FISHES OF THE PHILIPPIN"E ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS vj 



ANALYSIS OF GENERA 



a\ PsEUDOGBAMMiNAE. Scales Ctenoid, moderate or about 50 in lateral series; 

 palate with teeth ; dorsal spines 7, pungent ; anal rays 16 or 17. 



Fseudogramma. 

 a". PsETjDOCHBOMiNAE. Scales ctenoid, palate usually with teeth ; dorsal, aual, 

 and ventral with spines, first with only 2 or 3 spines ; anal rays 13 or 14. 

 b^. Teeth on vomer, none on palatines ; scales small, about 60 in lateral line. 



Dampieria. 

 &^ Teeth on vomer and palatines ; scales moderate or large, 32 to 45 in lateral 

 series. 

 c\ Soft dorsal and anal with most rays branched; ventral rays branched. 



moderate Pseudochromis. 



(f. Soft dorsal and anal with most all rays simple; ventral rays simple, 



elongated Nematochromis. 



a'. PsEUDOPLESiopsiNAE. Scales cycloid; palate edentulous; no dorsal, anal, or 

 ventral spines, often many dorsal rays simple Pseudoplesiops. 



Genus PSEUDOGRAMMA Bleeker 



Pseudogramma Bl,eeker, Verb. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam, No. 5, vol. 15. 1875, p. 

 24. Type PseudocJiromis polyacanthus Bleekee, monotypic. 



Body oblong, compressed. Head acute. Mouth oblique, cleft not 

 curved. Maxillary reaches slightly beyond hind eye edge. Teeth in 

 several series in jaws, none canine-like ; vomer and palatines toothed. 

 Preopercle armed with small spine above. Branchio'stegals 6. 

 Scales ctenoid, moderate, 50 in lateral series. Jaws and cheeks scaly. 

 Dorsal and anal bases scaly. Dorsal with 7 pungent spines and 19 

 to 21 rays; membranes of spinous fin notched. Anal with 3 spine's 

 and 16 or 17 rays. Ventrals inserted below pectoral bases, each with 

 5 rays, second ray longest. 



PSEUDOGRAMMA POLYACANTHUS (Bleeker) 



Pseudochromis poli/acanthus Bleekek, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 10, 

 1856, p. 375. Ternate.— GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 2, 1860, p. 258 

 (copied).— Knee, Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-nat. Kl., vol. 56. p. 

 717 (Fiji).— ScHMELTz. Cat. Mus. GodefEroy, No. 4, 1869, p. 16 (Viti Islands) ; 

 No. 5, 1874, p. 26 (Viti Islands). — GtJNTHER, Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, vol. 5. 

 pt. 11, 1876, p. 159, pi. 98, fig:. A (Tahiti; Raiatea).— Fowler. Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1900, p. 523 (Tahiti) ; Occas. Pap. Bishop Mus., vol. 

 8, No. 7, 1923, p. 384 (Honolulu) ; Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, p. 189 

 (Honolulu; Marcus Island; Tahiti). 



Pseudogrmnma polyacanthus Bleeker, Verb. Kon. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam, No. 

 5, vol. 15, 1875, p. 24, pi. 3, fig. 2 (Temate; Timor) ; Atlas Ichth. lud. 

 Neerland., vol. 9, 1877, pi. (1) 389, fig. 3.— Steindachner, Abb. Sencken- 

 berg. Naturf. Ges., vol. 25, 1900, p. 428 (Batjan, Ternate).— Bryan and 

 Herre, Occas. Pap. Bishop Mus., vol. 2, No. 1, 1902 (1903), p. 139 (Marcus 

 Island). — Regan, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, ser. 2, vol. 12. 1905, Zool., p. 

 227 (Amirante, Seychelles, in 25 to 35 fathoms). — Bealtfort, Bijd. Dierk., 

 Amsterdam, pt. 19, 1913, No. 9, p. 119 (Ambon).— Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 

 57, Fische, 1913, p. 266 (Lamakera; Kubala). 



Pscudograma jwlijacantha Fowler, Bull. Bishop Mus., No. 22. 1925, p. 37 

 (Tahiti). (Misprint.) 



