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margin of preopercle; the scalation is given under the generic 

 description ; the tips of the dorsal spines slender and somewhat 

 elongate, the third and fourth longest but less than the depth; 

 the base of anal shorter than that of second dorsal, the fins 

 similar in outline; the second dorsal the highest, its longest 

 rays a little shorter than third dorsal spine ; the posterior rays 

 of second dorsal and anal reach caudal when depressed; the 

 depth of caudal peduncle 2.4 in head ; the damaged caudal slightly 

 exceeds the head in length, but Scale states it is almost 0.25 

 longer than head; the frenum of ventrals very broad, forming 

 a very deep cup and sucking disk; the ventrals long, reaching 

 anal; the pectorals broad and rather short, their length about 

 1.25 times in head ; the cylindrical anal papilla short, thick, and 

 blunt. 



The color in alcohol yellowish brown, with five broad, dark 

 brown bands, without distinct margins, over back and sides, 

 and a spot of the same color on snout and interorbital space; 

 the first band crosses nape and descends upon opercle ; the sec- 

 ond is from middle of base of first dorsal to belly; the third 

 from anterior portion, the fourth the posterior portion of second 

 dorsal ; the fifth on basal portion of caudal fin ; there are traces 

 of a few pale spots on upper part of head behind eye; the 

 first dorsal, except anterior third, very dark brown ; the second 

 dorsal and caudal yellowish, the latter with a black band along 

 its lower margin ; the anal yellowish with very dark brown tips 

 to the rays; Scale says "with" two or three narrow submarginal 

 lines." Pectorals yellowish; ventrals dark brown. 



Here described from the type and only specimen, 145 milli- 

 meters in length, collected in June, 1907, by Mr. W. D. Car- 

 penter, on the east coast of Luzon. 



This fish is close to Gobius fontanesii Bleeker, but differs 

 from it in several important points. The species seems to be 

 unique. 



Genus 49. OXYURICHTHYS Bleeker 



Oxyurichthus BLEEKER, Esq. Syst. Nat. Gobioides, Arch. Neerl. Sci. 



Nat. 9 (1874) 324. 

 Oxyurichthys BLEEKER, Versl. Med. Akad. Amsterdam II 9 (1875) 



139. 

 Gobiichthys KUJNZINGER, Synopsis Fische des Rothen Meeres 2, Verb. 



Zool. Bot. Gesell. Wien 21 (1871) 479. 

 Pselaphias JORDAN and SEALE, Fishes of Samoa, Bull. Bur. Fisheries 



25 (1906) 406. 



