NO. 1407. 



FISHES FROM NEGROS— JORDAN AND SEALE. 



793 



upper one, which is also the longest, is situated at distal end of bony 

 stay of cheek. Spines of the head not strongly dev'eloped; ?> or 4 

 small spines posterior of eye and 2 or 3 inwardly curved spines 

 on nuchal region; scales on sides of head and Itody more or less rudi- 

 mentar}; small teeth on jaws vomer and palatines; mouth large, open- 

 ing on dorsal profile; maxillary extending* to below posterior margin 

 of pupil; the lirst 3 spines of dorsal separate and .situated on nuchal 

 region directly a))ove the opercle; distance between the two portions 

 of the spinous dorsal about equal to eye. The last ray of the dorsal 

 is attached ])v membrane to caudal peduncle. Base of anal, 1.50 in 

 head; third spine of anal longest and strongest, its length, 1.50 in head; 

 pectorals reaching to a line with origin of anal, its length equal to 

 head; ventrals ]>roadly attached to belly, their length. 1.50 in head; 

 caudal rounded equal to head. 



Color in spirits dull grayish, more or less marl)led with pale l)rown; 



Fig. 11. — Prosopodasys gogorz^e. 



two rather distinct Itrown bands on posterior of body, the posterior 

 one occupying the caudal peduncle; a rather indistinct irregular 

 })rown band across interorbital and from eye obliquelv down cheeks; 

 another irregular line near posterior margin of opercles; dorsal tin 

 gra3'ish, the black bands of the posterior part of the l)ody extending 

 into the tin; posterior third of anal tin dusky with white tip; the mid- 

 dle portion of the tin is white; the anterior portion gray; caudal with 

 l)lack line at base and two dark lines on its posterior third, otherwise 

 tin white; pectorals dusky with irregular rows of black spots; ven- 

 tials })lack at tip, grayish anteriorly. 



One specimen, Cat. No. 52054, U.S.N.M., from island of Negros, 

 Philippine Islands. Length, 1.15 inches. 



(Named for Jose Gogorza y Gonzalez, of Madrid, author of an excel- 

 lent preliminary list of the vertebrate animals of the Philippines, 1888, 

 entitled Datos para la Fauna Filipina.) 



