FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 71 



Jordan and Seale's figure of P. pavo, though the spots on the head in 

 our specimens large. In this connection we have also made the com- 

 pariyon with a series of examples from Apia, reported by Jordan 

 and Scale as P. pavo and 2 from Tari Tari in the Gilbert Islands. 

 The Samoan examples also emphasize very clearly, as they were pre- 

 served in formaline, the blue lines on the head of some individuals 

 turning very dark and thus giving an entirely different appearance. 

 In general superficial appearance the species is greatly sugges- 

 tive of Ahudefduf uni7naculatus- Previously only known from 

 Mauritius. 



1 example, Canmaliala Bay, Ragay Gulf. March 11, 1909. Length, 50 mm. 

 4 examples, Cataingau Bay, Masbate. April 18, 1908. Length, 25 to 60 mm. 

 One with egg strings of copepod crustacean parasite protruding from right 

 side. 

 1976. Gondra Island, near Bolipongpong Island. September 20, 1909. Length, 

 68 mm. Bright blue above, head fading to slaty ; side from upper base of 

 pectoral washed with yellow; posterior portion of body from about sixth 

 soft dorsal ray cadmium-yellow, including remainder of dorsal fin and all 

 caudal fin ; dorsal otherwise slaty, narrow paler lines across soft part near 

 its margin ; anal olivaceous, becoming yellowish at base, obscure paler lines 

 through distal portion ; paired fins yellowish. 

 1 example, Makyan Island. November 29, 1909. Length, 48 mm. 



1 example, Simaluc Island. September 22, 1909. Length, 64 mm. 



2 examples, Sitanki Reef. September 24, 1909. Length, 67 to 69 mm. 

 11497. Sulade Island. September 17, 1909. Length, 63 mm. 2 examples. 



[1942.] Upper parts blue, becoming gray on breast and belly; dorsal with 

 black margin, gray anteriorly, yellow posteriorly ; blue of body running into 

 soft part ; caudal yellow ; anal similar to soft dorsal, less yellow ; paired 

 fins pale yellow. 



1050. Tulualutan Island. September 9, 1909. Length, 60 mm. 



1 example, Limbe Strait, Celebes. November 10, 1909. Length, 56 mm. 



POMACENTRUS VIOLESCENS (Bleeker) 



Pristotis tnolci^cens Bleeker, Journ. lud. Arch., vol. 2, 1848, p. 637. 



Sumbawa. 

 Pomaccntrus violcscens GiJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus.. vol. 4, 1862, p. 



20 (East Indies). — Martens, Preuss. Exp. Ost Asien. 1876, p. 396 



(Amboina R.). — Bleeicer, Atlas Ich. Ind. Neerl., vol. 9, 1877, pi. 408 (9), 



fig. 6. 

 Pomacentrus (Pomacentrus) violescens Bleeker, Nat. Ver. HoU. Maat^;cll. 



Harlem, (No. 6), ser. 3, vol. 2, 1877, p. 40 (Nias, Sumbawa, Flores, 



Buru, Amboina, Ceram). 

 Dascyllus xanthurus Bleeker, Nat. Tijd. Ned. Indie, vol. 4, 1853, p. 117. 



Amboina. 

 Pomacentrus rathbum Jordan and Sntder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 



23, 1901, p. 754. Near Yokohama. 



Depth 214 to 23/5; head 314 to 3%, width 1% to 1%. Snout 32/3 

 to 4r^^j- eye 2% to 3, greater than snout or interorbital ; maxilliary 

 reaches but little beyond front of eye, 2% to 314 in head; teeth 

 uniserial, compressed, blunt to more or less truncate, sometimes 



