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3 examples, Surigao. May 8, 1908. Length, 76 to 110 mm. 

 20832. Varadero Bay, Mindoro. July 23, 1908. Length, 109 mm. 



55364 U.S.N.M. Honolulu. Albatross collection. 1 example. Length, 125 



mm. 

 51167 U.S.N.M. Hawaiian Islands. U. S. Fish Commission. Length, 91 to 



105 mm. 2 examples. 

 28039 to 28041 A.N.S.P. Hawaiian Islands. Bureau of Fisheries. Length, 



100 to 123 mm. 



CHEILINUS OXTCEPHALUS Bleeker 



Cheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Indie, vol. 5, 1853, p. 349. 

 Amboina. — Bleekek, Atlas. Ichth. Ind. N^erl., vol. 1, 1862, p. 65, pi. 28, 

 fig. 5 (Batu, Flores, Batjan, Amboina). — Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mas., 

 vol. 4, 1862, p. 128 (East Indies). — Jordan and Richardson, Bull. Bur. 

 Fisher,, vol. 27, 1907 (1908), p. 267 (Cuyo).— Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, 

 Fische, 1913, p. 364 (Salibabu Island and Saleyer). 



Depth 214 to 2%; head 2}4 to 2%, width 2}4 to 23^. Snout 3}i 

 to 3^ from snout tip; eye 4% to 4%, 1}4 to 1 J^ in snout, 1 to 13^ in 

 interorbital ; maxillary 3,H to 3^ in head, reaches eye; interorbital 



4 to 4)4 in head, broadly convex. Gill rakers 6 + 9, lanceolate, short. 



Scales in lateral line 16 + 7 + 1; 2 scales above lateral line, 6 

 below, 6 predorsal. Scales with 12 to 18 basal striae, apical 30 to 37; 

 circuli very fine. 



D. IX, 9, I or 10, I, ninth spine 2% to 2 4^ in total head, seventh 

 ray 2^ to 2^; A. Ill, 8, i, third spine 2}4 to 23^, first ray 2^ to 

 2%; caudal 1 3^ to 1 3^, convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 

 2H to 2^; pectoral 1^ to 2; ventral Ij^ to 2. 



Dusky olive generally, variously clouded with greenish or dusky. 

 Along median axis of trunk and tail 4 small round blackish spots 

 size of pupil. Terminal part of first membrane of spinous dorsal 

 blackish, fins otherwise variously deep greenish mottled with dusky, 

 and as 4 or 5 dusky cross-bands vertically on caudal. Pectoral pale 

 brownish. Ventral greenish, with dusky cloudings. Iris olive dusky. 



East Indies, Philippines. 



9289, 10853, 21225. Biri Channel. June 1, 1909. Length, 98 to 107 mm. 



15459. Bolalo Bay. March 10, 1909. Length, 99 mm. 



19644. Bulan Island, Samales Group. September 13, 1909. Length, 98 mm. 



7249. Busbus Point, Siasi Island. September 20, 1909. Length, 102 mm. 



1 example. Daisy Island, west of Bumbum. Length, 105 mm. 



16432 and 21459. Danawan Island and Si Amil Island. September 27, 1909. 

 Length, 89 to 106 mm. 



19786 and 22856. Gomomo Island. December 3, 1909. Length, 88 to 101 mm. 



21444. Maitara Island. November 26, 1909. Length, 110 mm. 



21437. Panpan, Tara Island. September 20, 1909. Length, 104 mm. [1966.] 

 General color olive brown; black spot in middle line posteriorly under front of 

 soft dorsal; another under axil, obsolete on one side. Dorsal similar to body 

 except front membrane which has black blotch, yellow behind on second; tip 

 of soft fin hyaline, rays pink; terminal portion of fin anterior somewhat mottled 

 with paler. Caudal bright, with darker brown and hyaline olive intervals. 

 Anal body color, but more slaty and somewhat mottled. Ventrals similar. 

 Pectorals hyaline pink. 



