NEW PHILIPPINE FISHES—-FOWLER 73 
of preopercle. Lateral line with 26 large spines, much larger than 
those on head. 
D. VI—15, 1, third 334 in head, first ray of second fin 314, last 
ray 61g; A. 16, 1, second ray 3, last ray 634; caudal 234, elongate, 
convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 1014; pectoral 1, rays 
11, m1; ventral I, 4, fin 2 in head. 
Color in alcohol pale to light brown, largely whitish below. Back 
with four large dark blotches, all reflected on bases of dorsals. 
Some dark-gray diffuse spots on head. First dorsal largely gray 
black, its upper border whitish. Second dorsal with submarginal 
dark band. Caudal with two dark basal blotches, one above the 
other, and hind border of fin blackish. Fins otherwise pale to 
whitish. 
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Ficure 15.—Acanthoplichthys pectoralis, new species: Type (U.S.N.M. No. 99503). 
Greatly suggestive of the Australian Rhinhoplichthys haswelli 
(McCulloch) and the Hawaiian Rhinhoplichthys platophrys (Gil- 
bert) but differs from both in the greatly longer pectorals and the 
first dorsal rays. 
Type—U.S.N.M. No. 99508. D. 5440. San Fernando Point 
Light, N. 82° E., 23.1 miles (lat. 16°33’52’” N., long. 119°52’54’’ E.), 
west coast of Luzon. In 172 fathoms. May 10, 1909. No. 3547. 
Length 73 mm. 
(pectoralis, pectoral, with reference to the greatly developed 
pectoral fins. ) 
