NEW PHILIPPINE FISHES—FOWLER 5¢ 
Tomini, Celebes, Dutch East Indies. In 761 fathoms. November 
18,1909. No.1737. Length 158 mm. to end of broken caudal. 
Paratypes.—U.S.N.M. No. 99509. D. 5606. Dodepo Island (W.) 
N. 3°W., 10.8 miles (lat. 0°16’28’” N., long. 121°33’30” E.), Gulf of 
Tomini, Celebes, Dutch East Indies. In 834 fathoms. November 
17, 1909. No. 4086. Length 145 mm. to end of broken caudal. 
U.S.N.M. No. 99510. D. 5608. Binang Unang Island peak, S. 87° 
E., 19 miles (lat. 0°08’00’’ S., long 121°90’00’" E.), Gulf of Tomini, 
Celebes, Dutch East Indies. In 1,089 fathoms. November 18, 1909. 
No. 3838. Length 128 mm. to end of broken caudal. 
(picts, Saw+Bpaxiwy, arm.) 
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Ficure 6.—I pnoceps pristibrachium, new species: Type (U. S. N. M. No. 99508). 
Family SYNGNATHIDAE 
PARABELONICHTHYS, new genus 
Type.—Parabelonichthys kellersi, new species. 
Body compressed, with rather feeble cristae or keels, which smooth 
and on trunk; three auxiliaries along each interval longitudinally 
of fundamental cristae; superior cristae of head and trunk discon- 
tinuous; inferior cristae of trunk and tail discontinuous; median 
cristae of trunk and inferior cristae of tail continuous. Tail little 
longer than combined head and trunk. Vent little premedian. Dor- 
sal begins little before middle between gill opening and vent, rays 57, 
. on 15 rings of which 5 belong to tail. Anal present. Caudal well 
developed. Pectoral large, with broad base. 
Related to Belonichthys Peters but differing chiefly in its auxiliary 
longitudinal trunk keels. 
(rapa, near+ Belonichthys.) 
