. The fishery resources of the Philippine Islands with descriptions of new species . Fishes; Fishery resources. 82 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. maxillary in head; mandible 3; distal cud of maxillaiy 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 by thin delicate scales, 3 rows on cheek; preopercle entire; operclc with a single spine at posterior margin; origin of dorsal on
. The fishery resources of the Philippine Islands with descriptions of new species . Fishes; Fishery resources. 82 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. maxillary in head; mandible 3; distal cud of maxillaiy 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 by thin delicate scales, 3 rows on cheek; preopercle entire; operclc 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 in base of dorsal; ventrals in head, their origin pectoral, their tips not reaching vent; pectoral in head; caudal forked; none of the fins with elongate rays. Cdlor in spirits, yellowish white with slight tint of brown above; no stripes; a wide deep l^lack band entirely encircling caudal peduncle, the black extending out slightly on upper and lower rays of Fig. 14-—Nrmiiitfru^ worccslrri Evermann A; Seale, new species. Tj-pe. 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 tsemopterus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Baga. One specimen from San Fabian (no. 3512; length N in.). DenUx i^niopitrv!^ Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vl, (210J, locality unlcnown. Synagris tseniopterus, Gunther. Cat., i, :)74 (N. E. coast of .Australia; Molucca Sea). 143. Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch). One specimen from Sa
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