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pectoral base although famt indications of such a mark may occur 

 on the pectoral rays of some specimens. 



Geographic variation. — Aside from the differences in color 

 pattern discussed above, there appears to be some slight meristic 

 (number of dorsal and anal rays, table 63) and proportional (dorsal 

 spine three, dorsal ray one, and horizontal humeral blotch lengths, 

 table 66) differences which are associated with some of the various 

 color pattern types. Also, specimens from the Philippines, Palaus, 



^ Holotype of Salarias caudofasciatus 



