44 GOBIES OF THE PHILIPPINES 



PhiLypnus sinensis RICHARDSON, Zool. Voy. Sulphur, Ichthy. (1845) 



149, pi. 56, figs. 15 and 16. 

 Eleotris sinensis GUNTHBB, Cat. Fishes Brit. Mus. 3 (1861) 127; 



Fische der Siidsee 2 (1876) 189. 



Dorsal VI, 1-12 or 11; anal I, 8 or 9; scales in longitudinal 

 row 130 to 135 (140, according to Giinther). 



The body elongate, the posterior half strongly compressed 

 laterally; the depth from 5.25 to 5.7 in the length, and a little 

 more or less than of the length of the broad, low head ; the 

 greatest width of head equals its length from the forward margin 

 or middle of eye; the snout broad, blunt, rounded, its length 

 3.5 to 4 times in head; the eyes lateral, 5.1 to 5.8 in head; 

 interorbital space broad, flat or gently rounded, twice or nearly 

 twice eye; mouth wide, with thick lips and protruding lower 

 jaw; the maxillary reaches beyond middle or even beyond pos- 

 terior margin of eye; tube of anterior nostril to f of eye; 

 the teeth vary in size in different individuals, from velvety to 

 needlelike, but are always small and uniform ; the vomerine patch 

 also varies in size, but is never very large; the wide caudal 

 peduncle equals f to | of the depth. 



The first dorsal low, second dorsal 1.5 times as high or more, 

 the posterior rays longest; anal shorter and a trifle lower than 

 second dorsal; the pectorals large, reaching well beyond the 

 ventrals, which scarcely extend halfway to anus; caudal broad, 

 rounded to wedge-shaped, 4 to 4.6 in the length. 



The entire body covered with small cycloid scales, more or 

 less rudimentary on snout and top of head, small on cheeks, 

 larger on opercles, more or less irregularly arranged on trunk, 

 and becoming largest on caudal peduncle; scales extend upon 

 the caudal fin for half its length. 



The color in alcohol brown, mottled, or streaked with fine lines 

 of darker brown or blackish, the underparts paler to whitish; 

 a large black eyespot with broad white margin at upper part of 

 base of caudal fin; dorsal and caudal fins with rows or bands 

 of dark brown spots. 



Here described from eleven specimens, 70 to 114 millimeters 

 in length, collected at Coron, Busuanga, I obtained a specimen, 

 28 millimeters long, in a tide pool at the Martin ranch, Siasi, 

 and one, 104 millimeters long, at Cebu, and have also examined 

 numerous specimens from Hongkong, Amoy, Samoa, and other 

 localities. 



This rather variable but very easily recognized fish may be 

 recognized at sight by the eyespot on the tail, no other Phil- 



