FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE SEAS AND ADJACENT WATERS 293 



11233. Mantaquin Bay, Palawan. April 2, 1909. Length, 212 mm. 



8450. Maribojoc, Bohol Island. March 26, 1909. Length, 284 mm. Top of 

 head and anterior back with pale lavender shades, more or less dusky, scales 

 veined with bright wine or cherry red and dusky bars under dorsals rather in- 

 distinct. Barbels black. Soft dorsal and anal with obUque yellow bars. Caudal 

 with yellows spots. 



6270. Medio Island, Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 250 mm. 



10814. Murcielagos Bay, Mindanao. August 20, 1909. Length, 212 mm. 



10004. Murcielagos Bay. August 21, 1909. Length, 233 mm. 



17269. Near mouth of Taj-abas River. February 25, 1909. Length, 180 mm. 



19321. Near Palag Bay, Luzon. June 16, 1909. Length, 213 mm. 



12464. Pagapas Bay, Luzon, February 20, 1909. Length, 215 mm. 



8014, 13850. Port Banalacan, Marinduque. February 23, 1909. Length, 209 

 to 269 mm. 



8386, 18715, 18716, 18718. Port Dupon, Leyte. March 17, 1909. Length, 192 

 to 248 mm. (8386.) Purplish over general gray color, lower parts much paler; 

 center of each scale on back with bright sulphur spot, not extending much 

 forward of eyes and only slightly below lateral line; two blackish saddles, one 

 below front portion of either dorsal; dusky spot at top of caudal peduncle. Opercle 

 edged more or less blackish. Barbels dusky. First dorsal dusky purplish, 

 first membranes somewhat yellowish. Soft dorsal like first, crossed by many 

 oblique yellow bars. Anal more or less pink, with irregular yellow bars. 

 Caudal blackish, purple shades on raj^s and yeUow streaks terminally. Paired 

 fins pink, pectoral base with some red, scarcely as bar. 



17626. Port Langcan, Palawan. April 8, 1909. Length, 122 mm. 



10499. Port Maricaban. July 21, 1908. Length, 218 mm. 



6739. Port Matalvi, Luzon. November 2, 1908. Length, 216 mm. 



22207. Rapurapu Island. June 22, 1909. Length, 219 mm. 



17277, 17278. Sabtan Island. November 8, 1908. Length, 175 to 177 mm. 



17773. San Miguel Island, Tabaco Bay. June 4, 1909. Length, 229 mm. 



6890, 6894. Santo Domingo, Batan. November 7, 1908. Length, 218 to 258 mm. 

 (6890.) Scales of back and sides with yellow spots at center of each posterior 

 edge. YeUow streaky on preorbital and maxillar}' tip; throat and lower lip 

 blackish; barbels blackish, tips yellow. Second dorsal blackish basally and 

 alternate yellow and lilac oblique stripes on terminal half of fin, limited by 

 narrow dark red lines, also same on anal. Basal portion of anal whitish, fin 

 red medially and with broken yellow bars. Caudal with purplish and yellow 

 stripes along rays. Pectoral dusky, with red basal bar. Ventral rays scarlet, 

 first dusky. 



6782. Tictauan Island, east of Zamboanga. September 8, 1909. Length, 260 mm. 



10881, 10882. Tilig, Lubang Island. July 15, 1908. Length, 212 to 223 mm. 



11656. Tulnalutan Island. September 9, 1909. Length, 177 mm. 



6660. Varadero Bay, Mindoro. July 23, 1908. Length, 239 mm. Head and 

 back dusky, with reddish shade, edges of scales show yellowish in fading, 

 Blackish saddles under dorsals and on caudal peduncle. Blackish about and 

 behind eye. Iris silvery. Barbels dusky, j'ellowish tips. 



7854, 7855. Tagnak Island. January 7, 1909. Length, 234 to 238 mm. 



7122. West coast Palaui Island. November 18, 1908. Length, 116 mm. 



A967. Binang Unang Island, Gulf of Tomini. Celebes, Dutch East Indies. 

 November 17, 1909. Length, 247 mm. 



18325. West of Malibagu Point, Gulf of Tomini, Celebes. November 21, 1909. 

 Length, 233 mm. 



13650. Makyan Island. November 29, 1909. Length, 215 mm. 



22735. Talisse Island. November 9, 1909. Length, 165 mm. 



