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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



maxillary 2.85 in head; mandible 3; distal end of maxillary not reaching to below anterior border of eye; 

 preorbital 3.75: bands of small teeth in jaws, with small canines anteriorly, and a row of slightly enlarged 

 curved teeth in each side: gillrakers represented by wide blunt knobs, 7 on lower limb; body covered by thin 

 delicate scales, 3 rows mi check: preopercle entire: opercle with a single spine at posterior margin: origin of 

 dorsal on line with origin of pectoral, longest dorsal spine 2.1 in head, the longest ray 2.5; webs of dorsal fin 

 scarcely incised; origin of anal slightly nearer origin of ventral than base of caudal, its longest ray 3.25 in head: 

 base of anal 2.95 in base of dorsal: vent rals 1.4 in head, their origin below pectoral, their tips not reaching vent ; 

 pectoral 1.45 in head: caudal forked; none of the fins with elongate rays. 



Color in spirits, yellowish white with slight tint of brown above; no stripes; a wide deep black band entirely 

 encircling caudal peduncle, the black extending out slightly on upper and lower rays of caudal. 



Fig. 14. — Nemipterus worcesteri Evermann & Scale new species. Type. 



One specimen (no. 4124; length 8.5 in.), from Bacon. Sorsogon, P. I , type no. 55917, U. S. National 

 Museum; collector Charles J. Pierson. 



We take pleasure in naming this species for the Hon. Dean C. Worcester, of the Philippine Commission, 



in recognition of his valuable work in promoting the study of the zoology of the Philippine Islands. 



142. Neniipterus tseniopterus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Baga. 



One specimen from San Fabian (no. 3512: length 8 in.). 



Ih ntt x txniopterus Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., VI, 183 (24t3), locality unknown. 

 Synagris tscniopurus. Qunther, Cat.. I, 374 (N. E. coast of Australia: Mol 'a s,,, i. 



143. Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch). 



One specimen from San Fabian (no. 3436: length 7.5 in.). 



S parus japonicus Bloch, Ichth., pi. cclxxvii, fig. 1. 



Dentexblochi Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. [nd., u. 1851, 176, Batavia; Atlas, mi, 90, pi. cccxxx, fig. 4. 



Synagris japonicus, Giinther, Cat., I, 37S; Day, Fishes India. 92. pi. xxiv, fig. 2. 



144. Neniipterus ovenii (Bleeker). 



Two specimens from Bulan (no. 3371 and 3372: length 6.25 and 7.5 in.). 



Dcntex orcnii Bleeker, Nat. I ij.ls. Ned. Iud., vu, 1854, 240, Celebes; Atlas, vm, 80, pi. cccxxvm, fig. 5. 

 Synagris ovenii, Giinther, Cat., \ 375. 



