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back as far as upper teeth ; the canines behind symphysis small ; 

 the body and head covered with cycloid scales, largest along mid- 

 dle of sides, smaller dorsally, and extending forward on nape 

 to eyes, those on opercles very small ; on cheeks they are larger 

 and do not extend forward of posterior third of eyes ; the pectoral 

 base naked but there are a few scales along base of pectoral 

 rays; the dorsals well separated, the first dorsal spines with 

 elongate, threadlike tips, reaching second dorsal when depressed, 

 the third one longest, lower than body and 1.75 times in head; 

 the second dorsal lower than first, the posterior rays apparently 

 shorter, the longest rays about 1.8 times in depth and 2.8 times 

 in head; the anal equals second dorsal, but is lower anteriorly; 

 the caudal peduncle very short, its depth twice its length and 2.8 

 times in head ; the pointed caudal very badly damaged, equal to 

 head; the rounded pectoral and ventrals equal in length, 1.55 

 times in head and almost twice in the distance to origin of anal. 



The color in alcohol pale brown, whitish under head, with 

 numerous conspicuous small black spots along the side, from 

 snout to caudal base; along middle of side are five large, in- 

 conspicuous brown spots, the last at base of caudal, tnade up 

 of fine punctulations but little darker than the ground color of 

 body; the pectoral base and lower part of its rays covered with 

 spots similar to those on sides of body; the posterior margin of 

 lower half of pectoral broadly margined with reddish brown, the 

 membrane with dark bars of the same color; the caudal and 

 second dorsal show that they were crossbarred with dark brown 

 spots, now almost entirely gone. 



Here described from the type and only specimen, 52 milli- 

 meters long, with damaged fins, collected by Alvin Scale, at 

 the Manila market in 1908. 



This species is nearest to Bleeker's Apocryptes glyphisodon, 

 but a comparison with his original description shows it to be 

 quite distinct. 



I take pleasure in naming this species for Mr. Alvin Scale, 

 long-time student of Philippine fishes. 



141. APOCRYPTODON TAYLORI sp. nov. 



PLATE 22, FIG. 3 



Dorsal VI, 1-22; anal I, 21; scales in a longitudinal series 

 about 60, before first dorsal 34. 



The body subcylindrical anteriorly, laterally compressed to- 

 ward tail, with a large blunt head much wider than body, and 

 with the dorsal and ventral profiles nearly parallel; the depth 



