NEW SI'EOIKS OF 1>IIILIPPIXE FISIIIOS. ,")()<) 



Amia cardinalis Simile, s]). uny. 



Mead ;> : depth -.'.;."">; dorsal \'I, T, n ; iiiial II, S; scales -.'I, ihc lalcinl 

 line cninpli-le, 71, scales in veitical series; eve '!.7r> in ]i(>a(l ; sniiut 4; 

 interorbital l.rtO in eye; niaxillaiy ".' in liead, its disfal end on a line 

 with posterior margin of iris; nmndihle 1.r>."i; jjosfeiior jnargin of 

 preopercle strongly denticiilale. 



Teeth in villiform hands in jaws, vomer and i)alatiiies. 



llody oblong, cumpicssed. the gieatest depth al origin of dorsal, caudal 

 peduncle rathei- long and thin, its depth eipial to orhit, its length 1.20 

 in head. I'pper outline id' body more sliougly curved than lower. Head 

 rather bluntly ])ointe(l, mouth large, cheeks and oi)er(les each with two - 

 rows of scales, opercle with a sharp flat s])iiie. (iill openings wide, being 

 cairied torward to a line with the pupil, lidl rakei's short and sharp 

 pointed, about i;'. on lower limb. Body fully coveied with large smooth 

 scales which ha\e very finely toothed liorders. head ^\ithout scales e\cepl 

 on cheeks and opercles. 



Origin of dorsal tin is midway between tip of snout and middle of 

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

 1.50 in head. The last dorsal spine scaicely moi-e than half the length 

 of the first ra}- which is 1.T-") in head. Caudal slightly bilobid. 1.'.'") in 

 head; origin of anal midway between end of last caudal \('rtebra and 

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

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

 with middle of pupil, their length l..')0 tn head ; pectorals 1.4(i in head. 



Color in life uniform bright cardinal, without stripes oi' bands; a 

 slight tint of yellow on side of belly, and a browuisb blotch on opercles 

 just posterior to eye, fins all tmifonn red. 



Color in alcohol unifomi yellowish white, some dusky mai'ks at base 

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

 region, fins uniform yellowish white. 



Type is Xo. 5463 from Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island, P. ]., 21 

 August, 1908. Length, 40 millimeters. 



This species seems to differ in several respect from .1. crytlwrmiis to 

 which it is most nearly related. 



Family SEEEAMD.E. 



Epinephelus albimuculatus Seale, sp. nov. Plate VtJI. (Lapo lapo.) 



Head 2.65 (measured from 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 head; snout 

 4.45; interorbital 7.10; maxillary 2.14, extending posterior to eye; mandi- 

 ble 1.80. 



Body oblong, compressed, rather slender and elongate for t;his genus. 



