FISHES OF THE ISLANDS OF LUZON AND PANAY. 



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posterior to origin ot ventrals; none of the dorsal spines elongate, the longest spine lieing 2 in head; base 

 of soft doreal 1.10, its longest ray 2.50; base of anal 1.50, its posterior ray 2; pectorals 1.30; ventrals united, 

 short, 1.50, their tips falling far short of the distinct anal papilla; caudal rounded, 1.15. 



Color in spirits grayish, without distinctive markings; spinous dorsal with black spot on upper posterior 

 part; ventrals and anal du.sk\ ; pectorals and caudal uniform gray. 



One specimen from the island of Panay, length '2.45 inches, type no. 92.50, Museum .Stanford Iniversity. 



MAPO Smitt. 



220. Mapo fuscus (Ruppell). 



Head 3.20 in length; depth 4; dorsal vi-11 : anal 9; scales 38; no scales on head; teeth in bands in jaws; 

 no canines; ventrals united: none of the dorsal spines prolonged; some .separate filamentous rays at upper 

 part of pectoral; depth of head less than width; length of head greater than width; caudal rounded. Color 

 in spirits grayish; indistinct brownish bands over the back alternating with blotches on the side; indistinct 

 dusky blotches on the upper part of spinous dorsal; caudal barred with brown; ventrals and anal dusky : pec- 

 torals grayish. Two specimens from Cavite, length 1.20 and 2 inches. 



CREISSON Jordan & Scale, new genus. 

 Creisson 3 OTdan & Seale, new genus of (inliiidae ivaUdUf^}. 



This genus is characterized by the naked lower half of cheek and the scaleless intcrorbital region. Thiu-e 

 are several rows of teeth in each jaw, the outer row enlarged; scales on anterior part of body and head small. 



221. Creisson validus Jordan & Seale, new species. 



Head 3. .50 in length without caudal; depth ;i!.. 50; e^-e 4.75 in head; dorsal vi-11; anal 9; .scales 32; upper 

 half of cheek and nuchal region .scaled, no scales on intcrorbital region, snout, or lower third of head: snout 

 3.75 in head; intcrorbital 1.20 in eye; cheek tumid: head broader than deep, its breadth l.OS in its length. 



Fig. Hi. — Creisson validus Jord.-in A: Sejtle. new species. Type. 



Body robust, moderately elongate and compressed, the anterior profile bluntly rounded, the lower lip 

 slightly the longer; depth of caudal peduncle 1.85 in head: mouth small, the angle under the anterior of orbit; 

 tongue free at tip, rounded, entire; several rows of minute teeth in each jaw with one outer row of larger teeth, 

 somewhat curved and canine-like in lower jaw; tongue rounded or subtruncate, not notched; scales on anterior 

 part of head and body much smaller than the posterior ones; origin of spinous dorsal somewhat posterior 

 to origin of ventrals: 17 rows of scales in front of dorsal; the second, third, and fourth dorsal rays greatly 

 elongate, fdiform, extending, when depressed, to posterior axil of soft dorsal; base of soft dorsal equal to 

 width of head, the posterior rays the longest, about equal in length to base of fin; anal base 1.50 in head, 



