528 SEALE. 



green except second rays which are bright pink. Pectorals uniform red, 

 a green line across base. 



Color in alcohol. The above striking colors almost entirely disappear 

 and the fish becomes a dull yellowish brown, the fins show very indistinctly 

 the markings described above, the blue of the margins fading into a 

 yellowish white; the deep green wedge-shaped area between eye and axil 

 of pectorals becomes a yellowish aiea of no distinct shape, while the line^^ 

 which radiate from eye almost entirely disappear. The pectoral becomes 

 yellowish white with a dusky dot on its upper axil. 



Type is No. 5414 from Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island, ,20 August, 

 1908. Tjcngth, '?2.5 millimeters, and cotype No. .5411 from the same 

 locality. 



Family PSEUDOCHEOMID^. 



Pseudochromis aurea Seale, sp. nov. 



Head 3.40; depth 3; dorsal III, 26; anal III, 14; scales 41, vertical 

 series 14; eye 4; snout 3.75; interorbital 5; maxillary 2.50, its distal 

 end on a line with pupil; mandible 1.90. 



Body oblong, compressed, the upper anterior outline from origin of 

 dorsal to tip of snout is a low even curve, the lower outline comparatively 

 straight. Depth of caudal peduncle 1.S5 in head, its length one-half its 

 depth. ^louth nf moderate size, the lower jaw projecting. Teeth in 

 front of jaws in several series with about 4 large curved canines, teeth 

 on sides of jaws in single series, teeth on vomer and palatines. Cheeks 

 with 4 rows of scales, opercle with a single flat obtuse spine and covered 

 with large scales. Gill openings carried forward slightly past angle of 

 preopercle. Gill rakers rather flat and wide, about 13 on lower limb. 

 Three membranous points to lower limb of preopercle. Pseuclobranchia 

 present. 



Entire body cdvei'ed with fine smooth scales which have a finely 

 denticulate border. 



Origin of dorsal midway bet^veen tip of snout and base of 11th ray oC 

 soft dorsal, the spines rather weak, the longest 3 in head, the longest ray 

 1.30 in head; caudal rounded, its length equal to head. Origin of anal 

 about midway between end of caudal vertebra and posterior margin of 

 opercles, the length of its base equal to head, its third spine the longest, 

 2.30 in head, its longest ray 1.50 in head. ()rigin of ventrals but slightly 

 nearer anal than to tij) of snout, the rays elongate reaching to base of 

 anal. Pectorals 1.14 in head. 



Color in life bright orange, most of the scales below the lateral line, 

 except on thorax, have a bright blue dot. Two blue lines cross the 

 eye-ball but do not extend out of orbit, head uniform yellow orange, very 

 slightly dark above, fins all uniform orange without markings. 



Color in alcohol uniform yellow, most of scales showing indication of 

 a dot on each scale, blue lateral line except on thorax and head; fins 

 yellow, some indistinct indications of dots on anal. 



