FISHES OF THE PHH,IPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 49 



1 example, Guntao Island. December 20, 1908. Length, 144 mm. 



3 examples, Labuan Blanda Island. December 14. 1909. Length, 144 to 

 152 mm. 



1 example, Limbones Cove. February 8, 1909. Length, 140 mm. 



1 example. Maribojoc Bay. Maribojoc. Bohol. March 2G, 1909. Length. 130 



mm. 

 1 example, Maricaban Island, Liizon. January 20, 1908. Length, 110 mm. 

 1 example, Mompog Island. March 3, 1909. Length. 120 mm. 

 11346. Mompog Island. March 3, 1909. Length, 136 mm. 

 1 example, Murcielagos Bay, Mindoro. August 21, 1909. Length, 147 mm. 

 8733 and 8734 : 18737 and 18788 B. F. Northwest Verde Island. July 22. 1908. 



Length, 112 to 160 mm. 



1 example. Opol, Mindanao. August 4, 1909. Length. 145 mm. 

 11310. Palag Bay vicinity, Luzon. June 16, 1909. Length. 131 mm. 



7 examples, Paluan Bay, Mindoro. December 11, 1908. Length, 90 to 113 mm. 



2 examples, Pasacao, Ragay Gulf. Luzon Island. :\Iarch 9, 1909. Length, 150 

 to 157 mm. [1256.] Slaty brown; head with greenish shades, well marked 

 on upper cheek and all of opercle ; centers of scales of top of head greenish ; 

 margins of all scales, except on caudal peduncle, with darker edges; on 

 side margin equal to nearly half of scale, basal portion greenish gray ; over- 

 shaded with darker on posterior body and back, so surface altogether dark; 

 preopercular and opercular margins black : from just behind dorsal and 

 ventral axils caudal peduncle becomes white or grayish, which continues 

 throughout caudal fin, though somewhat more dusky and small black blotch 

 in center of fin between base of shortest rays ; tips of last four dorsal rays 

 hyaline and slight hyaline edge on vertical portion of anal ; dorsal otherwise 

 slaty brown and anal slaty black ; ventrals nearly color of anal, rays some- 

 what pale ; pectoral rays dusky, membranes nearly hyaline, base of fin 

 blackish. 



1 example. Philippines. Length, 150 mm. 



13140 and 13141. Polloc, Mindanao. May 22. 1908. Length. 120 to 139 mm. 

 20673. Port Banalacan, Marinduque. February 23, 1909. Length, 143 mm. 

 5 examples. Port Galera, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 140 to 158 mm. 

 12436. Port Galera. October 27, 1909. 2 examples. Length. 150 mm. 

 7 examples. Port Jamelo, Luzon. July 13, 1908. Length, 122 to 139 mm. 

 12187. Powati Harbor, Makyan Island. November 28, 1909. Length, 148 mm. 

 21412. Quinalasag Island, Masamat Bay. July 12. 1909. Length, 110 mm. 

 19253 and 192-54. Sabtan Island. November 8. 1908. Length, 138 to 152 mm. 

 14790, 14794. Sablayan, Mindoro. December 12, 1908. 7 examples. Length, 

 80 to 136 mm. 



4 examples, Sablayan. December 13, 1908. Length, 118 to 130 mm. 



1 example, Sacol Island. September 9, 1909. Length, 132 mm. 



12675 and 12677. San Miguel Island, Tabaco Bay. June 4. 1909. Length. 133 

 and 134 mm. 



2 examples, Simaluc Island. September 22, 1909. Length, 140 to 148 mm. 



3 examples, Simaluc Island. September 23, 1909. Length, 138 to 145 mm. 

 19534. Singaan Islnnd. September 21, 1909. Length. 95 to 138 mm. 



10762 and 10763. Sipadan Island. September 28, 1909. Length, 125 to 153 mm. 



19219. Tapiantana Island. September 13, 1909. Length, 143 mm. 



146G8 and 14669. Tataan. Tawi Tawi Group. February 20. 1908. Length, 

 120 to 130 mm. [212, 213.] Centers of scales pale blue, margins black; on 

 lower part of head and breast margins very narrowly dusky. Top of head 

 almost black. Dorsal similar to adjacent body; tips of spinous membranes 



