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Head, breast, belly, caudal and posterior portion of caudal peduncle 

 pale brown, rest of trunk and tail dark brown, base of each scale 

 with dusky blotch. Gray streak from maxillary to eye and 2 from 

 behind eye. Several grayish blotches on cheek and opercle. Dorsals 

 and anals pale brown with neutral slaty reticulations; margin of 

 dorsals pale, with 2 close-set, dark lines and anals with 4. Paired 

 fins pale brownish, with small blackish ocellus at pectoral origin. 



East Indies, Philippines. 



5339. Cebu market. April 4, 1908. Length, 157 mm. 



11787. Cebu market. November 20, 1909. Length 162 mm. [1428.] Purple 

 and dark olive, shading to bluish on lower body, vinaceous markings, nape 

 yellowish; bright orange above pectoral base, base itself with black spot; tip 

 of peduncle and caudal fin paler. Dorsal and anal with reddish ground and 

 olive centered blue-rimmed ocellate lines and spots. Caudal with slight 

 clouding of similar blotches. Paired fins without marks. 



12690. Gondra Island, near Bolipongpong Island. September 20, 1909. Length, 

 135 mm. [1973.] Scales of side with violet black vertical bar, placed in 

 elliptical dark green or purplish spot; margin of scales somewhat reddish in 

 middle of side; nape pale olive, becoming greenish under front of dorsal; 

 side of head pale greenish, with very pale vinaceous markings; lower side and 

 chin bluish; breast and front of abdomen with lavender wash. Dorsal with 

 narrow inframarginal line bounded by black, oblique downward and backward 

 bars of purple on main body of fin. Caudal and its base pale. Anal similar 

 to dorsal but inframarginal line much broader and broken by hyaline areas, 

 giving reticulated form. Ventrals hyaline with blackish bar through center. 

 Pectorals dusky hyaline; black bar on exterior of axil and black blotch at 

 upper base outside. 



1 example, Jolo. Length, 62 mm. 



8831 and 8834. Mahinog, Camiguin Island. August 3, 1909. Length, 82 to 

 120 mm. 



21845. Pandanon Island. March 23, 1909. Length, 132 mm. 



6694. Singaan Island. September 21, 1909. Length, 138 mm. 



19225. Tapiantana Island. September 13, 1909. Length, 124 mm. [1920.] 

 Top of head green, becoming olivaceous on nape; lips and side of head pale 

 green with vinaceous stripes and markings; stripe across preorbital more or 

 less olive; scales of side with violet black centers and ochry olive edges, prob- 

 ably bright green in life; breast and belly rusty greenish; black spot behind 

 point of opercle with orange between it and flap, black outlined by narrow blue 

 line; similar black spot on upper edge of pectoral base; axil of pectoral black 

 exteriorly. Dorsal olive, with dusky vinaceous reticulating lines, infra- 

 marginal bar of same color; soft tips of rays, as well as spines hyaline. Caudal 

 pale greenish, base of fin and posterior peduncle paler, rays with reddish shade 

 at bases. Anal with green oblique blotch at base of each membrane, divided 

 by purplish or vinaceous olive reticulating bar from pale green central bar; 

 distal Yh of fin with purplish shade and numerous irregular bluish spots; narrow 

 blue lines define each of areas. Ventrals very pale green, with dash of reddish 

 through center and on second membrane. Pectoral dusky, bright green at 

 base. 



21122. Cape Kait, Libani Bay, Celebes. December 29. 1909. Length, 143 mm. 



