. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 40 BULLETIN 10 0, U]SriTED STATES KTATIONAL MUSEUM scales, lower section with 7 to 11 to caudal base and 1 or 2 more on latter; 2 or 3 scales above lateral line, 12 or 13 below, 13 to 20 pre- dorsal forward opposite eye center or front eye edge, 6 to 8 rows on cheek. Scales with 11 or 12 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 40 to 42; circuli very fine. D. Ill, 25 I, third spine 4 to 414 in total head length, twenty-first ray 1%; A. II or III, 13, i or 14, i, second spine 3% to by^, thirteenth ray 2%; caudal ly^ to 1%, well emarginate, ea
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 40 BULLETIN 10 0, U]SriTED STATES KTATIONAL MUSEUM scales, lower section with 7 to 11 to caudal base and 1 or 2 more on latter; 2 or 3 scales above lateral line, 12 or 13 below, 13 to 20 pre- dorsal forward opposite eye center or front eye edge, 6 to 8 rows on cheek. Scales with 11 or 12 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 40 to 42; circuli very fine. D. Ill, 25 I, third spine 4 to 414 in total head length, twenty-first ray 1%; A. II or III, 13, i or 14, i, second spine 3% to by^, thirteenth ray 2%; caudal ly^ to 1%, well emarginate, each lobe as well developed point above and below; least depth of caudal peduncle 1% to 21/8; pectoral 11/2 to 1%; ventral li/g to li/g. Light brown, scarcely paler below. On predorsal and back each scale marked by slightly darker spot. A grayish line, obscurely defined, extends from above maxillary up over and around eye A- '• .- Ksr • • ., ^^ Figure 6.—Pseudochromis moorei, xbw species. Type Iris gray brown. Deep brown blotch size of pupil on opercle poste- riorly below serratures. Fins all uniformly pale yellowish. Diagnosis.—Known hj its serrate upper opercular edge, emarginate caudal and dark opercular blotch. Type.—Cat. No. 89993, 16635 [D. 5146]. Sulade Island. February 16, 1908. Length 100 mm. [105.] [Type.] 4439 [D. 5163]. Observation Island. February 24, 1908. Length 68 mm. One example. [D. 5254]. Linao Point N. 44° E., mile (7° 05' 42" N., 125° 39' 42" E.), Gulf of Davao. May 18, 1908. Length 62 mm. (For Dr. J. Percy Moore, of the University of Pennsylvania.) PSEUDOCHROMIS CAUDALIS Boulenger Pseudochromis caudalia Boulengek, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, vol. 2, 1898, p. 134. Kurrachee in Sind. Depth 4 in total head length; head d%. Snout 4i/^ in head; eye equals snout, slightly greater than interorbital; maxillary reaches below center of eye. Scales 55 in lateral series, 2 above, 15 below;. Please note that these imag
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