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pale to whitish and uniform posteriorly. Pectoral neutral greenish, 

 finely specked or with fine waved lines of gray. Iris grayish. 



East Indies, Melanesia, Hawaii. A comparison of Bleeker's figure 

 and description of Cheilinus ceramensis do not reveal any characters 

 to accept it as a distinct species. 



1 example, Cataingan Bay, Masbate. April 18, 1908. Length 80 mm. 



22657. Cataingan Bay, Masbate. Length, 104 mm. [573.] Top of head and 

 back dark green, lower half of side olive gray; breast and belly washed with 

 greenish yellow; upper portions variously mottled with brownish; on nape and 

 anterior side more or less definite spots at bases of scales; brick red lines radiat- 

 ing from eye; throat and lower head variously marked with geranium red lines. 

 Dorsal anteriorly body color, margined with reddish, posterior portion yellow; 

 the entire fin marked with reticulating reddish lines. Caudal body color, 

 marked with reticulating lines of brick red, becoming brighter near tip of upper 

 lobe, except produced raj'; black margin of lower lobe darker. Anal similar to 

 caudal, margin darker. Ventral greenish, specked with red. Pectoral hya- 

 line pink, yellow at base. Iris green. 



22390. Canmahala Bay, Ragay Gulf. March 11, 1909. Length, 67 mm. 



22593. Canmahala Bay. March 11, 1909. Length, 83 mm. 



1 example, Cebu market. March 28, 1909. Length, 94 mm. 



20284. Cotabato, Mindanao. March 20, 1908. Length, 60 mm. 



1 example, Pandanon Island. March 24, 1909. Length, 95 mm. [1459.] 

 Snout pale greenish gray, body dark gray, with more or less green shade; 

 red lines radiating from eye and red areas covering center of scales on nuchal 

 region; on side dusky areas at base of scales and pale specks on central region. 

 Dorsal pale olivaceous, much reticulated with red and specked with reddish. 

 Caudal pale green, with fine reticulation of reddish brown. Anal similar. 

 Ventrals and pectorals very pale hyaline pink, base of latter yellow. 



1 example, Pandanon Island. March 24, 1909. Length, 115 mm. [Dr. 5405.] 

 [1442.] Dark viridian on top of head, becoming grayish on back; chin and 

 upper lip pale green; throat and breast greenish yellow; cheek and lower opercle 

 geranium; reddish lines radiate from eye across preorbital; interorbital region 

 spotted with reddish; similar spots on nuchal region but much darker, becoming 

 blackish claret; through middle of side from eye a band of darker than greenish 

 on head, becoming black blotches on posterior body, continuing as dark shade 

 in center of caudal. Dorsal green, anterior membranes dusky, first with bright 

 blue spot occupying most of its area; tip of first ray bright red, continuing as 

 marginal line, but paler, through entire fin; fine reticulation of reddish through 

 terminal portion of fin, most marked posteriorly, where body color becomes 

 cadmium yellow. Caudal bright green, with reticulation of red lines, which 

 become prominent color on angular margins of lobes. Anal similar to caudal, 

 body pale green, reticulation of red becoming close along margin, where inter- 

 space more or less bluish. Ventrals somewhat similar to anal. Pectorals 

 pale hyaline pink, base bright yellow. 



17251, 17252, 17261, 17263. Pandanon Island. March 24, 1909. Length, 

 93 to 115 mm. 



5 examples, Pandanon Island. March 29, 1909. Length, 57 to 90 mm. 



1 example, Pandanon Island. May 24, 1909. Length, 111 mm. 



1 example, PhiUppines. February 21, 1908. Length, 95 mm. D. 5159. 



4441. Philippines. February 24, 1908. Length, 55 mm. Dr. 5163. 



1 example, Philippines. March 5, 1908. Length, 32 mm. P. 5174, Dr. 5517. 



20934. Surigao, Mindanao. May 8, 1908. Length, 70 mm. 

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