NO. 1407. 



FISHES FROM NEGROS— JORDAN AND SEALE. 



795 



Body elongate, moderatel}' compressed, the snout pointed and broad; 

 lower jaw the longer; depth of caudal peduncle, 3.50 in head; mouth 

 large, the angle under the anterior margin of orbit; ))ands of minute 

 teeth in jaws, none on vomer or palatines; distance from tip of snout 

 to origin of dorsal, 2.60 in length without caudal; longest dorsal spine, 

 3.20 in head, the rays slightly longer; base of anal, 2. 1<» in head; the 

 longest ra3^ 3 in head; pectorals, 1.30 in head; ventrals, 1.7.5 in head; 

 caudal rounded, 1.75 in head. 



Color in spirits brownish with very indistinct brown longitudinal 

 lines, lights on chin and belly, some small scattered black dots over 

 body, 3 wide oblique brown lines on sides of head, the posterior 

 one usually dividing into 2 on opercles; a brown line from anterior 

 of orbit along sides of snout; 2 larg(^ irregular blotches on base of 

 pectoral rays with a line brown dot below each spot, top of snout 

 slightly mottled with brownish lines; spinous dorsal gray with about 

 3 brownish bands; soft dorsal with some irregular dusky blotches; 

 anal plain brown with white margins, caudal with very characteristic 



Fti;. 13.— P.UTIS I.El :i.:i:ki:.S. 



marking, having the -1 upper rays white, the remainder of the fin 

 dusky with l)lackish vertical bands; pectorals yellowish white; ventrals 

 yellowish white with indistinct brown cross-bands. 



One specimen Cat. No. 51953, U.S.N.M., from Neg-ros, Philippine 

 Islands. Length, 3 inches. Several others of larger size and sharper 

 markings with the pectoral spot very conspicuous have been received 

 from Cavite from Surgeon George A. Lung, U. S. N, 



This species, having no serrated crests on the head, may not be con- 

 generic with Ihiths hutis. 



AMBLYGOBIUS Bleeker. 



gg. AMBLYGOBIUS BYNOENSIS (Richardson). 



One fine specimen agreeing well with Day's figure of this species, 



loo. AMBLYGOBIUS SPHINX ( Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



One specimen of this strikingly marked species. 



