NEW SPECIES OF PHILIPPINE FISHES. 507 



is at an angle of a little more than 45°. Greatest depth of head sliglitly 

 less than its length, its width 2 in length. Mouth is of moderate size, 

 the lower jaw slightl}' the longest, distinct membranous lips on each Jaw, 

 a large supplemental bone on maxillary. Width of pi'eorbital about 2 

 in eye. Teeth of lower jaw Fmall, in two or more rows, with some large 

 canines anteriorly. Teeth of lower jaw consisting of a single row of 

 rather small canines, teeth on vomer, palatines, and tongue. Gill open- 

 ings large, being carried forward to below anterior margin of eye. Gill 

 rakers saber-like, U on lower limb, the longest about 1.50 in eye. Pseudo- 

 brauchia present. 



Scales are small, smooth, and I'uUy co\'or the body, including breast. 

 Head is naked except on cheeks and occiput. The scutes are graduated 

 from the caudal peduncle, the deepest being 1.75 in eye, those at the 

 beginning of straight portion of lateral line minute. 



Origin of spinous dorsal slightly posterior to axil of pectoral, the third 

 spine longest, 2.45 in head; the last dorsal spine free. Soft dorsal and 

 anal similar, their longest rays being about equal, 1.85 in head, the la.st 

 ray of each fin slightly prolonged. 



Base of soft dorsal slightly the longest, the origin of -anal being under 

 th-e sixth dorsal ray. Anal spines are below origin of soft dorsal. Origin 

 of ventrals midway between tip of snout and origin of first anal ray. 

 Pectorals falcate, their tip scarcely reaching to anal raj's. Caudal forked 

 with the two ridges on base almost obsolete, length of fin slightly less 

 than head. 



Color in life silvery below, with about 7 wide dusky bands over the 

 back and down on sides, these bands of much greater width than the 

 interspaces, bands of equal width. Fins yellowish white, except spinous 

 dorsal which has a sliglit wash of grayish. A dusky opercular spot. 



Color in alcohol silvery with slight bronzy .reflections, 7 dusky bands 

 on back, the first being on nuchal region and the last on caudal peduncle. 

 A dusky opercular spot. Top of head with some gi-ayish, fins yellowish 

 white except spinous dorsal, which has a slight wash of gray, there is also 

 a very slight trace of grayish on tip of soft dorsal. Inner axil of pectorals 

 dusky, no dusky on their base. Iris golden with duslcy blotch on upper 

 margin. 



Type is No. 1896, taken at Butuan Bay, Mindanao Island, P. I., 

 25 September, 1907. Length, 120 millimeters. 



Family APOGONICHTHYID.^. 



Amia magnifica Seale, sp. nov. (Daugat.) 



Head 2.75 ; depth 3 ; dorsal VI, I, 8 ; anal II, 7 ; scales 24, lateral line 

 complete; 7 'scales in vertical series; eye 2.75 in head; snout 3.50; 

 interorbital 1.50 in eye; preopercle distinctly denticulate; bands of 

 villiform teeth in jaws, vomer, and palatines. 



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