50^ SEALE. 



Body obldiig, cDiiiprcssed, the greatest depth at origin ol' dorsal ; caudal 

 peduncle rather loiij^ and slender^ its depth 2.50 in head, its length 1.45. 

 Upper outline of body more strongly curved than lowi'r. Head pointed, 

 mouth large, lowci- jaw i>roject)ng; eye laige, interorbital space slightly 

 convex with two ridges, which unite into o]ie midway between eyes. Tip 

 ol' maxillary extends to a line with pupil, its distal margin concave, its 

 length 2.10 in head. 



(rill openings large, extending forward to below pupil. Gill rakers 

 rather slender ]ifit veiy pointed, about 19 on lower limb. 



Body covered with large smooth scales, cheeks and opercles scaled. 



Origin of dorsal midway between middle of caudal peduncle and tip of 

 of snout, its second spine the longest, 1.80 in head, last dorsal spine 

 almost as long as first ray, the longest ray 2.70 in head ; caudal slightly 

 lunate. Origin of ventrals midway Ix-tween Ijase of caudal and pupil, 

 its second spine about two-thii'ds length of rays, its longest ray 1.75. 

 Origin of ventrals midway between anal and a line with nostril, their tip 

 ]'eaching alnmst Id anal, their length l..")(i in bead. Pc'eturals 1.7."> in 

 head. 



Color in life. .V bright cardinal red with five silvery longitudinal lines, 

 the middle i>ne being composed of round silvery spots. These lines are 

 arranged as follows: the first is from tip of snout through upper part 

 of eye back to l]eloAV anterior third nf dorsal where it unites with the 

 second line, the portion of this line on the snout is orange, the remainder 

 is silvery; the second line is from posterior of eye to caudal, the portion 

 on the opercle is margined above and below with dusky ; the third line is 

 from the lower j)()steiior jjortion of eye to caudal, this line on the opercle 

 is also margined with dusky, and jiosterior to opercle it is composed of 

 round silvery dots: the fourth line is from maxillary helow eye to lower 

 margin of opercle, this line is margined with dusky; the fourth line 

 extends from the bnver posterior portion of opercle to the caudal; the 

 fifth line is below this and forms the general white coloring of the 

 belly, to anal fin. The fins aie all unifonnly red. Top oF head with 

 orange stripe from inteiorhital space along base of dorsals; chin orange, 

 lip of jaws brownish. 



Color in spirits. The bright cardinal fades into dull brownish, the 

 silver becomes pale yellow, the orange fades into dull yellow, the opercles 

 show a beautiful, opalescent bluish reflection, the black on tip of jaw 

 and a black line on snout fade into white; the dusky margins to the 

 stripes on head show more distinctly, the lines on interorbital being 

 bluish white ending on nuchal region. A slight black area on middle 

 of caudal base, tins yellowish white. 



Numerous specimens. Type is No. ril9-2. from Balabac Island, 10 

 August, 1908. Length, 40 millimeters. 



