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caudal lobe and in others a large well-defined black blotch at the 

 front of the soft dorsal basally. Some examples also with hind 

 membrane of opercle blackish. 



7221, 8144, 12995, 16294, 17749. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. Length, 

 134 to 284 mm. 



8070. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 1909. Length, 490 mm. 



7831. Bugsuk Island. January 5, 1909. Length, 416 mm. 



21631. Calangaman Island, between Leyte and Cebu. March 16, 1909. Length, 

 128 mm. 



12359, 17403. Candaraman Island, Balabac. February 14, 1909. Length, 177 

 to 188 mm. 



17069. Canmahala Bay, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 11, 1909. Length, 193mm. 



12732. Capulaan Bay, Pagbilao Island. February 24, 1909. Length, 171 mm. 



5627, 7740, 13331. Caxisigan Island, off Balabac. January 2, 1908. Length, 

 194 to 266 mm. 



6398 [D. 5272]. Corregidor Light, N. 26°, E. 25.5 miles (lat. 14° N., long. 120° 

 22' 30" E.). July 14, 1908. Length, 207 mm. 



19834. Endeavor Strait, northwest coast of Palawan. December 22, 1908. 

 Length, 115 mm. 



16307. Endeavor Strait. December 23, 1908. Length, 125 mm. 



7601. Endeavor Strait. December 24, 1908. Length, 260 mm. 



19791. Gomomo Island. December 3, 1909. Length, 84 mm. 



A408. Jolo market. March 7, 1908. Length, 263 mm. 



7929, 21846. Limbones Cove. February 8, 1909. Length, 134 to 238 mm. 



6285. Malapascua Island. March 16, 1909. Lengtn, 206 mm. 



6582, 6598. Maricaban Island near Sepoc Point. July 21, 1908. Length, 240 

 to 286 mm. 



6233, 6234. Medio Island, Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 220 to 

 250 mm. 



17639. Mompog Island, Anabayas Island. March 3, 1909. Length, 186 mm. 



8899. Near Palag Bay, Luzon. June 16, 1909. Length, 315 mm. 



6610. Northwest Point Verde Island. July 22, 1908. Length, 245 mm. 



07953. Pagapas Bay, Luzon. February 20, 1909. Length, 463 mm. Silvery 

 gray on back, top of head with metallic-brown overshade. When fading 

 scales of head and side show yellowish green edges, forming obscure stripes on 

 middle of side, edges of aU scales dusky; body of each scale on lower sides of 

 body silvery, becoming soiled white below. Scattered smoky-purple spots 

 under overshade on preorbital. Lips yellowish, chin and lower surface of 

 head pearl gray. Interorbital region slaty. Dorsal brownish, incised tips 

 and little more of spinous membranes dusky scarlet; round black spot at base 

 of second soft membrane, also third membrane much smaller on third; spines 

 and rays aU with slight reddish shade. Anal like dorsal, scarlet spinous mem- 

 branes not so marked; round black spot at base of first, second, and third soft 

 membrane. Pectoral hyaline-red, membranes colorless, blackish in axil. 

 Ventrals reddish. 



21843. Pandanon Island. March 23, 1909. Length, 165 mm. 



8004, 10770 to 10772, 14724, 15924. Port Banalacan, Marinduque. February 23, 

 1909. Length, 190 to 267 mm. 



6946. Port Galera, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 212 mm. 



6332, 9025, 18873. Port Jamelo, Luzon. July 13, 1908. Length, 151 to 258 mm. 



18960, 18961. Port Maricaban. July 21, 1908. Length, 181 to 212 mm. 



6737. Port Matalvi, Luzon. November 2, 1908. Length, 208 mm. 



7005. Port San Pio Quinto. November 10, 1908. Length, 393 mm. 



