary reaches % to % in eye, expansion 134 in eye, 

 length 2% to 2% in head from snout tip; teeth in villiform bands in 

 jaws, on vomer and palatines; interorbital 5 to 5^ in head, scarcely 

 convex; preopercle edge with rather weak serrae; opercle spines 3, 

 small, distinct. Gill rakers 8 + 18, lanceolate, little longer than gill 

 filaments or half of eye. 



Scales 42 in lateral line to caudal base and 3 more on latter; 5 

 scales above, 17 below, about 30 predorsal forward to nostril, 11 or 

 12 rows across cheek to hind preopercle angle; bases of soft vertical 

 fins broadly scaly; maxillary expansion with 4 or 5 transverse rows 

 of scales; snout, preorbital and front interorbital naked. Scales with 

 12 basal radiating striae; 42 to 48 short apical denticles, in 3 series 

 transversely; circuli rather fine. 



D. VIII, I, 9, i or 10, i, third spine 2% to 2% in total head length, 

 first branched ray 2%; A. Ill, 8, 1, second spine 2Y 2 to 2%, first ray 

 2 to 2y 2 ; caudal \% to \%, truncate; least depth of caudal peduncle 

 2% to 3; pectoral 1^ to 1^5 ventral 1%. 



Brown generally, little paler below. Median pale line from inter- 

 orbital to spinous dorsal. From head six pale bands longitudinally, 

 upper 5 extend from upper and posterior edge of eye, diverge and 

 broaden on body though none wide as dark interspaces, with third 

 and fourth converging on caudal toward middle of its hind edge. 

 Iris pale. Fins all light brown, but soft dorsal and anal each with 

 black pale edged ocellus little smaller than eye. 



'» For the late Bradshaw Swales, in slight appreciation of his general interest in natural history. 



