FOUR NEW SPECIES OF FISHES. 117 



or more rows with an outer row of enlarged curved canines in the anterior 

 part of each jaw. Tongue rounded, not adnate to floor of mouth. Head 

 rounded, angle of mouth under anterior third of e)'e. 



Body oblong compressed ; depth of caudal jjeduncle 3.30 in head ; its 

 length 1.75 in head. No hair-lilcc filaments at upper part of pectorals, 

 Origin of dorsal fin midway ljet\\een tip of snout and base of sixth 

 dorsal ray, the second, third and fourth dorsal spines slightly elongate, 

 the second spine the longest, being almost equal to head; anal similar 

 to soft dorsal, its longest ray 2.10 in head, its origin under the second 

 ray of soft dorsal, its fiosterior rays not reaching to caudal; caudal 

 rounded, 1.10 in head; ventrals fully united, their origin midway be- 

 tween tip of snout and origin of anal, their length. 1.2.5 in head, their 

 tips not reaching to anal opening; pectorals 1.10 in head. 



The color markings of tliis species are very striking and character- 

 istic, the posterior half of the body being covered with oblique bands 

 of brown alternating with yellowisli. These run downward and back- 

 ward at an angle of about 70° ; the yellow l)ands are slightly less in 

 ■width; below the spinous dorsal they are broken up. The coloring of 

 the belly is lighter, with about six narrow white lines which extend 

 entirely around the belly and nearly to the median line oir sides. Two 

 oblique narrow dusky lines extend forward across cheeks and around 

 the throat, the anterior one just back of angle of jaw; some small black 

 dots scattered over head and shoulders; about three very indistinct 

 darker bands over nuchal region. Spinous dorsal yellowish with a 

 dusky stjipe near the margin and some dusky punctulations at base, 

 soft dorsal with the alternating brown and yellowish bands of body 

 extending into the fin and forming the markings; caudal grayish with 

 indistinct yellowish vertical lines; some black dots on upper portion 

 of fin; anal yellowish, the distal half black in which color are small 

 scattered yellow -dots; ventrals grayish, with a dusky wash on the pos- . 

 terior portion of the interior ; j^ectorals yellowish, slightly darker at base. 



Type, N"o. 5779 in collection of Bureau of Science, from Bantayan 

 Island, P. I. Length. 58 millimeters. One specimen. 

 Amia griffini Seale, sp. nov. 



Head 2.50 (including opercular flap) ; depth 2.25; eye 3.10 in head; 

 snout 4.50; interorbital spare 4; dorsal A^II, 19; anal II, 8; scales 

 2-36-7 ; lateral line complete ; two rows of scales on cheeks ; posterior 

 limb only of preopercle serrated. Mouth large, oblique, the maxillary 

 ending under middle of e.ye; minute teeth in jaws, vomer and palatines; 

 gill rakers rather long and strong, 15 on lower arch; gill openings large, 

 being carried forward to below anterior third of eye. 



Body oblong, compressed, the depth appearing greater than is usual 

 in members of this genus; depth of caudal peduncle 1.35 in its length. 

 Head deep and pointed, the profile almost straight; fins long, the soft 



