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covered with large, firm, ctenoid scales which extend forward on 

 nape to eyes; the scales on breast and pectoral base cycloid; 

 the dorsals well separated, the first dorsal reaching origin of 

 second when depressed, second and third. spines longest, about 

 twice in head ; the second dorsal short, angulate posteriorly, the 

 last ray longest but not reaching caudal when depressed, 1.6 

 to 1.8 times in head; the anal like second dorsal, equal to or a 

 little less in height; the caudal round pointed, equal to or a 

 trifle longer than head; the caudal peduncle broad, its depth 

 1.6 to 1.8 times in its own length; the long round-pointed pec- 

 toral equals caudal and extends back to a point above origin of 

 anal; the ventrals long, broad, with serrated margin, the fre- 

 num broad and forming a deep cup, the tip of fin reaching anal 

 papilla or origin of anal, about 0.9 as long as head. 



The color in alcohol pale whitish yellow, with six longitudi- 

 nal lines of brown running from top and sides of head back to 

 tail, the bottom line broken into spots posteriorly; along the 

 middle of the side is a row of five large black spots, the last 

 one on base of caudal ; below this, between fifth and sixth brown 

 lines, is a row of eight large brown spots; running back from 

 shoulder is a row of large, more or less circular black dots, 

 which end on top of caudal peduncle; above this is a less con- 

 spicuous row of smaller black spots running from eye to second 

 dorsal; between all these lines and spots the ground color of 

 body shows up as large and usually circular pale or whitish 

 spots arranged in six longitudinal rows; the first dorsal has a 

 black ocellus between first and second dorsal spines, with one 

 or two black spots on fifth spine; the second dorsal has three, 

 the caudal six crossbars of dark brown spots; the anal has a 

 basal row of blackish lines; the base of pectoral has two dark 

 brown longitudinal bars. 



Here described from three specimens, 38 to 51 millimeters 

 long, collected by G. A. Lopez at Cabalian, Leyte. 



This is a very handsome little fish and well deserves the name 

 decoratus, adorned. 



82. RHINOGOBIUS CALDERAE (Evermann and Seale) 



Gobius calderae EVERMANN and SEALE, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 31 



(1907) 511, fig. 3. 

 Rhinogobius calderae JORDAN and RICHARDSON, Check List Phil. Fishes 



(1910) 48. 



Dorsal VI, 1-10; anal I, 9; there are 26 scales in a longitu- 

 dinal series, 9 in a transverse series, and 9 before the first dorsal. 



