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East Indies and Philippines. The dark or blackish anal and 

 ventrals suggest HeUastes cinctus Playfair.' That species differs, 

 however, in its dark violet color with a transverse yellowish band 

 from below fifth and sixth dorsal spines, 2 scales width. Playfair 

 also says the yellowish dorsal is black edged and a black white 

 edged ocellus at base posteriorly extends on top of the tail; caudal 

 yellow, with brighter band near base; pectorals yellow, with small 

 dark spot in axil. 



HeUastes axillaris Bennett^ is said to have a black axil, general 

 color of ovate body pale blue gray and caudal and anal fins blackish 

 blue. Its fins are : D. XIV, 14 ; A. II, 12. 



1 example, Bulan Island, Samales Group. September 13, 1909. Length, 62 



mm. 

 3 examplos, Dalagauem Island. April .s. 11)00. Length, on to GO mm. 



1 example, Danawan Island and Si Amil Island. September 26, 1907. Length, 

 01 mm. 



16 examples, Danawan Island and Si Amil Island. September 27, 1907. 

 Length, 43 to 72 mm. 



9 examples, Doworra Island. December 2, 1909. Length, 43 to 65 mm. 



2 examples, Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 40 to 70 mm. 



3 examples, Gomomo Island. December 3, 1909. Length, 43 to 65 mm. 

 5 examjiles, Kayoa Island. November 29, 1909. Length, 40 to 62 mm. 



2 examples, Limbones Cove. February 8, 1909. Length, 58 to 63 mm. 



3 examples. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 28, 1908. Length, 53 to 68 mm. 

 8 examples, Mabul Island. September 29, 1909. Length, 26 to 04 mm. 



7 examples, Maitara Island. March 20, 1909. Length. 47 to 62 mm. 



5 examples, Matiara Island. November 26, 1909. Length, 60 to 70 mm. 



2 examples, Paluan Bay, Mindoro. December 11, 1908. Length, 52 to 65 mm. 



4 examples, Philippines. Length, 49 to 75 mm. 



2 examples, Polloc Mindanao. May 22, 1908. Length, 57 to 64 mm. 

 1 example, Port Galera, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 63 mm. 



1 example Port Galera, Mindoro. October 27, 1909. Length, 77 mm. 

 10510. Port Maricaban. July 21, 1908. Length, 64 mm. 



2 examples, Port San Pio Quinto, Camiguin Island. November 10, 1908. 

 Length, 69 to 73 mm. 



2 examples, Romblon Reef. March 26, 1909. Length, 70 mm. 



17 examples, Sablayan, Mindoro. December 12, 1908. Length, 33 to 05 mm. 

 1 example, Simaluc Island. September 22, 1909. Length 60 mm. 



19542. Singaan Island. September 21, 1909. Length, 65 mm. 

 1 example, Sipadan Island. September 28, 1909, Length, 68 mm. 

 1 example, Sitanki Reef. September 24, 1909. Length, 74 mm, 



3 examples, Talisse Island. November 9, 1909. Length, 40 to .50 mm. 



19220 and 21910. Tapiantana Island. September 13 1909. Length, 38 to 67 

 mm. [1926.] 31 examples. Very pale orange with olive-brown overshade. 

 Dorsal dusky, except vertical portion of soft part which hyaline and of 

 slight yellowish shade ; immediately in front of this fin blackish. Anal similar 

 to soft dorsal. Caudal dusky-orange basally, edges of lobes at base blackish, 

 color continuing along top and bottom of peduncle, fin plain dusky at tip. 

 Ventrals blackish. Pectorals dusky, with black spot at base. 



» Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1867, p. 864. Seychelles. 



« Froc. Comm. Zool. Soc. Ijondon, 18.^1, p. 128. Mauritius. 



