NEW SPECIES OF PHir.IPl'INE FISHES. o09 



Amia cardinalis Seale. sp. iiov. 



Head ;!: deptli 3.75: dorsal A'J. I, !• ; anal II. S; scales 34. the lateral 

 line complete, 7-J scales in vertical series.; eye 2.7?> in head; snout 4: 

 interorbital 1..50 in eye: nia.xillary 3 in head, its distal end on a line 

 with posterior margin oT iris: mandible I.-t.^: postei'ior margin of 

 pi'eopercle strongly denticulate. 



Teeth in villil'orm hands in jaws, vomer and palatines. 



Body oblong, compi'esscd, the greatest de]ith at origin of dorsal, caud-d 

 ])edunc]e rather long and tliin, its de])tli eipial to oiljit. its length 1.20 

 in head. I'])i)i'r outline of Ijody jnore strongly curved than lower. Head 

 rather bluntly pointed, mouth large, cheeks and opercles each with two 

 rows of scales, opej'cle with a sharp tlat spine. Gill openings wide, being 

 can-ied forwai'd to a line with the pupil. Gill rakei's short and sharp 

 pointed, about 13 on lower limb. Body fully coveied with large smooth 

 scales which have very finely toothed lioi-ders. head without scales except 

 on cheeks and o)>ercles. 



Origin of dorsal fin is midway between ti]) of snout and miildlo of 

 caudal peduncle, its second spine is the longest and strongest, its length 

 1..jO in head. The last dorsal spine scaix-ely more than half the length 

 of the tirst ray which is 1.75 in head. Gamlal slightly hilohed. 1.3") in 

 head; origin of anal midway between end of last caudal vertebra and 

 distal end of maxillary, its longest spine about equal to orbit, its longest 

 ray 1.75 in head. Origin of ventrals midway between anal and a line 

 with middle of pupil, their length 1.50 in head; pectorals 1.40 in head. 



Color in life uniform bi'ight cardinal, without stripes or bands; a 

 slight tint of yellow on side of belly, and a lirownish l)lot(4i on opercles 

 just posterior to eye, fins all uniform red. 



Color in alcohol unifoi'm yellowish white, some dusky marks at base 

 of dorsals. A slight opalescent tint on opercle. A brown spot on nuchal 

 region, fins uniform yellowish white. 



Type is No. 5463 from Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island, P. I., 21 

 August, 1908. Length, 40 millimeters. 



This species seems to differ in several res])ect from A. cryihcrmus to 

 which it is most nearly related. 



Family SERKANID.E. 

 Epinephelus albimuculatus Seale, .sp. nov. Plate VIH. ( Lapo lapo.i 



Head 3.(i5 (measured froin tip of jaw to tip of opercular flap) : depth 

 3.35 : dorsal XI, 16 ; anal III, 8 : scales about 120 in lateral series, 50 

 in vertical series, about 50 pores in lateral line: eye 5.80 in liead; snout 

 4.45; interorbital 7.10: maxillary 3.14, extending posterior to eye; mandi- 

 ble 1.80. 



Body oblong, compressed, rather slender and elongate for this genus. 



