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99. Ainia jeukinsi Evermann it Seale, new species. 



Head 2.7.5 in length: depth 2.9: eye 'A in liead: snout 4.6: interorbital -1.2: dorsal vii-i, 9: anal u. 8; 

 scales 3-25-5. 



Body oblong, moderately compressed: depth of caudal peduncle 2.4 in head: anterior profile from base of 

 dorsal to tip of snout forming a straight line at an angle of about 1.5°: mouth large: lower jaw the longer; 

 maxillary 2.1 in head, its posterior margin imder middle of pupil, the width of distal end equal to pupil: 

 mandible 1.75 in head: minute teeth on jaws, vomei-. and palatines in 1 or 2 rows: 10 gillrakers on lower limb, 

 the longest about 7 in head; posterior limb of preoperclc finely denticulate, a few scattered denticulations at 

 angle of anterior limb: opercle with an indistinct spine on posterior margin; body entirely covered with large 

 weakly ctenoid scales; lateral line complete: 2 rows of scales on cheek; origin of spinous dorsal midway 

 between tip of snout and posterior a.xil of soft dorsal, the longest spine 2.1 in head; longest ray of soft dorsal 

 1.75 in head; origin of anal under middle of soft dorsal, its base 2.25 in head, longest ra-y 2 in head; origin of 



Fig. 9. — Amia jenkinsi Evennann & Seale, new species. Tj-pe. 



ventrals imder base of pectoral, their length 1.75 in head; pectoral 1.5 in head; caudal rounded, 1.5 in head. 



Color in spirits, didl yellowish, shaded with minute brown punctulations,a large quadrate black spot on 

 middle of base of caudal: a roimd jet-black spot about size of pupil on each side of nuchal region; a wide 

 distinct black hne on side of snout from eye to mouth; tip of lower jaw black; spinous dorsal black: a shading 

 of dusky on base of soft dorsal and anal, othenvise fins all yellowish. One specimen, the type, no. 55907, U. S. 

 National Museum (field no. 40.36), length 3.4 in., from Bulan, Sorsogon, P. I. 



Named for Dr. O. P. Jenkins, of Stanford I'niversity. 



100. Amia endekatsenia (Bleeker). 



Three specimens from Bacon (no. 3839 and 3818; length 2.25 to 3.5 in.). 



^4. endekatienia is undoubtedly a species distinct from A. fasciata, easily distinguished by the bluntly 

 rounded profile of the head, the short snout, and the more rounded preopercle. Gillrakers 11 on lower limb 

 (including nodules); only posterior limb of preopercle serrated. Our specimens are faded, but the 4 dusky 

 longitudinal Knes are quite perceptible in the large specimen; also the rather dilTused dusky caudal spot. 

 The small specimens have the spinous dorsal tipped with dusky and show indistinct traces of dusky vertical 

 lines, as in -4. quadrifasciata; the large specimen has ventrals tipped with dusky. 



Apogon endekatxnia Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Ind.. ni. lSo2, 449. Banka. 

 Amia endekaUenia Bleeker Atlas, vn, So, pi. ccc.x, fig. 2. 



