FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE SEAS AND ADJACENT WATERS 37 



the body. A point in agreement with every specimen is the possession 

 of a pearly or white spot on each scale, often obsolete, but still in 

 some measure evident. Many young examples also show these paler 

 spots as more or less irregular or variable pale longitudinal streaks 

 or they may even form obscure rows across the dark scales. All the 

 soft vertical fins show some trace of dark crossbars, at least the soft 

 dorsal and caudal. It differs from the young of Lethrinus kallopterus 

 chiefly in the slightly lower body and body markings. 



Lethrinus cutambi Seale is based on an example 210 mm, though 

 Herre and Montalban give but 159 mm. They also describe "the 

 blackish blotch on second bar between lateral line and middle of 

 pectoral is barely perceptible." 



11114. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length, 240 mm. 



Five examples. Atulayan Bay, Luzon. June 17, 1909. Length, 58 to 80 mm. 



19773, 21925. Bolalo Bay, Palawan. December 21, 1908. Length, 78 to 83 mm. 



8792. Butauanan Island, eastern Luzon. June 12, 1909. Length, 362 mm. 



8277, 18511 [1309]. Canmahala Bay, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 11, 1909. 

 Length, 42 to 324 mm. Fifteen examples. [1309.] Olive-gray, with 9 dusky 

 bars on side transversely, of which 3 on caudal peduncle; 4 pronounced stripes 

 on lower side longitudinally, first immediately below lateral line, second through 

 axial region and third and fourth at levels of pectoral base. Blood red shades 

 on opercular margin. Vertical fins reddish terminally. Dorsal largely oliva- 

 ceous. Paired fins slightly dusky, pectoral somewhat yellowish. 



5543. Cataingan Bay, Masbate. April 18, 1908. Length, 310 mm. 



Five examples. Cataingan Bay. April 18, 1908. Length, 52 to 79 mm. Show 

 besides dark transverse bars also five or six longitudinal pale broad whitish 

 bands. 



10604, 10605, 10708, 10710. Cataingan Bay. April 19, 1908. Length, 68 to 133 

 mm. Four examples. 



5495, 5496, 6819 to 6822, 7596, 15891. Catbalogan, Samar. April 14, 1908. 

 Length, 143 to 245 mm. 



Two examples. Catbalogan. April 16, 1908. Length, 47 to 53 mm. Small 

 specimens such as these, usually with pectorals yellowish, frequently with little 

 gray to neutral dusky, at least terminally; anal varies yellowish to brownish. 



12827. Cavite and San Roque market. June 27, 1908. Length, 95 mm. 



7541, 7542, 7544, 10686, 10688 [1813] to 10690. Cotabato, Mindanao. May 20, 

 1908. Length, 75 to 180 mm. 



7566. Endeavor Strait, Palawan. December 23, 1908. Length, 362 mm. Cheek 

 with four pale slaty to bluish bars. Similar larger bars transversely on side of 

 body disappearing in alcohol when interspaces become somewhat orange to 

 bronze. Bluish tints under and about eye. Fins more or less orange termi- 

 nally. Pectoral yellowish, first ray bright blue. Ventral with front edge blue. 



20512. Guijulugan beach, Tanon Strait, east coast of Negros. April 2, 1908. 

 Length, 45 mm. 



A424. Jolo market. March 6, 1908. Length, 168 mm. 



20870. Jolo market. March 7, 1908. Length, 170 mm. 



148. Langao Point. June 24, 1909. Length, 183 mm. 



11871. Malabang market. May 22, 1908. Length, 140 mm. 



8367. Malapascua Island. March 16, 1909. Length, 237 mm. Four reddish 

 longitudinal bands on side and another less defined above lateral line. 



13678. Manila market. June 24, 1908. Length, 138 mm. 



9707. Manila market. April 28, 1908. Length, 140 mm. 



