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the caudal is very dark over its basal half or two-thirds. The two 

 dark transverse reddish basal lines Bleeker shows are not distinct at 

 present in any of my specimens. In the present species the first anal 

 ray is longer than the soft anal base. 



A few of my specimens differ in their dark coloration, nearly or 

 largely uniform chocolate-brown, except some pale spots on each 

 side of the abdomen posteriorly. The coloration is quite variable in 

 alcoholic specimens. Usually there is a dark to blackish blotch, 

 sometimes a little smaller than the eye or again even larger than the 

 eye. Its position is variable, for it may be rather close behind the gill 

 opening or about first third of pectoral, over middle of pectoral or 

 over hind part of pectoral. One, two, or even three dark blotches 

 may occur. Some specimens show vertical transverse dark bars, 

 and these 5 to 10. 



8139. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length, 290 mm. 



13505, 16007, 16011, 17702 to 17704, 19270. AHmango Bay, Burias Island. 

 March 5, 1909. Length, 123 to 210 mm. 



6501. Bahkias Bay, Luzon. July 17, 1908. Length, 262 mm. 



A504. Balukbaluk Island, south of Zamboanga. September 12, 1909. Length, 

 305 mm. 



18921. Batan Island. June 5, 1909. Length, 132 mm. 



8668. Biri Channel. June 22, 1909. Length, 313 mm. 



7445, 7446, 10587 to 10589, 19774. Bolalo Bay, Malampaya Sound, Palawan 

 Island. December 21, 1908. Length, 47 to 289 mm. 



12216. Bugsuk Island, Balabac. January 5, 1909. Length, 154 mm. 



5599, 5600, 5631, 5676, 15984. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. April 22, 1908. 

 Length, 154 to 508 mm. 



15190. Busin Harbor. March 7, 1909. Length, 216 mm. 



21941. Cagayan, Jolo. January 8, 1909. Length, 68 mm. 



7789. Candaraman Island, Balabac. January 4, 1909. Length, 255 mm. 



8278. Canmahala Bay, Luzon. March 11, 1909. Length, 303 mm. 



12737. Capulaan Bay, Pagbilao Island. February 24, 1909. Length, 133 mm. 



8722, 8724. Caracaran, Batan Island. June 28, 1909. Length, 262 to 290 mm. 



5538. Cataingan Bay, Masbate. AprU 18, 1908. Length, 305 mm. On upper 

 surface of body centers of scales dusky olive, broadly bordered with brownish 

 olive; middle of side more or less tinged with orange-brown. Indistinct dusky 

 bars transversely on side become more distinct posteriorly, two crossing caudal 

 peduncle. Under surface of body paler than back. Top of head slate, with 

 orange blotch above and behind eye; reddish area on occipital region, another 

 before eyes and again on snout; pale vermilion bar across preorbital; premaxil- 

 lary membrane and mouth angle vermilion, also roof and floor of mouth. Iris 

 orange. Dorsal dull red, becomes vermilion posteriorly. Anal similar, but 

 lighter. Caudal and paired fins reddish, membranes clear. 



8581, 20572. Catbalogan, Samar. April 15, 1908. Length, 98 to 107 mm. 



7741, 7742. Caxisigan Island, Balabac. January 2, 1908. Length, 297 or 298 mm. 



7485, 18837, 19798. Endeavor Strait, near ancliorage. December 22, 1908. 

 Length, 75 to 267 mm. Reddish preorbital bar and red bars on side. 



5736. Generale Island, Capunuypugan. May 9, 1908. Length, 223 mm. 



7278. Gigoso Point, Quinapundan Bay, Samar Island. July 28, 1909. Length, 

 207 mm. 



20512. Guijulugan, east coast Negros. April 2, 1908. Length, 45 mm. 



