150 GOBIES OF THE PHILIPPINES 



pupil; the very slender needlelike teeth in three rows in each 

 jaw, the inner row excessively minute, the other two rather 

 elongate and nearly uniform in size; the body scaled to eyes, 

 the scales on caudal peduncle a little smaller ; the opercle covered 

 with from three to five large scales; the dorsals moderately 

 far apart, the third spine of first dorsal longest, or the first 

 three of almost uniform length, about twice in head ; the second 

 dorsal and anal alike in shape and height, always higher than 

 first dorsal, the posterior rays longest, angulate, falling far 

 short of caudal when depressed, about 1.5 to 1.7 times in head ; 

 the caudal peduncle elongate, slender, its depth 1.9 to 2.2 times 

 in its own length, which equals or is 0.875 of head; the caudal 

 slightly rounded, sometimes equal to head but usually shorter, 

 3.5 to 4 times in length ; the long pointed pectoral equals or nearly 

 equals head, 3.5 to 3.8 times in length; the ventrals ovate, with 

 a broad frenum, 1.29 to 1.4 times in head, 4.6 to 5.1 times in 

 length ; the small anal papilla short, cylindrical in females, very 

 small and pointed in males. 



The color in alcohol gray-brown, the scales on upper two-thirds 

 of body thickly punctate with dark specks, with a blackish band 

 along the side from beneath pectoral to base of caudal; on the 

 opercle is a conspicuous black spot, nearly circular, and divided 

 by a yellowish or whitish line crossing diagonally from upper 

 posterior part to lower anterior corner ; a black longitudinal bar 

 begins above angle of mouth and crosses check, slightly ascend- 

 ing as it does so ; the first dorsal deep black except first spine or 

 basal half of first and second spines, this anterior portion 

 golden ; the second dorsal vaguely crossbarred with darker spots 

 or it may be almost clear ; the caudal has a blackish crossbar on 

 its base and five or six dark crossbars on the rays; the anal 

 clear or golden, with a vague blackish or dusky margin; the 

 pectorals clear, the tips dusky, with a blackish spot on base; 

 the ventrals clear. 



Here described from four specimens, 21 to 28 millimeters long, 

 the account checked by eleven additional specimens ranging down 

 to only 8 millimeters in length, all collected from Talakop Creek 

 at the foot of Mount Isarog, municipality of Calabanga, Camari- 

 nes Sur Province. In the small specimens the eyes are larger, 

 the snout shorter than as given in the description. 



In addition to the above Mr. Lopez collected eight cotypes, 

 16 to 33 millimeters long, from Hinagianan River, Camarines 

 Sur Province, which agree in all essentials with the specimens 

 from Talakop Creek ; the color is more golden, the second dorsal, 



