XEW SPECIES OF I'HILIPPINE FISHES. 519 



Fouf rows of scales on preopercle, the lower row consisting of three or 

 four small scales. All fines, except ventrals, more or less scaled, dorsal 

 and anal with high scal}^ sheath. 



Origin of dorsal midway between tip of snout and base of 11th dorsal 

 spine, the spmes increasing in length posteriorly, anterior spine equal 

 to orbit, posterior spine 1.35 in head. Soft dorsal, caudal, and anal 

 sharp pointed, the caudal scarcely emarginate, the upper lobe the longest. 

 Second anal spine 1.55 in head. Longest rays of anal equal to rays of 

 soft dorsal, 1.10 in head. Origin of anal is on a line wdth base of 13th 

 dorsal spine, and is but slightly nearer origin of ventrals than to end of 

 caudal vertebra. Origin of ventrals midway between anal and angle 

 of jaw. 



Color in life brown, becoming lighter on caudal peduncle, some blue 

 lines on cheeks and top of head. 



Color in alcohol is a reddish brown, shading into yellow on caudal 

 peduncle, the caudal 3^ellow, with a very slight wash of dusky. Distinct 

 blue lines of less width than pupil uniting on top of snout extend 

 back to about origin of lateral line at top of eye. Another from anterior 

 of eye to middle of maxillary. A few blue dots on cheeks. A black dot 

 at origin of lateral line. Inner axil of pectorals whitish, giving a more 

 or less distinct white dot in upper axil of fin, pectorals grayish, ventrals 

 black, other fins similar to color of body except the yellow caudal. 



Type is No. 2214, collected by the writer and C. Canonizado at 

 Limbones Cove at the entrance to Manila Bay, Luzon, P. I., 1-1 January, 

 1908. Length, 765 millimeters. Two cotypes were taken at same time 

 and place, Nos. 2213 and 2213. 



This species is F. irilineatm of Bleeker, x\ltas, fig. 3, which we 

 believe to be distinct from the original P. trilincatus Ehrenberg. 



Pomacentrus suluensis Seale, sp. nov. 



Head 3; depth 2.10; dorsal XIII, 13; anal II, 14; scales 25, nineteen 

 pores in lateral line, 12 scales in vertical series; eye 3 in head; snout 

 3.55 ; interorbital space 3.20 ; maxillary 3 ; mandible 2 ; pectorals 1.10 

 in head; ventrals about equal to head; depth of caudal peduncle 1.75 

 in head. 



Body is oblong, compressed, the greatest depth being in the middle of 

 body; upper and loAver anterior profiles from base of dorsal and. base 

 of ventrals to snout are equal low curves, making the head rather sharp 

 pointed. Depth of caudal peduncle slightly greater than its length. The 

 top of head is almost a straight line from dorsal to snout, the curve being 

 very low. Interorbital space slightly convex, median width of snout 

 slightly greater than its length ; two low ridges on upper side of snout ; 

 preopercle denticulate. Orbital ring entirely smooth and unsealed, its 

 width at angle of mouth about equal to pupil; suborbital very narrow, 

 less than one-half of pupil. Maxillary scarcely extends to anterior margiii 



