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BULLETIN 10 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Bartschina, new subgenus 



Tyye. — Bamyieina hitaeni-ata^ new species. 



Diagnosis. — Distinguished from subgenus Dampieria by the larger 

 scales, less than 60 in a lateral series, the small caudal less than 

 the head in length and ending in a median point behind. Two broad 

 dark longitudinal bands. 



(For Dr. Paul Bartsch, who served as representative of the United 

 States National Museum on the Albatross during part of the Philip- 

 pine cruise.) 



DAMPIERIA BITAENIATA, new species 



Depth 32/3 to 33^; head 31/4, width 2% to 24/5. Snout 4 to 4:% 

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

 snout, greater than interorbital ; maxillary reaches 14 to % in eye, 

 expansion 2 to 21/5, length 2% to 234 in head from snout tip ; teeth 

 uniserial, small in jaws with 4 rather small upper front canines and 



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 Figure 4. — Dampieria bitaeniata, new species. Type 



2 larger wide set lower anteriorly ; vomer with narrow band of fine 

 teeth, none on palatine or tongue ; interorbital 6 to 6%, slightly con- 

 vex. Gill rakers 4 + 12, lanceolate, % of gill filaments, which 1% 

 in eye. 



Scales 42 to 44 in median lateral series to caudal base and 8 or 9 

 more on latter; upper section of lateral line with 32 or 33 tubular 

 scales, lower section with 8 to 10 to caudal base and 1 or 2 more on 

 latter; 3 or 4 scales above lateral line, 13 below, 21 predorsal for- 

 ward opposite front pupil edge. 5 rows on cheek. Scales with 11 or 

 12 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 67 to 72; circuli very fine. 



D. Ill, 26, I, third spine 4 in total head length, fourth ray 21/8 to 

 21/2; A. Ill, 14, 1, third spine 3i/2to 41/2, fourth ray 2 to 21/8; caudal 

 1% to 1%, ends in median point behind; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 2 to 21/5 ; pectoral II/2 to 22/3 ; ventral I2/5 to 11/2- 



Brown. Dark brown streak, diffuse, extends from upper hind eye 

 edges, broadens along back and upper caudal peduncle, then darker, 

 sharply defined and narrowing toward median caudal rays, termi- 



