REDIGOBIUS 99 



The form elongate, rather robust, slightly compressed laterally, 

 the depth 4 times in length; the head large, about the length 

 (3.36 times, according to the figure), both the upper and the 

 lower profiles convex; the mouth rather small, terminal, nearly 

 horizontal, the posterior angle of maxillary not extending to a 

 vertical from anterior edge of pupil; the snout short and very 

 blunt, boldly convex, about 0.75 of an eye diameter in length; 

 the eye large, bulging, lateral, less than 4 in head; the inter- 

 orbital breadth one-half eye; the teeth in upper jaw in about 

 three irregular rows, those of outer row largest; teeth in lower 

 jaw in a band, some larger than others and caninelike; scales 

 large, those on sides, abdomen, and most of back finely ctenoid, 

 those on anterior part of back mostly cycloid ; posterior edges of 

 scales angular; opercle, preopercle, and top of head as far for- 

 ward as interorbital space covered with large cycloid scales; 

 the first dorsal highest anteriorly; the second dorsal and anal 

 similar in shape, the posterior rays longest, not nearly reaching 

 caudal when depressed, the next to the last ray of second dorsal 

 1.7 times in head, anal a little lower; the depth of caudal peduncle 

 twice in its own length, 2.27 times in head ; the broadly pointed 

 caudal as long as head; the pectorals long, the central rays 

 produced and extending back above origin of second dorsal ; the 

 ventrals long, reaching nearly or quite to vent. 



Color in alcohol, head, sides, and back dusky, underparts 

 white; sides marked by about a dozen short, irregular, vertical, 

 blackish blotches, a prominent one above base of pectorals ; muz- 

 zle dark ; a dark area on opercle ; anterior dorsal pale at base, 

 blackish distally; second dorsal irregularly marked with dark 

 stripes; anal and caudal dusky; pectorals and ventrals plain. 



Types (No. 50536, United States National Museum), six speci- 

 mens, 20 to 27 millimeters long, collected in Lake Buhi, by Dr. 

 F. W. Richardson, July 5, 1901. 



The above description is compiled from Smith's account, plus 

 measurements taken from his figure. 



Extensive collecting in Lake Buhi has failed to obtain this 

 fish. In general appearance and color markings the figure bears 

 a remarkable resemblance to female specimens of Vaimosa dispar 

 (Peters), which abounds in the lake. The opercles of Vaimosa 

 dispar often appear to be covered with scales, and only a critical 

 examination with lens and needle can demonstrate that they 

 are actually naked. If it were not for the five spines of the 

 first dorsal and the larger number of predorsal scales, I should 

 place this fish under V. dispar. 



