NO. 1407. FISHES' FROM NEGROS— JORDAN AND SEALE. 797 



eye; depth of caudal peduncle, 2.40 in head; minute shari)-pointed 

 teeth in jaws, none on vomer or palatines; tongue rounded; opcM-cles 

 and preopercles entire; cheeks with three or four rows of largo scales; 

 opercles naked t>elow, with about two series of large scales above; ten 

 rows of scales in front of dorsal; longest spine, 2.10 in head; the long- 

 est ray, about 1.50 in head; l)ase of anal, 2.1(» in head; pectorals, 1.1,5 

 in head; ventrals united, 1.50 in head, the memln-ane of the cup very 

 thin; caudal rounded, 1.50 in head. 



Color in spirits light brownish, the margin of the scales darkest, a 

 round black spot on middle line of caudal peduncle at base of caudal; 

 four similar spots, l)ut lighter in color, along the median line of sides; 

 a dusky spot on opercles directly in front of pectorals; two other small 

 spots on cheeks in front of this spot; a dark spot on lower posterior 



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Fig. 1-1.— Gnatholepis calliurus. 



margin of orbit; from this spot up and back along the upper njargin 

 of opercle is an indistinct dusky line; the dorsal lins are slightly 

 shaded with dusky, almost black on posterior part of spinous dorsal; 

 anal shaded with dusk}-; the middle of ventral shaded with dusky; 

 caudal dusky with about six irregular lines of white; pectorals with 

 dusky spot on upper and on lower base of tin. 



Five specimens from Negros, Phili})pine Islands. 



Tijpe.—G^i. No. 51914, U.S.N.M. Length, 2.50 inches. 



DROMBUS Jordan and Seale, new genus. 



This genus ditfers from Mhinogohhis in the presence of mucous 

 channels bearing cross lines of minute cirri as in Gohininnrphitfi. 



io6. DROMBUS PALACKYI Jordan and Seale, new species. 



Head, 3.10; depth, 6; eye, 3.75 in head; D. VI-11; A. 9; scales, 31 

 from posterior mai-gin of opercle to base of caudal; snout, 4; interor- 

 bital about equal to pupil; tongue rounded. 



Body moderately elongate, com]:)ressed; head bluntly pointed, the 

 lower jaw slightly the longer; depth of caudal peduncle, 2.75 in head; 

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