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the snout, thus greatly longer than Bleeker indicates. These two 
characters, together with the large scales, contrasted dark paired pale 
unpaired fins, constantly two anal spines and reduced radial formula, 
will serve to distinguish this species. It has not previously been 
recorded from K’ormosa. 
APISTUS CARINATUS (Schneider). 
Head, 22; depth, 34; D. XIV, I, 9, 1; A. III, 7; scales (mostly 
fallen) about 552%, in lateral line to caudal base; 6 scales above lat- 
eral line to third dorsal spine base; 16 scales below lateral line to 
spinous anal origin; 6 predorsal scales to occiput; snout, 3$ in head; 
eye, 33; maxillary, 24; interorbital, 74. Gull-rakers, m1, 5+-15, 11, 
lanceolate, 24 in eye; gill-filaments three-fourths of gill-rakers. 
Scales with 4 or 5 basal radiating striae, strong apical denticles 3 
with median largest, circuli moderate. Color in alcohol pale 
brownish generally to nearly whitish below. Dorsals pale brown 
- with large black blotch on posterior half of fin and two black 
bands on soft fin. Caudal pale, with three transverse dusky bands. 
Pectoral largely black, its uppermost ray white. Ventral and anal 
dusky terminally. Length 57 mm. Takao. 
Quite likely A. evolans Jordan and Starks and A. venenans Jor- 
dan and Starks, each based on only one example, are simply variants 
of the present species. The elongated pectoral of our example, 
which reaches slightly beyond the caudal base, is doubtless a condi- 
tion of youth. 
MINOUS TRACHYCEPHALUS (Bleeker). 
Head, 24; depth,3; D.1X,9; A. III, 7; snout, 23 in head from upper 
jaw tip; eye, 44; maxillary, 24; interorbital, 5$; 14 in eye; pec- 
toral, 24 in combined head and trunk or about 3 in total length. 
Gill-rakers, 3-+-7, robust, ends tuberculate, equal gill-filaments or 
24 in eye. Color in alcohol largely dull fuscous, marked obscurely 
with darker blotches. Under surface whitish, dusted in places with 
dots of drab or ecru, especially on sides of head. Fins dark, termi- 
nal portions of pectoral and ventral and anal, fuscous-black. Length 
60mm. Takao. 
Our example agrees with Bleeker’s figures,*° the species having 
originally been obtained at Celebes. Our specimen shows the maxil- 
lary extending little more posteriorly, though not quite opposite the 
front pupil edge. Though it has the caudal base pale there are no 
dark bands as in his figure of I. monodactylus.*! M. adamsi Rich- 
ardson has been taken from the synonymy of W/. monodactylus by 
40 Atlas Ichth., vol. 9, 1877, pl. (5) 415, fig. 4. 
“Tdem, pl. (2) 412, fig. 2. 
