10 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



DORYICHTHYS Kaap. 



40. Doryichthys spaniaspis Joidan & Seale, new species. 



Head S.75 in total lengtli; snout 2.30 in liead; rings 13+34; dorsal 20; no distinct filaments on head; 

 cheek with a single keel; dorsal fin on 5 rings; profile about eye not elevated; snout narrow, its width being 

 1.50 in depth; trunk 1.75 in tail; egg-sac on abdomen; lateral line running down to caudal ridge, where it is 



KiG. 3.—Dorj/lchlhys spaniafipis Jurd:tn i; Seale. new species. Type. 



interrupted; caudal small, its length 3.90 in head; pectoral of 14 rays, short, 5. .50 in head; edges of rings not 

 distinctly serrated; no strong median line on interorbital space. Color in spirits grayish with tint of green- 

 alternating darker bands over body, narrow dusky crossbands of dots on chin and throat. One specimen 

 from Cavite, the type. no. 9240, Museum Stanford University, 4.24 inches long. 



GASTEROTOKEUS Heckel. 



41. Gasterotokeus biaculeatus (Bloch). 



Head 5.25 in length; snout 1.85 in head; dorsal 44; lings 17+44; filaments on under side of body and 

 tail. Color in spirits gra_yish, with slight tint of green; a row of black spots on each side of belly. Two 

 specimens from Iloilo, length 5.75 and 6.25 inches. One specimen from Cavite. length 6.25 inches. 



HIPPOCAMPTTS Linnaeus. 



42. Hippocampus aterrimus Jordan & Snyder. 



Hippocampus aterrimus Jordan ■*;; Snyder, l*roc. r. S. Nation.il Museum, vol. .\.\iv. 1902, p. 14. ]A. is.. Riiikiii Islands. 



Snout equal to postorbital part of head; spines blunt, short; dorsal 16; rings 11 +311. Color black, 

 spines enlarged at ventrals. One specimen from Cavite, agreeing with the Riukiu Islands type, length about 

 5 inches. 



43. Hippocampus kuda BIcckci 



Snout longer than postorbital part of liead: rings 11+35; dorsal 17; spines blunt. Color in spirits, 

 browni.sli. One specimen from Cavite, length 5. .50 in<-lics. It corresponds well with the account given by 

 Jordan and Snyder. 



Family PE(;.\S1D.€. 



PARAPEGASUS Dumeril. 



44. Parapegasus natans (Linna?us). 



Head 3 in length; depth 13; snout 4.75 in bead; dorsal 5; anal 5; vent much nearer eye than to Imse of 

 caudal; tail compressed, with 12 rings; upper surface of head and trunk concave; pectoral rays equally 

 slender; snout jirolonged into a large flat process whicli is denticulate on sides; pectoral and dorsal spotted 

 with brown. One specimen from Cavite, length 2.20 inches. 



The generic name Zalises is synonymous with PerjaKun. 



Family MlClLlD.i". 



MUGIL Liunaeus. 



45. Mugil longimanus Giintber 



Head 4 in length; depth 3.75; scales 32, 9 in vertical series; dorsal iv, 8; anal in, 8. Color in spirits 

 silvery, with narrow indistinct longitudinal lines along each row of scales; a black spot at axil of pectoral. 

 Five specimens fidui Cavile. length 4 to 7. .50 inches. 



