. The fishery resources of the Philippine Islands with descriptions of new species . Fishes; Fishery resources. 70 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. Body moderatch- elongate, the back rather stront;ly arched, the profile rising in a regular curve from tip of snout to origin of dorsal fm, thence descending in a broader curve to caudal peduncle; ventral outline less convex; head pointed, the lips thick, jaws subequal, or the lower slightly the shorter; premaxillary strongly protractile; exposed portion of maxillary broad, its greatest width half its length, its posterior edge slightly concave
. The fishery resources of the Philippine Islands with descriptions of new species . Fishes; Fishery resources. 70 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. Body moderatch- elongate, the back rather stront;ly arched, the profile rising in a regular curve from tip of snout to origin of dorsal fm, thence descending in a broader curve to caudal peduncle; ventral outline less convex; head pointed, the lips thick, jaws subequal, or the lower slightly the shorter; premaxillary strongly protractile; exposed portion of maxillary broad, its greatest width half its length, its posterior edge slightly concave; preopercle entire; interorbital broad; premaxillary groove narrow, completely scaled except a small circular area posteriorly above anterior margin of orbit; caudal peduncle rather deep, its greatest depth greater than diameter of eye, or 3 times its least width. .Scales large, thin, and firm; origin of dorsal fin over base of pectoral, the second spine slender, curved, and lengthened, its length greater than half that of head; dorsal rays short; second anal spine shorter and scarcely larger than the third, its length ] .4 in eye; dorsal and anal fins each with a high, scaly sheath; caudal fin thickly covered with fine scales; peritoneum dusky; second interheemal spine long and slendei': posterior end of air-bladder bifid, ending in 2 long slender horns which fit alongside of second interhsemal. Color in spirits, silvery white, the back and upper part ot side showing faint dark lines along the middle of each row of scales parallel with the back; tip of spinous dorsal dark, fins otherwise unmarked. This species is close to -Y. Icapas, from which it differs chiefly in ha\'ing the premaxillary groove scaled, the eye larger, the interorbital space broader, and the second anal spine Fig. 8.— baconenRis Evermann & Sealo, new .species. Type. This species is represented in our collection by two specimens—one (no. .3416) from Bacon, and the other (no. 3377;
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