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very young there is only a single black blotch, which is large and at 

 the last dorsal spines. It appears that this is really the post dorsal 

 blotch or the one at the last dorsal rays moved forward, as the mid- 

 spinous dorsal dark blotch disappears in examples of 40 mm. or 

 less. In the very young the second dark blotch trails down over the 

 tail towards the anal fins as a dark vertical band. The vent is black 

 at all ages. 



5 examples, Batan Island. June 5, 1909. Length, 53 to 56 mm. 

 1 example, Bugsuk Island, Balabac. Length, 122 mm. 



306. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. March 8, 1909. Length, 128 to 158 mm. 

 8 examples, Caiholo Kiver, Ulugau Bay, Palawan Island. December 29, 1908. 

 Length, 60 to 84 mm. 



6 examples, Caudaraman Island, Balabac. January 4, 1909. Length, 100 to 

 135 mm. 



1 example, Capunuypugan, Mindanao. May 9, 1908. Length, 146 mm. 



11690 and 11691. Capunuypugan Point. May 10, 1908. Length 151 to 155 mm. 



13173. Cataingau Bay. April 17, 1908. Length, 122 mm. 



1 example, Cataingan Bay, Masbate. April 18, 1908. Length, 140 mm. 

 10702 to 10705. Cataingan Bay. April 19, 1909. Length, 102 to 125 mm. 

 5420. Cebu market. April 7, 1908. Length 173 mm. 



10779. Dalaganem Island. April 8, 1909. Length, 180 mm. 

 13063. Gomomo Island. December 3, 1909. Length, 142 mm. 

 12 examples. Great Tobea Island. December 15, 1909. Length, 20 to 132 mm. 

 12133, 12138, 12139. Malcochin Harbor, Linapacan Island. December 19, 1908. 

 Length, 150 to 173 mm. 



2 examples, Philippines. Length, 110 to 130 mm. 



2 examples, Port Matalvi, Luzon. November 23, 1908. Length, 123 to 150 mm. 

 [711.] Snout deep smoky. Between eyes small light purple blotch. Crescent 

 shaped bar deep smoky points backward from between eyes, blackish spot 

 posteriorly in space to dorsal fin. Chin and breast light smoky. General 

 body-color light, scales dusky above and anteriorly, whitish below ; scales 

 of lateral line darker. Black blotch on back below middle of spinous dorsal 

 extends up on fin ; another on back and fin at dorsal axil, latter with some 

 small light purple spots. Yellowish wash over central part of body; each 

 scale, except of head and anterior part of back with vertical lavender line ; 

 black blotch over vent. Dorsal with thread-like margin of bluish, below 

 which narrow yellow line, also below latter narrow line of faint lavender ; 

 body of fin dusky-rosy, darker below ; rays orange. Anal with thread-like 

 margin of blue, below which smoky band and proximally to latter faint 

 lavender line; body of fin dusky-lavender, rays orange. Paired fins hyaline. 

 Caudal dusky-orange at base, smoky hyaline terminally. Scales on top of 

 caudal peduncle with dusky margins, rest of each scale light smoky-orange. 



14160. Pujada Bay. May 15, 1908. Length, 137 mm. 



11890. San Miguel Harbor, Ticao Island. 2 examples. April 21, 1908. Length, 

 138 to 163 mm. 



19241 to 19248. Tara Island. December 15, 1908. Length, 115 to 180 mm. 



1 example, Tataan Island, Tawi Tawi Group. February 20, 1908. Length, 64 

 mm. [152.] White with washes of very pale bronzy on the upper sides and 

 black ; blackish saddle on nuchal region ; snout and interorbital region dusky ; 

 black blotch at middle part of base of spinous dorsal, and larger in similar 

 relation to soft part ; dorsal itself very pale pearly-gray, edged narrowly with 



