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Caudal peduncle and caudal fin usually yellowish or buff white, 

 uniform, though sometimes slightly dusky. Iris brown or yellowish. 

 Spinous dorsal dusky, also soft dorsal over greater anterior portion, 

 posteriorly sometimes pale to whitish. Anal fin always dusky black. 

 Pectoral brown, with large blackish blotch basally. Ventral dusky 

 black. 



Red Sea, East Indies, Guam, Samoa. The widely scattered blue 

 dots on the back, together with the yellowish caudal and blackish 

 ventrals and anal, will serve to distinguish thi!= species. 



The figure by Horabron and Jacquinot shows the pale posterior 

 area of the soft vertical fins and caudal peduncle more extensive than 

 in any of our examples. Also it is without the dark blotch at the 

 pectoral base or large blue spots on the cheeks and opercles. 



1 example, Alibijaban Island, Ragaj^ Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length, 

 85 mm. 



5 examples, Balikias Bay, Lubang Island. July 17, 1908. Length, 77 to 87 mm. 

 3 examples, Batan Island. June 5, 1909. Length, 90 to 95 mm. 



16 examples, Biri Channel. June 1, 1909. Length, 65 to 73 mm. 



2 examples, Bolalo Bay, Palawan. December 21, 1908. Length, 90 to 95 mm. 



3 examples, Buang Bay, Talajit Island. March 15, 1909. Length, 97 to 102 mm. 



6 examples, Bubuan Island, Jolo. February 14, 1908. Length, 61 to 80 mm. 



3 examples, Bugsuk Island, Balabac. January 5, 1909. Length, 92 to 94 mm. 

 13 examples, Butauanan Island. June 13, 1909. Length, 80 to 98 mm. 



I example, Calangaman Island, between Leyte and Cebu. March 16, 1909. 

 Length, 80 mm. 



18 examples, Candaraman Island, Balabac. January 4, 1909. Length, 80 to 

 90 mm. 



II examples, Canimo Island, near Daet. June 15, 1909. Length, 82 to 98 mm. 



1 example, Casogoran, Malhon Island. July 27, 1909. Length, 94 mm. [1709.] 



Bases of scales on upper side and back blackish, covering entire scale on top of 

 head and anterior back; narrows down until breast and abdominal side become 

 gray; peduncle and caudal fin with marked brownish yellow shades; chin, 

 preorbital and lower portion of cheek with brownish and green shades; pre- 

 orbital and side of head probably with purplish blotches when fish somewhat 

 faded; above and behind eye, on top of head and along back small bright blue 

 specks, these sometimes somewhat ocellate; dorsal with spinous membranes 

 blackish, with paler band through upper portion of scaled portion below; vertical 

 half of rayed dorsal with rays yellowish brown, membranes more dusky; anal 

 very dark brown, second spine more or less bluish; ventrals blackish; pectorals 

 dusky, base black in and outside; iris golden. 



2 examples, Cuyo, Cuyo Island. April 9, 1909. Length, 85 to 89 mm. 



4 examples, Dalaganem Island. April 8, 1909. Length, 78 to 88 mm. 7426 

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



75 to 85 mm. 

 2 examples, Doworra Island. December 2, 1909. Length, 81 to 89 mm. 

 2 examples, Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 84 to 95 mm. 

 2 examples, Gomomo Island. December 3, 1909. Length, 78 to 87 mm. 

 8 examples, Jolo. March 6-7, 1908. Length, 76 to 89 mm. [432.] 

 1 example, Labuan Blanda Island. December 14, 1909. Length, 73 mm. 



