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Generally light or pale brown, slightly darker on back. Iris brown- 

 ish, with yellowish circle around pupil. Barbels pale brown. Broad 

 deep dusky or blackish-brown transverse band from greater portion 

 of spinous dorsal base down over trunk behind pectoral and ventral. 

 Second broad blackish-brown band from soft dorsal base, similarly 

 broad. Also third, less distinct blackish brown band on caudal 

 peduncle above, more on saddle. Spinous dorsal pale brown. Soft 

 dorsal dark brown, with 4 or 5 longitudinal pale brown bands mostly 

 on terminal part of fin and each band with narrow dark bordering 

 line. Anal like soft dorsal only bands 6 or 7 and extend horizontally 

 over most of fin. Caudal dark brown. Pectoral very pale or light 

 brown. Ventral dark brown, paler on outer edges and basally. 



Mauritius, Bourbon, Reunion, India, Ceylon, East Indies, Philip- 

 pines, China, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Hawaii. A widely 

 distributed species in the Indo-Pacific. Though greatly confused by 

 most writers the characteristic color pattern of Giinther's excellent 

 figure leaves no doubt of the distinctness of this species. All my 

 materials agree with this figure. 



6517. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length, 215 mm. 



8107, 8117, 11296. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 1909. Length, 

 193 to 238 mm. (8107.) Scales of back with bright yellow central area near 

 margin. Barbels dusky. Spinous dorsal uniform, not barred. Soft dorsal 

 and anal with diagonal yellow bars. Caudal much dotted and blotched with 

 yellow. Ventrals with front edges slaty. 



8931, 16342 to 16345. Atulayan Island, Lagonoy Gulf. June 18, 1909. Length, 

 147 to 262 mm. 



8679. Batan Island. June 22, 1909. Length, 248 mm. 



8730. Batan Island, Caracaran. June 28, 1909. Length, 331 mm. 



4625. Bubuan Island. February 14, 1909. Length, 164 mm. 



11705, 11706. Cagayan Island. January 8, 1908. Length, 227 to 233 mm. 



7866. Cagayan de Jolo. January 8, 1909. Length, 280 mm. 



269. Cagayanes Island. March 31, 1909. Length, 243 mm. 



13326, 13327. Caxisigan Island, Balabac. January 2, 1909. Length, 212 to 

 234 mm. 



17092. Dupon Point, Leyte Island. March 17, 1909. Length, 181 mm. 



10422. East side Verde Island. July 22, 1908. Length, 184 mm. 



14631. Galvaney Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 9, 1909. Length, 244 mm. 



7676. June 10, 1909. Length, 188 mm. 



9203. Hermano Mayor Island. May 8, 1909. Length, 230 mm. 



9923. Inamucan Bay, Mindanao. August 9, 1909. Length, 154 mm. 



4718. Ligpo Point, Balayan Bay. January 18, 1908. Length, 249 mm. 



6051, 6052, 6656, 18539, 21034. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 28, 1908. 

 Length, 173 to 253 mm. 



22236. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 26, 1908. Length, 150 mm. 



16946. Mahinog, Camiguin Island. August 3, 1909. Length, 200 mm. 



6173, 15898. Mansalay, Mindoro. June 4, 1908. Length, 170 to 286 mm. 

 (6173.) Dusky red, yellow spots on scales above, lower parts white. Barbels 

 dusky. Spinous dorsal dusky red, with purplish and yellow on spines. Soft 

 dorsal and anal dusky red, with oblique yellow bars. Caudal dusky, with 

 narrow yellow bars. 



