NEW PHILIPPINE FISHES—FOWLER 87 
peduncle 434 in total head length; pectoral 3, rays 9; ventral I, 5, fins 
joined, length 214 in total head length. 
Color in alcohol brown, limit of each myomere slightly darkened. 
On top of head dark bar down from eye to hind part of maxillary, and 
two others radiate back from hind part of each eye, expanding back- 
ward. Uppermost of each band in hind part of its expansion with 
two pale or whitish spots, one above the other and below and before 
median large pale occipital blotch. Dark diffuse shade on free part 
of caudal peduncle. Caudal with about six obscure transverse median 
dark parallel bars. Fins otherwise all uniformly pale. 
Type—uU.S.N.M. No. 99549. Malabang River, southern Mindanao. 
Caught by hand. May 21,1908. Length 32 mm. 
Paratype.—U.S.N.M. No. 99550. Same data as type. Length 21 
mm. 
Characters largely in the generic account above. 
(radium, ray + ocularis, of the eye, with reference to the markings.) 
Family PTEROPSARIDAE 
ROXASELLA, new genus 
Type—Rowasella fusiforme, new species. 
Body subcylindrical, elongately ovoid in lateral contour, with long 
tapering tail. Caudal peduncle short, free, compressed. Head at- 
tenuated, depressed. Snout long, pointed, depressed, Eye small, 
superior, enters upper profile of head. Maxillary long, extends back 
well below eye. Mouth moderate, lower jaw the shorter. Teeth very 
small, in jaws and on palate. 
Interorbital narrow bony frenum. Scales large, cycloid. Head 
largely scaled, muzzle naked. Lateral line present, complete, tubes 
large and simple. Two dorsals, well separated, first fin small with 
13 graduated spines. Second dorsal long, little higher in front. 
Anal little longer thar. second dorsal, with notched edge. Caudal 
small, shorter than head. Pectoral moderate, reaches into front of 
anal. Ventrals small, widely set, inserted close behind preopercle. 
Known chiefly by its small first dorsal, subequal jaws or the lower 
shorter, the small wide-set ventrais, and the large scales. 
(Named for Hilario A. Roxas, in appreciation of his work in Phil- 
ippine ichthyology.) 
ROXASELLA FUSIFORME, new species 
IIGURE 23 
Depth 814; head 314, width 214. Snout 3% in head; eye 714, 1% 
in snout; maxillary reaches below hind eye edge, length 274 in head; 
mouth little inclined from horizontal, lower jaw little shorter as 
