FISHES OF THE ISLANDS OF LUZON AND PANAY. 



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PEKIOPHTHALMUS Bloch & Schneider. 



215. Periophthalmus chrysospilus Bleeker. 



Head 3.75 in length: depth 4.S0: dorsal ix, 12; anal 12; scales about 76; about 24 teeth in each Jaw; 

 first dorsal spine prolonged. Color in spirits bluish, whiter below; first doreal with a broad submarginal 

 black band, the margin yellow, the basal two-thirds of lin with j'ellowish spots; soft dorsal with a wide black 

 band margined with yellow through its upper third, the lower two-thirds with yellowish blotches; caudal 

 with black and yellow dots, the middle portion darker; ventral fins united about one-third of their length. 

 Four specimens from island of Panay, length 2.50 to 3.75 inches. 



RHINOGOBITJS Gill. 

 216. Rhinogobius nebulosus (Forsk&l). 



Head 3.30 in length; depth 4.50; eye 3.75 in head; doi-sal vi-10; anal 10; scales 27; depth of head 

 slightly greater than its width, about one-fourth less than its length; caudal rounded; head imscaled; tongue 

 rounded; teeth in several rows in each jaw; lips thick; the second and third doi-sal spines prolonged, filiform, 

 greater than length of bead, 2.75 in length of fish without caudal; no silky or detached rays on pectorals. 

 Color yellowish, three wide dark bands over back which extend obliquely forward and do^vn on side; a dusky 

 blotch at base of caudal; two dusky bands across nuchal region between base of dorsal and eyes; dorsal 

 and caudal mth rows of rather large dusky spots; other fins yellowish white, with a dusky margin to anal. 

 One specimen from Cavite, length 4 inches. 



As the type of Ctenogohius is said to have a notched tongue, the name Rhinor/obiiis may be used for the 

 Asiatic species called Ctenogobivs by Jordan and Snyder. Cory-phopterus is a later synonym. 



217. Khinogobius lungi .lordan & Seale, new species. 



Head 3.30 in length without caudal; depth 4.50; eye 3.75 in head; dorsal vi-10; anal 10; scales 32; 

 head and nuchal region naked, except a line of 3 or 4 rows of scales from posterior margin of orbit between 

 opercle and nuchal region; snout 3 in head; iuterorljital about equal to pupil. Body moderately elongate, 

 compressed; head bluntly rounded, the lower jaw slightly the longer; mouth rather small, the angle being 



Fig. iS.—Rhinoyobius lungi .Jordan & Seale. new species Type- 

 on line with anterior margin of eye; teeth in jaws in several rows, the outer row slightly the largest; tongue 

 free at tip, bluntly rounded, entire; scales on anterior of body smaller than on posterior, about 7 rows of 

 rudimentary scales in front of dorsal; second and third spines of dorsal elongate, the second longer, extending 

 when depressed to middle of base of soft dorsal, its length greater than distance from origin of ventrals to 

 origin of anal; longest dorsal ray 2.15 in head; base of anal I..50, its longest ray 2.50; caudal rounded, 1.15; 

 pectorals 1.30, no silk-hke rays at upper margin; ventrals united, 1.50, tips not reaching vent. 



Color in spirits yellowish-brown with 6 irregular dark double bands over back; about 5 dusky blotches 

 along the side, the last forming a dusky blotch at base of caudal; dusky mottlings intermingled with lighter 

 areas on the upper half of body; dorsal and caudal with rows of black spots; lower margin of caudal dusky; 



