NEW SPECIES OF PHILIPPINE FISHES. 539 



This sjDecies has the characteristic shape of the callionymids, the depth 

 of the caudal peduncle is less than eye, the snout is depressed and 

 pointed, the interorbital space a mere ridge, not concave. The preorbital 

 bones expecially prominent. The mouth is large, the upper jaw rather 

 heavy. Bands of small sharp teeth in jaws, none on vomer or palatine. 

 ISTuchal region with four bony asperites one in middle and back of 

 interorbital sjDace, one on each side of nuchal region and a small one in 

 a median line behind these two. Gill openings confined to a pore on 

 distal surface. Origin of dorsal midway between tip of snout and base 

 of sixth dorsal ray, the spines not elongate, the longest 1.75 in head, the 

 membranous portion somewhat quadrangular, longest dorsal ray 1.14 

 in head, the anterior and the posterior rays being longer than the others. 

 Anal rounded, its length 2 in body. Origin of anal midway between tip 

 of snout and base of caudal rays, its posterior ray the longest, being about 

 equal to head, the first ray is directly on a line with 'second ray of soft 

 dorsal, ventrals in front of pectorals, without free rays, their length 

 greater than head. Pectorals scarcely equal to head. 



The peculiar thing about this species is that the color pattern is 

 inverted from the usual order ; the back being uniformly grayish without 

 markings while the entire ventral surface below the median line of sides 

 is beautifully variegated and covered with bro'WTi spots with white ray-like 

 markings, these white markings uniting into more or less distinct network, 

 top of head plain gray, sides of head with blue lines and dots with some 

 brownish blotches, a black spot at base of opercular spine and with a 

 narrow dusky line extending from this spot to angle of jaws. Dorsal 

 fins plain grayish, caudal white with three rows of vertical black dots 

 and with the two lower rays duslcj'.- Anal white at base, dusky on its 

 outer half, some narrow blackish marks on center. Ventrals grayish 

 with some dusky and some bluish specks. Pectorals whitish with several 

 rows of smaller inconspicuous brown dots, about three brown spots on base 

 of fin. 



Type is No. 3748, from Samal Island, Gulf of Davao, Mindanao, 

 P. I. Length, GO millimeters. Ten cotypes. 



Calliurichthys neptunia Seale, sp. nov. 



Head 4.75 (measured from tip of snout to pore of gill openings) ; 

 depth 11.75; dorsal IV, 9; anal 8; no scales; lateral line distinct and on 

 the dorsal surface, extending out on caudal posteriorly; eye 3 in head; 

 snout 2.30; interorbital less than pupil; a strong straight spine at 

 angle of opercle, six short teeth on its anterior surface and a short 

 spine directed forward at its base, caudal extremely elongate, about 

 one and a half times longer than body without caudal; maxillary 2.75 

 ending on a line with anterior oi'bital ridge; mandible 2.55 in head. 



Body rather flat, depressed and, triangular shaped anteriorly in its 

 lateral outline, cylindrical jjosteriorly ; snout depressed. Interorbital 



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