. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. 82 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. maxillary in head: mandible 3; distal end of maxillary not reaching to below anterior border of eye; preorbital : bands of small teeth in jaws, with small canines anteriorly, and a row of slightly enlarged curved teeth in each side; gillrakers represented by wide blunt knobs, 7 on lower limb; body covered by thin delicate scales, 3 rows on cheek; preopercle entire; opercle with a single spine at posterior margin; origin of dorsal on line w
. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. 82 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. maxillary in head: mandible 3; distal end of maxillary not reaching to below anterior border of eye; preorbital : bands of small teeth in jaws, with small canines anteriorly, and a row of slightly enlarged curved teeth in each side; gillrakers represented by wide blunt knobs, 7 on lower limb; body covered by thin delicate scales, 3 rows on cheek; preopercle entire; opercle with a single spine at posterior margin; origin of dorsal on line with origin of pectoral, longest dorsal spine in head, the longest ray ; webs of dorsal fin scarcely incised; origin of anal slightly nearer origin of ventral than base of caudal, its longest ray in head; base of anal in base of dorsal; ventrals in head, their origin below pectoral, their tips not reaching vent; pectoral in head; caudal forked; none of the fins with elongate rays. Color in spirits, yellowish white with slight tint of blown above; no stripes; a wide deep black band entirely encircling caudal peduncle, the black extending out slightly on upper and lower rays of Fig. 14.— Nemipterus worccstcri Evermann & Seale, new species. Type. One specimen (no. 4124; length in.), from Bacon, Sorsogon, P. I., type no. 55917, U. S. National Museum: collector Charles J. Pierson. We take pleasure in naming this species for the Hon. Dean C. Worcester, of the Philippine Commission, in recognition of his valuable work in promoting the study of the zoology of the Philippine Islands. 142. Nemipterus taeniopterus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Baga. One specimen from San Fabian (no. 3512: length S in.). DenU r t:t niopterus Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. vi, 1S3 (240), locality unknown. Sywgris Ixniopterus, Giinther, Cat., I, 374 (N. E. coast of Australia; Molucca Sea). 143. Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch). One specimen from San Fabi
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