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Depth 2% to 2,%; head 2% to 3%, width 2^ to 2%. Snout 

 IJ^ to 2%; eye 43/^ to 6, 13^^ to 33^ in snout, 13^ in interorbital; 

 maxillary reaches % to 5o in snout, 3 3<^ to 4 in head; interorbital 5 

 to 5^, convex. Gill rakers 7 + 8, lanceolate, short. 



Scales in lateral line 20 to 22 + 3 or 4+ 1 or 2; 3 or 4 scales above 

 lateral line, 9 or 10 below; 7 to 9 rows of scales on cheek. Scales 

 with 81 to 92 basal radiating striae; apical striae obsolete, imperfect; 

 circuU very fine. 



D. IX, 12, I, second spine 23^ in head, ninth spine 3^ to Z%, 

 first ray 3 to 33/^; A. Ill, 11, i, or 12, i, third spine 3^ to 43^^, first 

 ray 2J^ to 33^; caudal I'^i to 1}/^, convex behind; least depth of 

 caudal peduncle 23^ to 2^; pectoral \% to 1^; ventral \% to 23^. 



Largely uniform dull brown. Iris yellowish brown. Usually pale 

 brown spot behind eye and three along front of lateral line. Mandible 

 with two transverse gray lines. Dorsals and anals with obscure 

 grayish transverse waved bands. 



Red Sea, India, East Indies, China, Honolulu. When fresh in 

 alcohol easily known by the pale costal area surmounted by a blackish 

 spot. Small examples show the back with small scattered blackish 

 spots and four obsolete vertical dark cross bands, first as black spot 

 above pectoral base, next two from dorsals to anals, and last at 

 caudal base. 



6783 and 20324. Bolinao Bay. May 10, 1909. Length, 83 to 108 mm. 



6040 to 6056. Hinunangan Beach, Leyte Island. July 30, 1909. 50 examples. 

 Length, 55 to 161 mm. [1790.] Olive green, paler below; scapular region 

 with five crimson spots; dusky spot above tip of extended pectoral; behind 

 scattered scarlet specks size of small pin heads, at tip of scales; almost regular 

 row on second full row below dorsal, thence scattered over most of side, becom- 

 ing regular on peduncle; throat brassy, median blue line on isthmus in pink 

 field; blue or pale purplish line from this to tip of chin and branch behind 

 chin tocorner of mouth; bright blue line from tip of snout to anterior of dorsal, 

 pink line behind on its margin; opercle crossed by three partial bars, or its 

 interval between somewhat orange. Dorsal bluish hyaline, much mottled 

 with vermilion and becoming plain vermilion on tip. Caudal rays body color, 

 membranes with bronzy round spots somewhat larger than scarlet specks on 

 body. Anal lavender blue at base, becoming hyaline terminally, crossed by 

 four scarlet bars, first broken along inner margin, second through outer ^ 

 and third and last on either side of bluish base. Anus vermilion. Paired fins 

 ■dusky. Pectoral dark, with dark bar at base, ending in blue spot above and 

 obscure orange lines on either side. [1791.] Scapular spots small and only 

 three or four in number. On side of abdomen bright pink area crossed by 

 five diagonal lines running down and forward, outlined by yellowish; about 

 pink area and in field surrounding it irregular small scarlet dots similar to those 

 on side. 



■22069 to 22071. Inamucan Bay, Mindanao. August 8, 1909. Length, 98 to 

 132 mm. 



11625 and 11626. Limbones Cove. January 14, 1908. Length, 148 to 160 mm. 



5237. Malabang, Mindanao. May 21, 1908. Length, 150 mm. 



19625. Mansalay, Mindoro. June 4, 1908. 6 examples. Length, 76 to 107 mm. 



