NEW SPECIES OF PHILIPPINE FISHES. oil) 



snout than origin of anal, its length 1.30 in head. Prctunils 1.30 in 

 head, caudal forked with the outer rays ol' upper lobe fiUiform, its lengtli 

 2.35 of body, the lower lobe 1.30 in head. 



Color in alcohol yellowish, a wide brown band sli-^^hlly less than width 

 of eye, occupies tlie middle of sides from eye to eaudal. A yellowish 

 area above tliis band, the entire upper portion brdwii, a I'ound dusky 

 dot at posterior end of lateral line, snout dark brown. There is a slight 

 indication of an additional but very indistinct dusky band on upper 

 sides of belly fading out posteriorly. Fins all uniform, yelb>wish wliite 

 without markings. 



Type is >;o. I'^o', from Siirigao, Mindanao, P. I. taken Vi September, 

 liM)7. Length, 130 millimeters. 



Family LUTIANIDxE. The Snappers. 

 Lutianus oriental is Seale, ap. nov. (Mayamaya.) 



Head 3.75; depth 3.80; dorsal X, 14; anal III, S; scales 8-51-14; 

 eye 3.75; snout 3.10; interorbital 5.35; maxillary 3.30, ending under 

 anterior third of pupil; mandible 1.7 5 ending on a line with posterior 

 margin of pupil; pectorals 1.30; ventrals 1.55. 



Body oblong, compressed, the greatest depth at origin of spinous 

 dorsal. The upper outline from axil of dorsal to eye is an even curve; 

 outline of head at eyes slightly concave. The lower profile from anal 

 to chin is ahnost straight, the lower jaw l)ein,i;- al a low angle. The 

 length of the caudal peduncle is 1.8tl in head, its greati'st deptli 1.35 in 

 its length. Interorbital space slightly convex, a median ridge along its 

 center ; snout conical ; width of preorbital but slightly greater than pupil. 

 Jaws equal. Teeth consisting of villiform bands Avith outer row of 

 curved canines, and a veiy long and strong anterior canine on each side 

 of upper jaw. Teeth on vomer and palatine, none on tongue. A very 

 shallow preopercular notch, no opeicular knob, opercle ending in a flat 

 spine. Gill openings wide, ending under anterior margin of (.'ye. <_iill 

 rakers of moderate length, sharp-pointed, ten on lower limb, the longest 

 about equal to pupil. Pseudobranchia present. Hody fully scaled, 

 cheeks, nape and opercles scaled, soft ilorsal, caudal, anal and pectoral 

 scaled at base. 



Origin of dorsal above axil of pectoral, the fourth spine the longest, 

 3.50 in length; longest dorsal ray 3.. 'JO in head; second anal spine 

 slightly the longest, 3.75 in head; longest anal ray 3.10 in head. Origin 

 of anal under second dorsal ray; origin of ventrals, midway between tip 

 of snout and fourth anal ray, their spine only about half length of rays. 

 Pectorals not reaching to anal. \'entrals extend to anal pore. Caudal 

 Scarcely emarginate, its length 1.35 in head. 



Color in life yellow, darker aho\e, four wide black longitudinal stripes 

 of almost the width of pupil at their nieilian point, the first from snout 



