No.i5(;8. FISHES' FROM THE PHILTPPIXES—SEALE AXD BEAN. 285 



dorsals, caudal, and anal with dusky margins, very wide and distinct 

 on anal. Pectorals and ventrals blackish. 



One fine specimen, 6.75 inches Ion*]:;, from Zamboanga. 



Type-specimen. — Cat . ^^ ^,„ ^ ^ 



No." 57844, U.S.N.M. 



Family SERRANID.^. 



Cephalopholis 

 new species. 



maculatus, 



Head, 2.55; depth, 

 3.10; eye, 5 in head: 

 snout, 4; interorbital, 

 7.25; D., IX, 15; A., 

 111,9; scales, 18/95/24: 

 50 pores in lateral line. 



Body oblong-, com- 

 pressed, covered with 

 fine ctenoid scales. 

 Head, including end of 

 maxillary, fulh^ scaled. 

 Mouth large, the pre- 

 maxillary extending to 

 a line from the poster- 

 ior margin of the pupil ; 

 its distal end equal to 

 the interorbital space. 

 Teeth in jaws, vomer, 

 and )>alatines; those of 

 j aws in several series : 

 the lower jaw with the 

 inner series enlarged 

 and depi'essible ; the 

 upper jaw wit^i the 

 outer series enlarged 

 and firm; two ciuwed 

 anterior canines in each 

 jaw. Gill-rakers rather 

 short, the longest about 

 equal to width of pupil; 

 15 rakers on lower arch, 



Preopercle rounded, scarcely denticulate. Opercle with three 

 spines, the middle one the largest and nearer to the lower spine than 

 to upper. Opercular flap obtusely pointed, its upper margin being 



