10 BULLETIN OK THK BT^REAIT OF FISHERIES. 



DORYICHTHYS Kaup. 



40. Doryichthys spaniaspis .linden it Seale, new species. 



Head S.7.') in lolal length; snout 2. .SO in lieail; rings 13+.S4; dorsal 20; no distinct filaments on head: 

 check with a single keel; dorsal fin on .5 rings: profile about eye not elevated: snout narrow, its width being 

 1..50 in depth: trunk 1.75 in tail; egg-sac on abdomen; lateral line running down to caudal ridge, where it is 



Fig. 3. — DoTyichthys spaniaaph .Tordan ct Seale, new species. Type. 



interrupted: caudal small, its length 3.90 in head; pectoral of 14 rays, short, 5.50 in head: edges of rings not 

 dislinctly serrated: no strong median line on interorbital space. Color in spirits grayish with tint of green; 

 alternating darker bands over body, narrow dusky crossl)and.s of dots on chin and throat. One specimen 

 from Cavite, the type, no. 9240, Museum Stanford University, 4.24 inches long. 



GASTEKOTOKEUS Heckel. 



41. Gasterotokeus biaculeatus (Bloch). 



Head 5.25 in length; snout 1.S5 in head; dorsal 44; rings 17+44; filaments on under side of body and 

 tail. Color in spirits grayish, with slight tint of green; a row of black spots on each side of belly. Two 

 specimens from Iloilo, length 5.75 and 6.25 inches. One specimen from Cavite, length 6.25 inches. 



HIPPOCAMPUS Linnaeus. 



42. Hippocampus aterrimus .lordan ct Snyder. 



Ilippui'iiinpus (Ufrrinnts .Tordan A: Snyder. I'roc. V. S. National Mii.seuin. \'oI. xwv. 1902. p. 14. pi. ix, Rlukiu Islands. 



Snout equal to postorbital part of head; spines blunt, .short; dorsal 16: rings 11+36. Color black, 

 spines enlarged at ventrals. One specimen from Cavite, agreeing with the Rinkiu Islands type, length about 

 5 inches. 



43. Hippocampus kuda Bleekcr. 



Snout longer than postorliital part of head; rings 11+35; dorsal 17; spines blunt. Color in spirits, 

 brownish. One sjx'cimen from Cavite, length 5..50 inches. It corresponds well with the account given by 

 Jordan and Snyder. 



Family PEGASID.*. 



PARAPEGASUS Dumeril. 

 44. Parapegasus natans (Linnanis). 



Head 3 in length; depth 13; snout 4.75 in head; dorsal 5; anal 5; vent much nearer eye than to base of 

 caudal; tail compressed, with 12 rings; upper surface of head and trunk concave: pectoral rays equally 

 slender; snout prolonged into a large flat process which is denticulate on sides; pectoral and dorsal spotted 

 with brown. One specimen from Cavite, length 2.20 inches. 



The generic name Zalises is synonymous with Peyaxua. 



Family MICILID.*. 



MUGIL Linnaeus. 



N 



45. Mugil longimanus Gunther. 



Head 4 in length: depth 3.75: scales 32, 9 in vertical series: dorsal iv, S; anal iii, S. Color in spirits 

 silvery, with narrow indistinct longitudinal lines along each row of scales: a black spot at axil of pectoral. 

 Five specimens from Cavite, length 4 to 7.50 inches. 



