FISHES FROM NEGROS— JORDAN AND SEALE. 777 



29. LEIOGNATHUS LEUCISUS (Gunther). 



Three specimens, the dorsal sphie a little shorter than indicated in 

 Giinther's description. 



EQUULA Cuvier. 



30. EQUULA INSIDIATOR (Bloch). 



One example. 



GAZZA Cuvier and Valenciennes. 

 31. GAZZA MINUTA (Bloch). 



Seven examples. 



Fami ly APOGON ICHTH YYDM. 



AMIA Gronow. 

 (Apogon Laceprde. ) 



32. AMIA NOVEMFASCIATA (Cuvier and Valenciennes] . 



One specimen, with the lateral bands t'ormin^- connivent stripes on 

 the caudal tin, as in Samoan examples. 



33. AMIA NOV^-GUINEiE (Bleaker). 



Two specimens, the one plain in color, the other crus.sed with faint 

 pale bars. 



34. AMIA GILBERTI Jordan and Seale, new species. 



Head, 2.5(»; depth, 2.45; eye, 2.25 in head; D. VI-I, !); A. 11, !); 

 scales 2-21-6; lateral line complete; snout 1.75 in eye, -3.75 in head; 

 interorbital 4 in head. 



Body compressed, rather short and deep; depth of caudal peduncle 

 2.75 in head; tip of upper jaw on horizontal line with lower margin of 

 pupil; mouth large; lower jaw slighth' the longest; distal end of 

 maxillar}^ reaches to below anterior half of pupil; minute teeth in jaws, 

 vomer and palatines; th(> posterior lower liml) of preopercie is slightly 

 denticulate, otherwise preopercles and opercles entire; gill-rakers slim 

 and sharp pointed the longest equal to one-half of e^'e, 19 on lower 

 limb; distance from origin of dorsal to tip of snout, 2.15 in length of 

 tish without caudal; second dorsal spine rather elongate, 1.14 in head, 

 base of soft dorsal, 2 in head, the longest ray, I.IH) in head; base of anal, 

 2.05 in head, the oi-igin of anal is under anterior third of soft dorsal; 

 pectorals, 1.3»> in bead, their tip below middle of soft dorsal; ventrals 

 short, 2 in head, their tip not reaching base of anal; caudal probabh' 

 rounded, t)ut the tin is so broken as to render shape uncertain. 



