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yellow with irregular markings of brown and white. Anal similar to dorsal 

 but paler. Ventral whitish, marked with red brown on inner surface of base 

 and with slight specks of same terminally. Pectoral dusky. Iris red. 



A. 1515. Birabirahan, Borneo. December 31, 1909. Length, 203 mm. 



A. 1299. Uki River. December 9, 1909. Length, 250 mm. 



13429. Buka Buka Island, Gulf of Tomini, Celebes. November 20, 1909. 

 Length 122 mm. 



14867. Dodepo and Pasejogo Islands, GuK of Tomini, Celebes. November 16, 

 1909. Length, 84 mm. 



A. 1441. Kait Point, Libani Bay, Celebes. December 28, 1909. Length, 237 mm. 



21365. Limbe Strait, Celebes. November 11, 1909. Length, 140 mm. 



18322. West of Malibagu Channel, Celebes. November 21, 1909. Length, 

 122 mm. 



1 example, Gane Road, Gillolo Island, Moluccas. December 1, 1909. Length, 

 97 mm. 



A. 1067. Tidore Island. November 24, 1909. Length, 230 mm. 



1 example, Tidore Island, south of Ternate. November 25, 1909. Length, 

 96 mm. [2071.] Rather reddish, radiating lines across lower head and behind 

 eye. Dorsal and anal similar to body in general color, becoming hyaline 

 posteriorly, red blotches on anal broad. Caudal yellowish, edges with body 

 shade, reddish spots in basal portion. Base of ventrals with red blotch, its 

 terminal half pink. Pectorals hyaline pink. Iris silvery. 



18424. Nan Wan, Formosa. January 25, 1910. Length, 153 mm. 



52402 U.S.N.M. Samoa. Bureau of Fisheries. 2 examples. Length, 138 to 

 226 mm. 



71559 U.S.N.M. Nafa, Okinawa. Albatross collection. 1 example. Length, 

 164 mm. This discolored uniform dusky. 



27729 A.N.S.P. Padang, Sumatra. Messrs. Harrison and Hiller. Length, 

 220 mm. 



CHEILINUS UNIFASCIATUS Streets 



Chcilinus unijasciatus Streets, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 7, 1877, p. 82. 



Fanning Islands. 

 Cheilinus hexagonatus GtJNTHBR, Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, ser. 7, vol. 15, 1881, 



p. 247, pi. 135, fig. b. Yap and Hawaiian Islands. 

 Cheilinus hexagonatus Jordan and Evermann, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., 



vol. 23 (1), 1903 (1905), p. 319, fig. 136 (Honolulu and Hilo). 

 Cheilinus zonurus Jenkins, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., vol. 19, 1899 (1900), 



p. 56, fig. 13. Honolulu. 

 Cheilinus dngulatus Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 365, pi. 



9, fig. 5. Binongka and Banda. 



Depth 2ys to 3; head 2}4 to 2^, width 2ji to 3. Snout 2}4 

 to 2% from snout tip; eye 4% to 63/^, 1^ to 2 J^ in snout, 1 to 1)^ 

 in interorbital ; maxillary reaches ^ to f4 to eye, 2% to 33^ in head; 

 interorbital 4J^ to 5}4, convex. Gill rakers 7 + 9, short, lanceolate. 



Scales in lateral line 15 + 6 to 8 + 2; 2 scales above lateral line^ 

 6 below, 6 predorsal. Scales with 12 to 14 basal radiating striae, 

 14 to 26 apical; circuli very fine. 



D. IX, 10, I, ninth spine 2J4 to 3J4 in total head length, seventh 

 ray 3^ to Sy^; A. Ill, 8, i, third spine 2>g to S}4, first ray 2^ to 3; 

 caudal 1% to 15^, convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 2% 

 to 2%; pectoral 2 1^ to 23.^; ventral 23^ to 2%. 



