148 BULLETIN 100, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



illary reaches eye, 33^ to 3% in head; interorbital 3 to 3 3/^, convex. 

 Gill rakers 6 + 14, lanceolate, short. 



Tubes in lateral line 21, pores in straight section 6 + 1 or 2; 3 scales 

 above lateral line to spinous dorsal origin, 11 below, 22 predorsal; 

 5 rows of cheek scales, of which uppermost row on infraorbitals. 

 Scales with 10 to 12 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 92 to 125, 

 with 1 to 4 transverse series of basal elements. 



D. XIII, 17, I, twelfth spine 1 3^ to 1% in head, fourth ray 2% 

 in combined head and body, l}i in head in young; A. II, 14, i, 

 second spine 1}/^ to 1^, sixth ray 1 to 134; caudal forked, 2}^ in 

 combined head and body; least depth of caudal peduncle 1% to 

 23^ in head; pectoral Iro to 13^; ventral 1 to 13^. 



Brown generally, slightly paler below. On body each scale with 

 slightly darker marginal border, producing a reticulated appearance. 

 Head little pale, brown on sides, scales on cheeks and opercles with 

 faint gray blotches, evidently pale blue in life. Also gray band 

 from near snout end to eye and another along suborbital, these also 

 likely pale blue in life. From front of soft dorsal base to posterior 

 median anal rays basally broad dusky or blackish brown band, 3 or 

 4 scales in width. Dorsals brownish, last rays and posterior portion 

 of fin, together with caudal peduncle and caudal fin pale yellowish 

 or buff. Anals brownish, more or less dusky terminally. Pectoral 

 pale yellowish white. Ventral dusky, little paler or whitish basally. 

 Iris brown. 



Indo-Pacific from Mauritius to the East Indies and Samoa. A 

 rare though well marked species. Among all of its genus it may 

 easily be known b}^ the dark vertical band joining the soft dorsal and 

 anal fins. Glinther's figure is quite different from any we have seen, 

 as the lateral line is shown continuously along the upper side of the 

 caudal peduncle, to the base of the caudal. 



2 examples, Cuyo, Cuyo Island. April 9, 1909. Length, 100 to 103 mm. 



[1212.] Philippines. Length 98 mm. 



1 example, Port San Pio Quinto, Camiguin Island. November 11, 1908. Length, 



73 mm. 

 1 example, San Roque, Leyte. July 29, 1909. Length, 98 mm. 

 19073. Silino Island. August 10, 1909. Length, 107 mm. 

 19102. Silino Island. August 10, 1909. Length, 99 mm. 

 10764. Sipadan Island. September 28, 1909. 3 examples. Length, 93 to 



107 mm. 

 1 example, Usada Island, near Jolo. March 3, 1908. Length 55 mm. [368.] 



Pectoral cadmium. Caudal dusky pink. General color olive with pinkish 



shades. 

 14068. Uki, Bouro Island, Dutch East Indies. December 9, 1909. Length, 



90 mm. 

 52406 U.S.N.M. Apia, Samoa. Bureau of Fisheries. 3 examples. Length, 



85 to 112 mm. 



