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One example. Masong&s Island. October 10, 1008. Length 32 mm. (72). 

 22101. Pangasinan Island, vicinity of Jolo. February 13,1008. Length 70mm. 

 21570. Pilaa Island. September 12, lOOOi Length 22 to t".. r > mm. 4 examples. 

 •21002. Pujads Bay, Mindanao. May 15, 1008. Length 53 mm. 

 Two examples. Elagay Bay. March 10, 1000. Length 28 mm. 

 11617,11618. Sablayan, Mindoro. December 12, 1908. Length 70 to 83 mm. 



2 examples. 

 Six examples. Sablayan. December 13, 1008. Length 30 to 65 mm. 

 20000. San Miguel Island. April 21, 1008, Length 62 nun. 

 21016. Sirinao Island. December 31, 1908. Length 50 mm. 

 22761. Sitanki Reef . September 24, 1000. Length 58 mm. 

 20605 Ulugan Ray, near Bakeli River mouth, Palawan Island. December 28, 



1008. Length -is mm. 

 Twelve examples. Tomahu Island, Bouro. December 12, 1000. Length 41 to 



53 mm. 

 Two examples. Togian Island, Togiau Hay, Celebes. November 19, 1909. 



length ;">S to 60 mm. (2051). 



PLESIOPS OXTCEPHALUS Ble«ker 



Plesiops asycophedus Blbbkbb, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. S, 1S55, 

 p. 320. Batu Archipelago. Gun pheb, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 3, 1861, 

 p. 3t'4 ^copied'). — Bleeker, Vorh. Kon. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam, No. 5, 

 vol. 15, 1875, p. 20, pi. 2, tig. 1 (Batu; Amboina); Atlas Ichth. Ind. 

 Neerland.. vol. 0, 1877, pi. (1) 3S0, tig. 7. — Boulenger, Cat. Fish. Brit. 

 Mus., vol. !, 1805, p. 341 (copied). 



Only known from the Bast Indies. Not obtained since reported 

 by Bleeker, he having but three examples. 



Three examples. Tomahu Island, Bouro, Dutch Fast Indies. December 12, 

 100;'. Length 60 to 62 mm. (2133). 



CALLOPLESIOPS now genus 1S 



Type. — CaUoplesiops niveus new species. 



Body robust, short. Head rather large. Snout short. Eye mod- 

 erate. Mouth rather large, mandible protruding. Maxillary ex- 

 posed, with supplemental bone. Teeth villiform. Preorbital narrow. 

 Preopercle entire. Opercle unarmed. Gill rakers rather short, few. 

 Lateral lines 2. Scales large, cteniod. Dorsal single with 11 spines 

 and 9 rays, membranes not deeply notched between ends of spines, 

 soft tin forming lone; elevated lobe. Anal with 3 spines and 9 rays. 

 soft tin like soft dorsal. Caudal greatly elongated, greater than head, 

 rounded. Pectoral short. Ventral very long. 



Known from the Bast Indies and Philippines. 



Diagnosis. — Though related to PUsiops quite unlike it in appear- 

 ance, differing especially in the shorter body and enlarged soft 

 vertical litis. 



ANALYSIS OF THK SPSOKS 



(i 1 . Cheek with 3 rows of scales; body and tins covered with moderately large 

 white spots niveus 



a 3 . Cheek with 2 rows of scales; bod; and tins covered with very fine or small 

 white dots, oil body one to each seale argus 



beautiful; Ptiriopt. 



