5:->8 WEALE. 



Vaimosa microstomia Seale, sp. nov. 



Head 3.80; depth 3.50; dorsal A^"!, 8; anal S; scales 27, 8 in vertical 

 series; eye 3.7.5; snout 5.2.5; interorbital about one-half diameter of eye; 

 maxillary 2.75 in head, its tip under anterior margin of eye ; no filaments 

 on pectorals, nuchal I'egion and opercle? fully scaled, cheeks otherwise 

 naked, the cheeks proper being crossed by 2 short lines of mucous pores. 

 Xo elongate rays or spines. 



Upper and lower outlines of body about equally curved, snout is bluntly 

 rounded, heavy, o\orhanging the mouth; upper ja\\- slightly ]iio]ecting. 

 Depth of caudal peduncle 1.50 in head, its length about equal to head. 

 Mouth, small. Tongue truncate. Teeth in minute bands in each jaw, 

 no enlarged canines. Xo teeth on vomer or palatine. Xo barbules. Gill 

 openings re.stricted to sides. 



Body co\ereii witli firm smooth scales which have a slightly roughened 

 margin. Origin of dorsal fin midway between tip of snout and last dorsal 

 ray, the longest dorsal spine about 1.50 in head, there are seven scaler in 

 front of dorsal, there are seven rows of scales between origin of spinous 

 dorsal and origin of soft dorsal, longest dorsal ray 1.50 in head. Caudal 

 rounded and considerably longer than head. Origin of anal midway 

 between end of caudal vertebra and the angle of preopcrcle, its longest 

 ray 1.50 in head, ventrals much nearer tip of snout tlian to anal, tlieir 

 length equal to head. Pectorals equal to head. 



Color yellowish, specked and blotched with bi(i\\i), some larger dusk)' 

 blotches along median line, under surface wliite, about seven indistinct 

 dusky bars over back. .V dusky line from eye obliquel}' downward and 

 backward to in front of preopercular angle. Opercles with a large dusky 

 blotch, spinous dorsal with a large black blotch on its jiosterior portion, 

 soft dorsal crossed by about six rows of small brown dots. Caudal with 

 eight vertical brown lines. Anal yellowish with an indistinct dusky 

 submarginal ai'ea. ^^entrals and pectorals yellowish. 



This species is especially characterized by the large rounded overhang-, 

 ing snout, the small mouth, and tlie small spinous dorsal. 



'I'ype is X^o. 827. 1j>n<(tli. Jo millimeters. From Afalaboii, Luzon 

 Island, July. 1 !)<>!>. 



Family (J.VLLIONYAlIDJv 



Callionymus inversicoloratus Seale, sp. nov. 



Head 3.().5 (measiired from pore to tip ot snout) depth 5.75; width 

 at base of pectorals 4.50 ; dorsal IV, 8; anal 7; no scales; lateral line 

 distinct running along dorsal surface to slightly above the center of 

 caudal; snout 2.30; interorbital space scai-ccly equal to pupil; maxillary 

 about equal to orbit; mandible equal to snout; eye 2.40; preopercular 

 spine short and strong with three branches of almost equal size, one, 

 dircted backward, one directed outward and forward,. one directed inwarct 

 and upward. 



