XEW SPECIES OF PHILIPl'INE FISHES. 499 



vertelira and the posterior margin of pupil, its longest spine is equal to 

 orbit, the spines are slender and pungent. Origin of soft dorsal on a 

 line ^\•ith the origin of the fourth ray of anal, and much nearer spinous 

 dorsal and tip of ventrals than to base of caudal, the second my is 

 longest being 1.80 in head. Anal similar to soft dorsal, its longest ra)' 

 1.50 in head. Origin of ventrals midway between origin of anal and a 

 line with anterior margin of pupil. Anal pore between and at beginning 

 of posterior half of ventrals. Caudal deeply eniarginate, its lower lobe at 

 least 1.20 in head. Pectorals are above the median line of body. 



Color in alcohol straw-yello\\', a slight greenish wash above. The 

 scales above latejal line with fine dark punctulations. A dusky line along 

 the middle of back from head to caudal, some darker shadings at the 

 origin of the two dorsal tins, a dusky line from origin of anal fin to 

 caudal. A bright silvery stripe occupies the middle third of the median 

 line of scales, a narrow lead-colored margin along the upper margin of 

 this silvery stripe, the row of scales below this silvery stripe has a row 

 of very small black dots along its middle, there is also an indistinct 

 incomplete row of dots on the ne.xt row of scales below. Base of pectorals 

 with a dusky band and dusky spot in axil. A dusky blotch on upper part 

 of eye. Lower jaw, top of head, and snout, shaded with dusky. No 

 dusky spot on pectoral rays. Fins all grayish white, the caudal with a 

 slight dusky wash, but without dusky spots at base. 



The type is No. 4983 from Balabac Island, P. I. Taken by the writer 

 1 August, 1908, near the mouth of a small stream. Length of type, 10 

 millimeters. Eight cotypes were secured from the same locality, Nos. 

 4983, 5308 and 5229. Additional specimens of this species were secured 

 from the following places : 1241 Samar Island, 1295 Cebu, Cebu Island, 

 1370 Siquijor Island, 1447, 1457, 1495, 1G58 and 1659 Cagayan, Min- 

 danao Island, 1981 and 5475 Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island, 2079 

 Culion Island, 4866 Samal Island, Mindanao. Thirty-two specimens in 

 all including types. 



This species but slightly resembles A. forsJi-alii (Eupp.) being a 

 deeper, heavier fish with a caudal peduncle not nearly so deep and has 

 fewer scales and anal rays. Evermann and Seale " refer specimens from 

 Bacon and Bulan to A. forskalii which probably belong to this species. 

 This species somewhat resembles A. duodecimalis Bleek., but the shape 

 and color markings are different, the rows of black dots on the sides 

 being always present in our specimens. This species somewhat resembles 

 A. lineata Gunther but the latter species has teeth on the palatines, a 

 smaller eye, and different location of fins. A. lineata also has the 

 pectoral slightly washed with dusky over its entire surface and the 

 rows of dots are larger and more distinct. 



^Bull. Bur. Fish. (1906). 



