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Coris formosa Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N4erl., vol. 1, 1862, p. 99, pi. 19, 

 fig. 3 (Celebes and Amboina). — Gunther, Fishes of Zanzibar, 1866, 

 p. 100 (Zanzibar).— Day, Fishes of India, pt. 3, 1877, p. 407, pi. 86, fig. 5 

 (Malay Archipelago). 



Coris formosus Day, Fauna British India, vol. 2, 1889, p. 418. 



Coris pulcherrima Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Miis., vol. 4, 1862, p. 200. 

 Amboyna, Tabitti, Aneiteum; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., London, ser. 3, vol. 8, 

 1861, p. 387 (name only). — Ishikawa and Matsuura, Prelim. Cat. Fish. 

 Imp. Mas. Tokyo, 1897, p. 28 (Japan).— Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, 

 Fische, 1913, p. 381 (Salibabu Island). 



Julis pulcherrima Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 42, 1912, p. 508 

 (Okinawa). 



Depth 3M to 31^; head 3^ to 33-^, width 2^ to 23^. Snout 

 2^ to 3K; eye QH to 6^, 2^ to 2}4 in snout, 1% to 1^ in inter- 

 orbital; maxillary reaches M to 5^ to eye, 3% to 3% in head; 

 interorbital 43^ to 4^^, convex. Gill rakers 7 + 12, short, lanceolate. 



Scales in lateral line 58 to 60, 14 to 16 + 1 or 2; 7 or 8 scales above 

 lateral line, 29 below, 20 predorsal. Scales with 18 to 21 basal radi- 

 ating striae; apical striae few and very imperfect or obsolete; circuli 

 fine. 



D. IX, 12, I, first spine 114 to 1% in head, ninth spine 2J^ to 33^, 

 first ray 234 to 23^; A. Ill, 12, i, third spine 33^, first ray 2% to 2^; 

 caudal 13^^ to 13^, hind edge little convex; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 1^ to IJ^; pectoral 1% to 13^; ventral 13^ to 1%. 



Deep brown to slaty brown generally. Trunk, bases of dorsals 

 and anals, tail and caudal base, all with blue spots, greatly crowded 

 on caudal peduncle and out on caudal base. Median brown predor- 

 sal line; another from eye up toward dorsal origin and forward from 

 eye toward snout tip; broader brown postocular band extends back 

 in opercular flap; broad brown band arches from rictus toward eye 

 and then across lower part of opercle; finally broad brown band along 

 under side of head. Dorsals and anals each with 2 or 3 submarginal 

 brown lines. Caudal, pale buft'. Pectoral, dull brown. Ventral, 

 brownish, front edge darker. 



Zanzibar, Ceylon, East Indies, Riu Kiu, Micronesia, Hawaii. We 

 feel that the Lahrus formosus Bennett was simply a variant of the 

 present species and have therefore followed Day in placing it in the 

 synonymy. Not previously reported from the Philippines. 



1434. Cebu market. March 21, 1909. Length, 220 mm. 



18679. Cebu market. March 24, 1909. Length, 190 mm. 



5393. Cebu market. April 7, 1908. Length, 200 mm. 



13290. Gomomo Island. December 3, 1909. Length, 205 mm. 



14424. Gubat, Sorsogon, Luzon, June 23, 1909. Length, 192 mm. 



19198. Maagnas, Lagonoy Gulf, Luzon. June 7, 1909. Length, 214 mm. 



8847. Maculabo Island. June 14, 1909. Length, 285 mm. 



17452. Murcielagos Bay. August 9, 1909. Length, 220 mm. 



17102. Simaluc, Bisibisi Island. September 23, 1909. Length, 180 mm. 



11651. Tulnalutan Island. September 9, 1909. Length, 210 mm. 



