FISHES FROM NEGROS— JORDAN AND SEALE. 



799 



from tip of .snout to orio;in of .spinous dorsiil, 2.7.") in longth without 

 caudiil; long-est dor.sal spine a])out two in head, e(|uai in lenoth to 

 longest dorsal ray; base of anal, 1.(55 in head; pcH'toral, 1.45 in head; 

 \(Mitrals united, tiie membranous cup" rather (lee[) with its anterior 

 margin notched; caudal rounded, 1.50 in head. 



Color in spirits a dirty yellowish lu'own; the c(dor.s have almost 

 disappeared in the type, but the species i.s easih^ characrterized by the 

 rather lari>-e whit(» spots on under side of head and the marking-.s of 



Fig. 16. — Glossogobius aglestes. 



the tin.s, which are as follow.s: Spinous dorsal thisky with graj'ish on 

 anterior base; soft dorsal grayish, more or less banded with dusky; 

 caudal dusky with indistinct bars of lighter; anal and ventral dusk}^; 

 pectorals gray with a short dusky bar on lower rays at ba.se and two 

 rather indistinct spots above; cheeks uniform brown. 



One specimen from Negros, Philippine Islands. Cat. No. 51948, 

 U.y.N.M. Length, 2.80 inches. 



Family BLENNIID.E. 



SALARIAS Cuvier. 

 io8. SALARIAS EDENTULUS (Forster). 



Four specimens. 



log. SALARIAS FASCIATUS (Bloch). 



Three specimens. 



no. SALARIAS DEANI Jordan and Scale, new species. 



Head, 4.10; depth, 5; eye, 3.10 in head. D. XIII, U»; A. 21; no 

 canines; dorsal incised more than one-half its depth; lateral line short, 

 ending under eighth dorsal spine; na.sal tentacle d()ul)le, unfringed; 

 orbital tentacle simple, about as long as width of eye; no nuchal ten- 

 tacle; head and forehead projected Ijeyond the mouth, the angle of 

 mouth l)eing posterior of e3"e. 



Body elongate, compre.ssed; depth of caudal peduncle, 2.75 in head; 

 teeth in a single series in each jaw; distance from front of head to 

 origin of dorsal, 3.60 in length of body without caudal, longest dorsal 



