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Tubes in lateral line 14 or 15, pores in straight section 9 to 12; 



3 scales above lateral line to spinous dorsal origin, 9 below, 23 pre- 

 dorsal; 4 rows of cheek scales. Scales with 7 to 10 basal radiating 

 striae, apical denticles 91 to 100, with 1 to 4 transverse series of basal 

 elements ; circuli very fine. 



D. XII, 10, I or 11, I, third spine 2V5 to 2% in head, fourth ray 

 1% to 114 ; A. II, 10, I to 12, I, second spine 2ys to 21/3, sixth ray 

 1% to 1% ; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 to 2l^ ; caudal strongly 

 forked. 2% to 2% in combined head and body; pectoral 3 to 31/8; 

 ventral 1 to 1%. 



Above dark brown, variably deeper or dusky, below paler. Scales 

 of back often witli lighter centers. Head pale brown below. Iris 

 dark brown. Dorsals and anals dusky or blackish brown. Caudal 

 brownish, upper and lower borders broadly dusky to blackish. 

 Paired fins pale brown. 



East Indies, Philippines. 



The obtuse head and strongly ovoid contour of this species are 

 quite distinctive. It is one of the most compact in form of the 

 genus, or in fact of the family. The bIncJv bordered caudal and 

 pale paired fins will distinguish it from the related species. 



1 example, Alibijab.in Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length, 



68 mm. 

 1 example, Alimango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 1909. Length, 74 mm. 



5 examples, Balikias Bay, Lubang Island. July IT, 1908. Length, 45 to 73 

 mm. 



1 example, Batan Island. June 5, 1909. Length, S5 mm. 



12250. Batan Island. June 5, 1909. Length, 55 mm. 



1 example, Bolalo Bay, Palawan. December 21, 1908. Lenglli, 72 mm. 



1 example, Bulan Island, Samales Group. September 13, 1909. Length, 78 mm. 



1 example, Burias Island, Alimango Bay. March 5, 1909. Length, 74 mm. 



180 and 186. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. March 8, 1909. Length, 68 to 

 78 mm. 



1 example, Busin Harbor. June 2, 1909. Length, 72 mm. 



15047. Calangaman Island, between Leyte and Cebu. March 16, 1909. 2 ex- 

 amples. Length, 47 to 81 mm. 



1 example, Candaraman, Balabac. January 4, 1909. Length, 85 mm. 



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

 60 mm. 



1 example, Capunuypugan, Mindanao. May 9, 1908. Lengtli, 70 mm. 



6 examples, Caracaran, Batan Island. June 8, 1909. Length, 57 to 85 mm. 

 7425 B. F. 3 examples, Dalaganem Island. April 8, 1909. Length, 80 to 108 



mm. 



4 examples, Danawan Island and Si Amil Island. September 27, 1909. Length, 

 70 mm. 



13229. Doworra Island. December 2, 1909. Length, 51 to 82 mm. 35 ex- 

 amples. 



2 examples Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 54 to 89 mm. 



7 examples, Gomomo Island. December 3, 1909. Length, 48 to 89 mm. 

 9905. Inamucan Bay, Mindanao. August 8, 1909. Length, 70 mm. 



