PHILIPPINE MACROUROID FISHES—GILBERT AND HUBBS. 4051 
Coloration in alcohol.—The body is dark brown, becoming lighter 
ventrally, but blackish on the belly. A rounded blackish spot, ocel- 
lated by a whitish ring, extends from the lower end of the pectoral 
base upward and backward to and including the first row of scales 
above the lateral line; the spot is nearly as long as the orbit and 
covers about eight rows of scales (counting downward and back- 
ward). A less regular and less distinct squarish spot has its four 
corners at the front of the first dorsal fin, at the origin of the lateral 
line on each side, and at a point on the top of the head above the pos- 
terior orbital margin. Another indistinct blotch hes below the 
posterior end of the first dorsal and the anterior part of the inter- 
dorsal space. A dark bar, half the head’s length behind the spot 
near the pectoral, covers three scale rows extending downward and 
backward from the dorsal fin to the lateral line. Behind this region 
the tail is indistinctly barred. The sides of the abdomen and of the 
head show silvery reflections. The upper end of the branchiostegal 
membrane, the opercle, and the posterior border of the preopercle 
are dull blackish. Elsewhere the head is light, being pale and punc- 
tate on the under surface, whitish on the mandibular rami, and on 
the gular and branchiostegal membranes. The buccal and branchial 
cavities are lined with blackish, except along their light margins. 
The blackish brown color of the parietal peritoneum, easily rubbed 
off, is underlain by a bright silvery pigment. .The fins are mostly 
blackish, but are light on the base of the first dorsal, on the entire 
second dorsal, and on the filament of the outer ventral ray. 
This interesting species has been sufficiently compared with related 
forms in the preceding analytical key. 
Table of measurements in hundredths of length to anus. 
Para- 
Typ 
type 
(female). (male). 
AUHOLTOSsAS LAUION ea ss nae Sar Sree Osea aad ence shee = oc cek meme cae 5621 5621 
Rota en CihiinmaIneeeac cess cea ss enc se ae ore le Soe cees otis oe dle kiacinscsehe eestor 1191 169 
et Ove Us RITA INN oo ee cay 2 8c cetecareomyejauhels Eel aya Sissel leaner to eee eee ee 66 51 
Wepue th Ounendanre ne a eres ene tee ent et. Eee sae ek ots US se 71 73 
Mee GRtOMORO UG saree ato anaes tas 2 Bs - Soo alee ee Jeeta ae Oamarans as 22 22 
BOstonbiLalvlenathvomhend. ase sean ne: Aaa kente ee. lS sose- cess ecasemeeeaces. trees 24 24 
Miiathsofinteronblbals \a te sce a8 ae ee oe ee Ee ee a. 2 a ee Ne peesyelae 16 17 
Wile PAR OL SUDOLDICAL. Sts teetie ian = ocean nip mee oe ore Moore Sees Lew eee re ere, ee eos 11 11 
OnplinbOmpreopercle; cise sha sckae ee cece er se eh eases tea eoeee seme Bea oe 29 28 
Suet OLSNOUL. Somers. ok ke eee Oe eee eae ne eee at eee es Mab eae os alte 27 28 
Hench Ofbanpel so- nce cosman nse sea oe eee eee SS a SRE Eee Seer eae oe setae 4 6 
Length of upper jaw 18 18 
Depth of body..........- a Al: |S <n 
Width of body. =--....:.--. A 31 33 
Jatgat DIDS ay GW aY 5 Lopes see Mage Soe oes eat et a Ie aE CARE aT Mey RSE Se ea Petes EL CPL es A oe 10 if 
RAMIS LOS VEDUNAL. Sones. cee ace sok <m sbiatses Mnoee ac Seeks waldee ce saecee tweed ele 23 27 
Mentralatonsthmus: & ooo. acieosteeno-s2ecss Fee Pah eee, Set nek | CT tele Re aidan 21 20 
Heichtvorsecond. dorsal’ Spine.ns2 c= cem= sane ssc coves sock semen coe ses meas tescse ose 69 84 
FRCLEHiOMpning: GOrsall Ta vese a> sen on een nee ee Seee = cece ek ecm ee sinceeace.- Ilscieeitcjmet [ere see toe 
eieT Noielins OLGA) DASOS= Jac Ane ee aah Seinen efoto eet an eens eyecare seas 17 18 
ken cphiohingerdorsal spaces ce -cemttats sels 2 eee Sem eei na ees ee clans a~<' 2b oj 15 16 
Wen cihrotmectonalge st = scccicee cok ae wacom ee eae oe Elesee dlavisnh cette wee ater se one bee 38 50 
ene thi OhoutLen venlralray. ose ste saree seein aaa Saat Sooke Soke oa af cise epee | 37 | 46 
ene i hOnsecoud Venuralerayn sweeter nec eats steers Aosiene sche ce cbeelsswins esc et cesta 22 29 
1 A pseudocaudal developed. 
