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further shows the dark lateral streak or band on the snout, only very 

 slightly evident in some of my material. The transverse gamboge 

 bars he shows on the outer portions of the ventrals do not seem to have 

 been retained in my specimens, as I find no traces at present. More- 

 over, the dark bands on the predorsal and at the spinous dorsal are a 

 little different from those of Giinther's figure and my materials. My 

 specimen shows last dorsal ray 1% to V/s in head. I have followed 

 most writers in the restriction of Mullus trifasciatus Lacep^de for this 

 species. The original figure, while still quite crude, seems to have been 

 intended for the species as here understood. 



7220 [1233]. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length, 

 234 mm. 



16341. Atulayan Island. June 18, 1909. Length, 231 mm. 



6756 to 6763. Beach at village near Chase Head, Endeavor Strait. December 

 22, 1908. Length, 77 to 113 mm. 



8636, 8670. Biri Channel. June 22, 1909. Length, 250 to 265 mm. 



19771, 19772. Bolalo Bay, Palawan Island. December 21, 1908. Length, 80 to 

 85 mm. Three examples. 



12001. Cabugan Island, Hinunangan Bay, Leyte. July 30, 1909. Length, 190 

 mm. 



17416. Candaraman Island. January 4, 1909. Length, 169 mm. 



7520, 16339. Chase Head, Endeavor Strait, Palawan. December 22, 1908. 

 Length, 204 to 276 mm. 



10836, 21895. Dalaganam Island. April 8, 1909. Length, 83 to 174 mm. 



14097. Endeavor Strait. December 24, 1908. Length, 194 mm. 



6356, 11091. Inamucan Bay, Mindanao. August 8, 1908. Length, 165 to 206 

 mm. 



4816. Jolo market. February 9, 1908. Length, 240 mm. 



11911. Jolo market. February 11, 1908. Length, 174 mm. 



10557, 10558 [424]. Jolo market. March 7, 1908. Length, 184 to 190 mm. 

 Smaller example with 2 large external isopod crustaceans on right side of body. 

 Center of each scale smoky blue, edges dusky lemon-yellow; body anteriorly 

 more or less clouded with dusky; 2 black saddles posteriorly, one just behind 

 front of second dorsal and one across caudal peduncle, space between pale 

 yellow. Lower parts of head and breast with lilac shades, more or less red on 

 middle of side; black blotch behind eye; barbels pale or yellowish terminally; 

 iris and orbit with narrow blue stripes. Dorsal spines dusky, membranes 

 clouded yellow and red. Soft dorsal dusky basally, shades into black band 

 posteriorly, which follows produced rays; 3 narrow yellow bands terminally, 

 lilac shades between. General color of anal smoky, crossed by 5 or 6 irregular 

 yellow bars equal to interspaces. Caudal rays yellowish, membranes dusky 

 with purplish, upper and lower edges of lobes very dark. Pectorals pale 

 yellow and yellow and reddish bar at base. Front half of ventral dusky, 

 barred with lilac and pale yellow alternately with some shades of red. 



12811. Little Santa Cruz Island, Zamboanga. May 26, 1908. Length, 226 mm. 



16142. Mahinog, Camiguin Island. August 3, 1909. Length, 143 mm. 



21620. Makesi Island, Palawan. April 5, 1909. Length, 177 mm. 



18578. Malanipa Island. September 8, 1909. Length, 193 mm. 



17629. Mompog Island. March 3, 1909. Length, 173 mm. 



10002, 10003, 10813. Murcielagos Bay, Mindanao. August 21, 1909. Length, 

 175 to 218 mm. 



