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dark blotches extending to the edges of the spinous dorsal fin and 

 in none is the posterior dorsal blotch extended so far back or below 

 the soft dorsal, as he indicates. 



23 examples, Great Tobea Island. December 15, 1909. Length, 20 to 47 mm. 

 2 examples, Maleochin Harbor, Linapacan Island. December 15, 1908. Length, 



34 to 40 mm. 

 28 examples, Maleochin Harbor. December 19, 1908. Length, 30 to 37 mm. 

 1 example, D. 5145. Near Jolo. February 15, 1908. Length, 43 mm. 



1 example, Port Caltom. December 16, 1908. Length, 45 mm. 



2 examples, Tataan, Simaluc Island. February 18, 1908. Length, 24 to 50 mm. 

 1 example, Tataan Island. February 20, 1908. Length, 36 mm. 



20 examples, Tobea Island. December 15, 1909. Length, 20 to 38 mm. 



POMACENTRUS BEAUFORTI, new species 



Depth 2% to 21/2; head 234 to 31/5, width II/2 to 2. Snout 4 

 to 4% ; eye 2% to 3%, greater than snout or interorbital ; maxillary 

 reaches eye, 3 to 314 in head; teeth uniserial, compressed, truncate, 

 form even cutting edge; interorbital 2% to 314, broadly convex; 

 lower infraorbital and hind preopercle edge minutely and evenly 

 serrate. Gill rakers 9-|-15, lanceolate, slender, long. 



Tubes in lateral line 15 or 16, pores in straight section 9 to 11+2 

 to 3 ; 3 scales above lateral line, 8 or 9 below, 13 or 14 predorsal ; 2 

 rows of cheek scales and none on infraorbital or preopercle flange. 

 Scales with 6 or 7 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 80 to 88, 

 with 1 or 2 transverse series of basal elements ; circuli very fine. 



D. XIII, 10, I or 11, I, thirteenth spine Si/g to 21/6 in head, fifth 

 ray 1 to 1% ; A. II, 11, i, second spine 1% to 2^^, seventh ray lYs 

 to 1% : least depth of caudal peduncle 2 to 21/5 ; pectoral IVs to 11/5 ; 

 ventral l^s to 2% in combined head and body; caudal 2l^ to 3^45 

 deeply lunate. 



Pale brown generally, becoming paler below and whitish on 

 breast and belly. Most scales on body show traces of paler basal 

 spot. Dusky brown band, little wider above, to eye and down below, 

 crossing lower surface of head where paler. Second dusky-brown 

 saddle at predorsal and front dorsal spine down to middle of side. 

 Third dusky brown saddle at last dorsal spines and front of soft 

 dorsal. Caudal base with rounded dusky brown blotch little larger 

 than eye, present at all ages and very distinct. Iris brown. Lips 

 pale. Dorsals pale brownish, spinous fin little darker and dorsal 

 saddles well over fins. Edge of spinous dorsal distinctly darker 

 than rest of fin, from which it is separated by paler submarginal 

 band. Soft dorsal paler or even inclining to whitish behind with 

 small brown spots on membranes basally. Anal whitish, with faint 

 gray border and very pale brownish spots on membranes basally. 

 Caudal whitish, also with faint brown spots on median membranes. 

 Paired fins uniform whitish. 



