NEW SPECIES OF PHILIPPINE PISHES. 495 



Origin of spinous dorsal midway between end ol last caudal vertebra 

 and nostril, the third ray of which is large and modified, the longest 

 being 1.14 in head, its hard portion is distinctly serrated except on its 

 lower third; posterior ray 1.50 in modified ray; base of anal 1.55 in 

 head. Origin of anal is slightly nearer origin of ventrals than to end of 

 caudal vertebra; its longest ray 1.55 in head, its base 3.75, its last ray 

 3 ; ventral fins are midway between anal and origin of pectorals, their 

 tip not reaching to anal pore; pectorals low on body. Caudal deeply 

 emarginate, its length a fifth greater than head. 



Color in life is grayish above, the margins of the scales darker, shaded 

 with greenish, yellowish on sides, shading into pinkish below. Fiom 

 3 to 5 black spots along the median area of sides, all specimens have at 

 least an indication of a dusky stripe connecting these spots, some show tlie 

 stripe very distinctly; a slight dusky lilotch just below origin of dorsal, 

 none at origin of anal. The head has some bronzy markings on opercles 

 and in front of eye. Dorsal grayish with dusky tip, caudal pinkish 

 with dusky tip, the lower lobe bright red, anal and ventrals bright red 

 with slightly dusky tips. Pectorals bright red. 



Color in alcohol is similar except the dark markings show more 

 distinctly. The lower half of fish is yellowish white, the fins are yellow- 

 ish, dorsal, caudal, and anal with dusky tips. 



Ninety specimens from a small stream near the town of Balabac, 

 Balabac Island. Type is No. 5333, Balabac Island, P. I., taken by the 

 author 11 August, 1908. Length, 130 millimeters. 



Family BELONID^. The Gars. 

 Oxyporhamphus brevis Seale, sp. iiov. Plate II. (Bamban). 



Head 4.40; depth 8.50; dorsal 15; anal 15; scales are very deciduous, 

 about 50 from axil of pectoral to end of caudal vertebra; eye 3.75 in 

 head; snout 3.30, the width of the free triangular portion of upper jaw 

 considerably greater than its length; maxillary equal to eye; mandible 

 1.75 in head, the beak on under jaw scarcely developed, its length beyond 

 the end of upper jaw equal to pupil of eye; interorbital space equal to 

 eye; pectorals 1.75 in head; ventrals 2.45. 



Body elongate, compressed, length of caudal peduncle 3 in head, its 

 least depth 1.50 in its length, its width 3. 



Upper profile of head and snout a low even curve; interorbital space 

 like nuchal region very slightly convex, a wide distinct ridge down the 

 middle of interorbital space; greatest width of head 3.50 in its length, 

 its greatest depth 3.10. The most characteristic thing about the head 

 is the extremely short beak of under jaw which while it varies slightly, 

 in most specimens and in type is nearly equal to width of pupil of eye 

 or 2.50 in snout. Eyes of moderate size, impinging slightly on upper 

 profile ; moiith large, teeth in villiform bands in jaws, none on vomer, 



