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D. XIII, 11, I, thirteenth spine 1^ in head, fifth ray 13^ to 13^; 

 A. II, 12, I, second spine 1% to 2, sixth ray 1^^ to 13^6; least depth of 

 caudal peduncle Ij/g to 2; caudal 2% to 3 in combined head and body, 

 deeply emarginate, upper lobe often little longer; pectoral 33^ to 3% ; 

 ventral 2% to 33/g. 



Largely uniform brown, shading little paler on belly and under 

 surface. Scale below origin of lateral line with deep or dusky basal 

 spot, so usually conspicuous. Inconspicuous small gray spots or 

 dots scattered over lower surface of body, especially over anal base 

 and adjacent region. Fins all pale brown, edge of spinous dorsal 

 little deeper. Iris brown and gamboge. No dark spots anywhere 

 on fins. Other examples show whole body finely dotted with gray 

 blue, 1 to 4 or 5 on each of larger scales and usually a pronounced 

 row of larger gray dots along lower edge of abdomen. Blue dots on 

 head usually inconspicuous and scattered and no line on infraorbitals. 



Widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific, from the East Indies to 

 Oceania. It bears a great resemblance to the young of Abudefduf 

 aureus, but may readily be known by the dark scale below the 

 origin of the lateral line and the absence of large conspicuous blue spots 

 on the head and breast. It is not the Glyphidodon lacnjmatus Quoy and 

 Gaimard as the presence of blue or gray spots, thickly sprinkled over 

 the lower surface of the body shows. 



Type— Cat. No. 89963, U.S.N.M. 



5 examples, Bolalo Bay, Palawan. December 21, 1908. Length, 54 or 55 mm. 

 1 example, Busin Harbor, Burias Island. March 7, 1909. Length, 48 mm. 

 311. Busin Harbor. March 8, 1908. Length, 47 mm. 

 5 examples, Busin Harbor. April 23, 1908. Length, 38 to 65 mm. 

 4 examples, Candaraman Island, Balabac Island. January 4, 1909. Length, 

 49 to 72 mm. 



1 example, Danawan Island and Si Amil Island. September 26, 1909. Length, 

 55 mm. 



14284. Endeavor Strait. December 22, 1908. 2 examples. Length, 48 mm. 

 74, 82, 83, 97, 99, 101. Endeavor Strait. December 23, 1908. 24 examples. 

 Length, 45 to 69 mm. 



2 examples, Great Tobea Island. December 15, 1909. Length, 57 to 60 mm. 

 19966. Makesi Island, Palawan. April 5, 1909. 2 examples. Length, 42 to 



64 mm. 

 1 example, Mantacao Island, west coast Bohol. April 9, 1908. Length, 59 mm. 



3 examples, Pendck Island. December 15, 1909. Length, 55 to 61 mm. 

 1 example, Philippines. Length, 50 mm. 



[499.] Philippines. Length, 59 mm. 



I example, Port Matalvi, Luzon. November 22, 1908. Length, 50 mm. 



II examples, Port Matalvi. November 23, 1908. Length, 39 to 64 mm. 



1 example. Port Uson, Busuanga Island. December 19, 1908. Length, 56 mm. 

 [946.] Green, numerously specked with bright blue on back and upper side; 

 dorsal dusky at tip; caudal dusky, yellowish at base; anal and ventrals bright 

 yellow; very small black blotch at upper angle of opercle; iris blue. 

 1 example, Pujada Bay, Mindanao. May 5, 1908. Length, 45 mm. 



