POMACENTRUS 69 



narrow, less than half an eye diameter at its widest part; sub- 

 orbital and vertical limb of preopercle very finely serrated. 



Scales absent on snout, chin, suborbital, and edges of pre- 

 opercle; a low sheath of scales covering base of vertical fins. 

 Dorsal spines increase in height to the fourth, the rest about 

 equal in height. Fifth and sixth dorsal rays filamentous, as 

 are also the seventh and eighth anal rays; caudal lobes ending 

 in filaments; the short pectoral fin ending before anal opening; 

 outer ray of ventral fin extending to base of anal spines. 



Yellowish brown in alcohol, with a silvery reflection on each 

 scale and three broad brown crossbands; the first descending 

 from crown of head through orbit and preopercle, the second 

 broader than the light space before it, under origin of dorsal 

 fin and the first six dorsal spines ; the third below the last three 

 dorsal spines and the rayed portion of dorsal; a large dusky 

 blotch on base of caudal; soft dorsal and caudal with numerous 

 light specks, which assume a bandlike arrangement. 



Of this species there are twenty-six specimens in the Bureau 

 of Science collection, 21 to 50.5 millimeters in length, from the 

 following localities: Subic and Olongapo, Zambales; Nasugbu, 

 Batangas ; Concepcion, Busuanga Island ; Estancia, Panay ; Ban- 

 tayan Island and Cebu, Cebu; Cuyo and Puerto Princesa, 

 Palawan; and Tagbilaran, Bohol. The above number includes 

 fifteen ripe females, 28 to 50.5 millimeters long, collected Jan- 

 uary 13, 1924 ; May, 1907 ; and October 1, 1907. A number of 

 specimens from Olongapo and Puerto Princesa are in the mu- 

 seum of Stanford University. 



This species is recognizable by the three broad dark cross- 

 bands on the body. A comparison of Philippine specimens with 

 those from Sandakari, Borneo, reveals no specific differences. 



This fish is known only from the Indo-Australasian Archi- 

 pelago. 



POMACENTRUS OVOIDES Cartier 



Pomacentrus ovoides CARTIER, Verb. Phys. Med. Ges. Wiirzburg 

 (1873) 98. 



Dorsal XIII, 12; anal II, 13; lateral line 30; transverse LJ. 



The height of the body is a little Jess than 2.5 in the length without 

 caudal, the length of head slightly less than 4. The diameter of eye is 

 greater than the length of snout. 



The caudal is forked, the lobes are acute and produced into filaments. 

 The vertical fins are brown, vehtrals blackish; dorsal and anal bright at 

 base, especially toward the posterior end, with indication of whitish dot- 

 like spots. The preorbital is not toothed. Color of body brownish, clear 



