FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 59 



one or more small auxiliary scales at the bases of the larger ones, 

 though much less developed or absent in small or young examples. 



1 example, Biri Channel. June 1, 1909. Length, 73 mm. 



1 example, Bulan Island, Samales Group. September 13, 1909. Length, 57 mm. 



2 examples, Calangaman Island, between Leyte and Cebu. March 16, 1909. 

 Length, 38 to 78 mm. 



1 example, Capulaan Bay, Pagbilao Island. February 24, 1909. Length, G5 mm. 

 10841. Dalaganem Island. April 8, 1909. 2 exmpies. Length, 68 to 70 mm. 



1 example, Danawan Island aiul Si Amil Island. September 26, 1909. Length, 

 65 mm. 



10423 and 10432. East side of Verde Island. July 22, 1908. Length 55 to 



60 mm. 

 86, 100, 104. Endeavor Strait. December 23, 1908. Length, 48 to 56 mm. 

 9904 and 11094. Inamucan Bay, Mindanao. August 8, 1909. Length 62 to 



68 mm. 



2 examples, Langao Point, Luzon. June 24, 1909. Length, 70 to 72 mm. 

 14816. Little Santa Cruz, Zamboanga. May 26, 1908. Length, 67 mm. 



6 examples, Makyan Island. November 29, 1909. Length, 51 to 53 mm. 



4 examples, Malanipa Island. September 8, 1900. Length, 51 to 66 mm. 



27. Malapascua. March 16, 1909. Length, 64 mm. 



1 example, Mompog Island. March 3, 1909. Length, 70 mm. 



1 example, Maitara Island. March 26, 1909. Length, 53 mm. 



1 example, Maitara Island. November 26, 1909. Length, 61 mm. 



1 example, Murcielagos Bay. August 9, 1909. Length, 65 mm. 



1 example. Northwest Verde Island. July 22, 1908. Length, 60 mm. 



1 example, Pangasinan Island. February 13, 1908. Length, 64 mm. 



2 examples, Panpan, Tai"a Island. September 20, 1909. Length, 73 to 78 mm. 



3 examples, Polloc, Mindanao. May 22, 1908. Length, 26 to 85 mm. 

 1 example. Port Caltom. December 15, 1908. Length, 58 mm. 



1 example, Port Galera, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 70 mm. 



10352. Port Jamelo, Luzon. July 13, 1908. 2 examples. Length, 38 to 61 mm. 



10509. Port Jlaricaban. July 21, 1908. 2 examples. Length, 40 to 43 mm. 



1 example. Port Palapag. June 3, 1909. Length, 54 mm. 



3 examples, Port San Pio Quinto, Camiguin Island. November 11, 1908. 



Length, 57 to 70 mm. 

 19255. Sabtan Island. November 8, 1908. Length, 72 mm. 



1 example, Sablayan, Mindoro. December 13, 1908. Length, 40 mm. 

 14755. San Januico Strait, Leyte Island. April 13, 1908. Length, 55 mm. 

 19162, 19164, 19167, 19168. Santo Domingo de Basco, Batan Island. November 



7, 1908. Length, 68 to 93 mm. 



2 examples, Simaluc, Bisibisi. September 23, 1909. Length, 57 or 58 mm. 



1 example, Singaan Island. September 21, 1909. Length, 72 mm. 



6 examples, Tapiantaua Island. September 13, 1909. Length, 32 to 60 mm. 

 14676. Tataan, Tawi Tawi Group. February 20, 1908. Length, 70 mm. [235.] 



Purplish olive ; edges of scales narrowly darker. Dorsal black toward tip ; 



caudal dusky hyaline in crotch, lobes edged dark, becoming black at tip : 



anal body-color, terminal third nearly black ; ventral and pectoral dusky, with 



no marked axillary blotch. 



2 examples, Tomahu Island. December 11, 1909. Length, 50 to 53 mm. 



44. Tulnalutan Island. September 9, 1909. 12 examples. Lengtl), 45 to 58 mm. 



21395. Amboina Port. December 6, 1909. Length, 78 mm. 



1 example, Tifu Bay, Bouro Island. December 10, 1909. Length, 45 mm. 



