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Head and trunk to tail largely pale blue to caerulean blue; side of 

 former with variable buff blotches, usually 5 or 6 on lower half of 

 same. Each scale on trunk far as opposite vent with round pale 

 buff spot. On side of chest pale blue vermiculations leave buff 

 interspaces and usually oblique buff band down obliquely from 

 pectoral axil till behind ventral base. Tail uniform pale brown. 

 Iris yellowish. Dorsals grayish, with basal and terminal marginal 

 buff longitudinal bands; on soft fin outer half buff with gray lines or 

 vermiculations and basally neutral gray to bluish with oblique buff 

 bars. Anals grayish, with median buff longitudinal band, and small 

 buff spot at base of each ray. Caudal pale buff, with traces of 4 or 5 

 transverse lines. Paired fins buff, oblique neutral gray band across 

 pectoral base. 



Mauritius, Malacca, East Indies, China. Though originally 

 ascribed to Japan its occurrence there is ignored by later writers. 

 It is one of the larger species, with the anterior half of the body 

 spotted and the coloration handsome. 



15980. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. April 22, 1908. Length, 169 mm. 



11691, 16192. Cataingan Bay, Masbate. April 18, 1908. Length, 150 to 154 

 mm. 



13023 and 13168. Cataingan Bay. April 17, 1908. Length, 128 to 165 mm. 



7594. Catbalogan, Samar. April 14, 1908. Length, 190 mm. 



8247 and 8248. Catbalogan. April 15, 1908. Length, 174 to 185 mm. 



1 example, Catbalogan. April 16, 1908. Length, 160 mm. 



5111. Cebu market. April 5, 1908. Length, 163 mm. 



7577. Cebu market. April 6, 1908. Length 165 mm. 



7841. Cebu market. April 7, 1908. Length, 160 mm. 



14182. Cebu market. September 2, 1909. Length, 139 mm. 



145 and 10827. Langao Point, Luzon. June 24, 1909. Length, 178 to 180 mm. 



21097. Maculabo Island. June 14, 1909. Length, 145 mm. [1645.] 



16919 and 16921. Makesi Island, Palawan. April 5, 1909. Length, 119 to 138 

 mm. 



1 example, Romblon. March 26, 1908. Length, 127 mm. 



11714. Santa Cruz, Marinduque. April 24, 1908. Length, 165 mm. 



9399. Surigao, Mindanao. May 8, 1908. Length, 142 mm. 



12902. Tobea Island. December 14, 1909. Length, 139 mm. 



236. Ulugan Bay, Palawan. December 29, 1908. Length, 160 mm. [988.] 

 Back grass green; top of head smoky purplish; purple shades on side of head 

 and about pectoral fin; body pale green above anal fin; scales of posterior 

 portion of back peppered with black dots in purplish center; head with broad 

 stripes and spots of greenish, continued on lower side under pectoral. Dorsal 

 grass green, with brownish marginal bar on spinous portion, continued as yel- 

 low inframarginal bar on soft fin; basal half of fin with broad purplish reticu- 

 lation. Caudal rays green, membranes hyaline, few purplish specks on rays. 

 Anal hyaline smokj' purple with green central bar. Ventrals very pale green- 

 ish. Pectorals same, membranes of both hyaline; pectoral yellowish green 

 at base, black bar across; axil yellowish green. Lower head pale green. Iris 

 with scarlet, 



13074 to 13076, 13237. Macassar market, Macassar, Celebes, Dutch East 

 Indies. December 24, 1909. Length, 131 to 160 mm. 



