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of side and back becomes more or less olivaceous, with reticulation of darker 

 lines; base narrowly brown. Front and margin of dorsal slaty, body of fin 

 reddish-brown with dark olive bar through center, this continued through 

 spinous portion, not showing on rays of soft portion. Caudal reddish brown, 

 one or two obscure bars near base. Anal front and margin slaty, body of 

 fin dark red brown; median bar of very dark olive. Ventrals reddish, fronts 

 pale slaty. Pectorals reddish brown, membranes more or less hyaline. Iris 

 with some golden, eyeball dark above. 



9337. Murcielagos Bay,Mindoro. April 21, 1909. Length, 240 mm. (Canines, 

 upper, — 1; lower, — 0.) 



9276. Murcielagos Bay. August 9, 1909. (Canines, upper, 1 — 1; lower, — 0.) 



9332. Murcielagos. August 20, 1909. Length, 229. 



7491 and 18585. Murcielagos Bay. August 21, 1909. Length, 156 and 202 mm. 



7959 and 7960. Pagapas Bay. February 20, 1908. Length, 233 to 258 mm. 

 (7959, canines, upper, 1 — 1; lower, — 0.) 



15674. Palag Bay. June 16, 1909. Length, 145 mm. 



15505. Pandanon Island. March 24, 1909. Length, 168 mm. (Canines, 

 upper, — 1; lower, — 0.) [1438]. Teeth white or pale rosy; lips reddish; top 

 of head and back dark olive gray; top of head with numerous small brownish 

 spots showing only after ground color fades; throat and breast with claret wash ; 

 scales of side with brownish margin; fins more or less claret, margins of dorsal 

 and anal slaty; pectoral somewhat orange distally; caudal peduncle pale, with 

 darker central blotch near base of fin, may show white in life with dusky blotch. 



3 examples, Pandanon Island. March 29, 1909. Length, 58 to 61 mm. 



12S67 and 12868, 13109. Paron Point, Albay Gulf, Luzon. June 21, 1909. 

 Length 183 to 193 mm. (12868 and 13109, canines, upper, 1 — 1; lower, 0—0.) 



1 example, Philippines. Length, 185 mm. 



5086. Polloc. May 22, 1908. Length, 213 mm. Claret brown. Lips scarlet. 

 Smoky-purple chin, band extending in to throat. Teeth white at edge, 

 reddish basally. 



8178 to 8185. Port Busin, Burias Island. March 8, 1909. Length, 228 to 235 

 mm. (8178, canines, upper, 2 — 1; lower, — 0; 8184, canines, upper, 1 — 1; 

 lower, — 0.) Dark brown, with greenish shades; no apparent bars in dorsal 

 or anal; teeth pale rose; lips scarlet, with slaty bar behind lower and obscure 

 bar behind chin; pectorals body color, but with more distinctly red shade; 

 smaller fish (8184) when first taken showed verj^ pale caudal peduncle and fin; 

 became almost dark as remainder shortly after death; dorsal showed by trans- 

 mitted light two narrow slaty bars dividing fin into about five parts; otherwise 

 apparently no differences. 



8201 and 8202. Same data. Length, 228 to 234 mm. (8202, canines, upper, 

 1—1; lower, 0—0.) 



8442 and 15848. Port Dupon, brackish river, Leyte. March 17, 1909. (8442, 

 canines, upper, 1 — 0; lower, — 0; 15848 [1384].) Teeth dusky rose; lips and 

 chin with scarlet, latter with dull bands; fins without bars. 



6945. Port Galera, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 177 mm. 



6359. Port Jamelo. July 13, 1908. Length, 180 mm. (Canines, upper, 2—2; 

 lower, — 0.) 



7222. Port Matalvi. November 22, 1908. Teeth dusky rose. Fins plain, or 

 with very obscure central bars. General coloration dusky. (Canines, upper, 

 1—0; lower, 0—0.) 



4605. Port Palapag. June 3, 1909. Length, 151 to 165 mm. (Canines, upper, 

 1—1; lower, 0—0.) 



750. Port Usin, west of Pinas Island. December 17, 1908. 

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