ON A COLLECTION OF FISHES FROM THE PHILIPPINE 

 ISLANDS, MADE BY MAJ. EDGAR A. MEARNS, SURGEON, 

 U. S. ARMY, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF SEVEN NEW 

 SPECIES. 



Bv Alvix Seale and Barton A. Beax. 



In the months of January and Febriiary, 1907, two lots of iishes 

 were received from Maj. Edgar A. Mearns, V. S. Ai-my, stationed in 

 the Phihppine Islands. One hundred and thirty-two species are 

 represented, including seven which are described as new. 



The collections are from Zamboanga, Mindanao, had been well 

 preserved in formalin (here transferred to alcohol), and form part of 

 Accessions Nos. 46983 and 46985, U.S.N.M. By reason of the new 

 species and rare forms contained they are a very acceptable addition 

 to the collection of fishes. 



The arrangement of the families of fishes used here is similar to that 

 adopted by Doctor Jordan in recent papers on fishes of the same 

 general fauna and, although not wholly concurred in, is used for con- 

 venience and with the view of conforming in classification with the 

 numerous papers already published and being printed upon Philij)- 

 pine fishes. 



Family CYPRINID^. 



Barbus quinquemaculatus, new species. 



Head, 3.33; depth, 3; eye, 3.7;') ; snout, 3.75; interorbital, 2.75 in 

 head; D.. 11; A., 7; .scales, 5 '24/2; eight scales in front of dorsal. 



Bod}-^ moderately robust, back from nuchal region to dorsal fin 

 considerably elevated; snout rather pointed; lower lip included. 

 Barbels four, their length greater than diameter of eye. Mouth 

 small, the maxillary ending on anterior line of orbit. 



Pharyngeal teeth in three series, 5, 3, 2, mostly hooked. Gill-rakers 

 very small, about 8 on lower arch. Opercle and preopercle entire. 



Caudal peduncle rather robust, its depth 1.25 in its length. 



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