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D. VIII-I, 8, I, third spine 1% to 1% in head, with age third and 

 fourth spines filamentous, first branched ray 2% to 2%; A. I, 6, i, 

 first branched ray 2% to 2%; caudal 1}^ to V/i, deeply forked and 

 lobes sharply pointed; least depth of caudal peduncle 2% to 3; pec- 

 toral IK to 1%; ventral 1% to 1%. 



Generally pale olivaceous, below whitish. Blackish brown band 

 from front side of snout to eye, thence back till below last rays of 

 soft dorsal. Blackish brown round spot up to size of eye on lateral 

 line, on side of caudal peduncle at caudal base. With age band and 

 spot less defined. Iris pale yellowish. Fins all pale to transparent. 

 Barbels pale. 



Red Sea, Zanzibar, Portuguese East Africa, Madagascar, India, 

 East Indies, Philippines, China, Riu Kiu, Japan, Australia, Melanesia, 

 Micronesia, Polynesia, Hawaii. The extension of the dark, lateral 

 band is variable, as sometimes it extends beyond the soft dorsal base. 



7219. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzou. March 6, 1909. Length, 236 mm. 

 11950. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 1909. Length, 227 mm. 

 Three examples. Atulayan Bay, Luzon. June 17, 1909. Length, 50 to 52 mm. 

 8708. Batan Island and Rapurapu Island. June 5, 1909. Length, 286 mm. 

 8669. Bin Channel. June 2, 1909. Length, 264 mm. 



18484, 18485. Bolalo Bay, Palawan. December 21, 1908. Length, 95 to 135 mm. 

 12451. Bugsuk Island, Balabac. January 5, 1909. Length, 165 mm. 

 A577, 7257. Busbus Point, Siasi Island. September 20, 1909. Length, 232 to 



270 mm. 

 12002. Cabugan Island, Hinunangan Bay, Leyte. July 30, 1909. Length, 255 mm. 

 20106 [1975]. Cagayan, Sulu Island. January 8, 1909. Length, 108 to 195 mm. 



Seven examples. Dusky stripe across interorbital through eye, becomes black 



on side and ends under soft dorsal. Bright yellow behind eye and above head. 

 17072. Canmahala Bay, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 11, 1909. Length, 238 mm. 

 5546. Cataingan, Masbate. April 18, 1908. Length, 259 mm. 

 7743. Caxisigan Island, Balabac. January 2, 1909. Length, 300 mm. Blackish 



lateral stripe with sulphur-yellow above on head. Both dorsals with yellowish 



on membranes, not as bars. Anal with pale reddish bars, base and posteriorly 



yellowish. 

 18385. Cebu market. April 4, 1908. Length, 115 mm. 

 Three examples. Davao, Mindanao. May 16, 1908. Length, 95 to 98 mm. 



Two specimens of this lot in poor preservation. 

 17301. Gigoso Point, Quinapundan Bay, Samar. July 28, 1909. Length, 219 mm. 

 4943. Iloilo market, Panay. March 28, 1908. Length, 151 mm. 

 4854. Jolo market. February 12, 1908. Length, 233 mm. 

 A485. Lampinigan Island, south of Zamboanga. September 11, 1909. Length, 



347 mm. 

 9018, 9366. Langao Point, Luzon. June 24, 1909. Length, 235 to 282 mm. 

 8314, 16965. Lode Bay, Destacado Island. March 13, 1909. Length, 238 to 



302 mm. 

 14580. Maculabo Island. June 14, 1909. Length, 198 mm. 

 8515. Makesi Island, Palawan. April 5, 1909. Length, 247 mm. 

 19609. Mansalay, Mindoro. June 4, 1908. Length, 52 to 92 mm. Nineteen 



examples. 

 11232. Mantaquin Bay, Palawan. April 2, 1909. Length, 216 mm. 

 6579, 6580. Maricaban Island near Sepoc. July 29, 1908. Length, 242 to 268 mm . 



