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in young; maxillary reaches little beyond front of eye, 3 to Si/g in 

 head; teeth iiniserial, compressed, ends rounded or obtuse; inter- 

 orbital 2% to 3, broadly convex; infraorbital with obtuse spine in 

 front and rest of edge entire; preopercle edge serrate behind, feebly 

 so in young. Gill rakers 7+14, lanceolate, rather long, slender. 



Tubes in lateral line 16 or 17, pores in straight section 7+0 to 2; 

 3 scales above lateral line, 9 below, 20 to 23 predorsal, which extend 

 forward to near snout end; 5 rows of cheek scales of which upper- 

 most narrow row on infraorbital. Scales with 8 or 9 basal radiating 

 striae; apical denticles 114 to 116, with 3 or 4 transverse series of 

 basal elements ; circuli fine. 



D. XIII, 12, I or 13, I, thirteenth spine 1% in head, sixth ray 

 li/s to 13/5 ; A. II, 13, 1, second spine 1% to 1%, sixth ray li/g to II/3 ; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 1% to 1% ? caudal emarginate, 3 to 

 31/4 ill combined head and body; pectoral 2% to 3I/5; ventral 2% to 3. 



Body largely deep brown to rich chocolate, head variously paler or 

 more brownish. Iris brown. Obscure small dark blue spots scattered 

 over head. Dorsals and anals dusky to blackish, except last half of 

 dorsal and posterior part of anal strongly contrasted yellowish-white. 

 Caudal peduncle fades paler behind into yellowish-white caudal fin. 

 Pectoral brownish, with large black basal blotch, which not quite ex- 

 tended entirely below externally, though over all of axil internally. 

 Ventral dusky-black. 



Known only from the East Indies and Philippines. A very hand- 

 some species, well marked by its dark and light contrasted colors. 

 The description of Cartier seems to us to be identifiable with our 

 material, to which we unite Pomacentnis philippijius as a synonym. 

 The account by Cartier is somewhat as follows : 



Depth less than 2i/^ ; head less than 4 ; eye more than snout ; preorbital 

 entire ; caudal forked, lobes elongated filaments ; D. XIII, 12, A. II, 13. Brown, 

 brighter below, scales with clearer edges ; forehead blue ; light blue spots 

 on opercle. Vertical fins brown, partly black ; dorsal and anal bases clear, 

 especially posteriorly with white blotch. Round black spot in upper pectoral 

 axil. Length 90 to 100 mm. 



1 example, Dalaganem Island. April 8, 1909. Length, 91 mm. 



3 examples, Danawan Island and Si Amil Island. September 27, 1909. Length. 



62 to 92 mm. 

 14437. Gubat, Sorsogon, Luzon. June 23, 1909. Length, 79 mm. 

 1 example, Murciclagos Bay. August 9, 1909. Length, 95 mm. 

 1 example, Nasugbu, Luzon. January IG, 1908. Length, 98 mm. 

 10 examples, Paluan Bay, Mindoro. December 11, 1908. Length, 67 to 86 mm. 

 15123, 15126 to 15129, 15130, 15136 and 1G137, 15139 to 15144. Port Dupon, 



Leyte Island. March 17, 1909. Length, 68 to 83 mm. 

 8 examples, Pujada Bay, Mindanao. May 15, 1908. Length, 69 to 84 ram. 



[621 to 624.] Brown ; distal portion of caudal and vertical edges of anal and 



dorsal cadmium-yellow to orange ; base of pectoral black. 

 1 example, Sablayan, Mindoro. December 12, 1908. Length, 66 mm. 



