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Platyglossus bleekeri Steindachner and Doderlein, Denks. Akad. Wiss. 

 Wien, vol. 53 (1), 1887, p. 275. Tokyo. 



Halichoeres bleekeri Jordan and Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 24, 

 1902, p. 138 (Tokyo, Misaki, Kobe, Onomichi, Hiroshima, Nagasaki). — 

 Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 42, 1912, p. 421 (Tokyo).— Jordan 

 and Metz, Mem. Carnegie Mus., vol. 6, No. 1, 1913, p. 43 (Fusan, 

 Korea) . 



Depth 3 to 33/^; head 3 to 33/^, width 2 to 2^. Snout 2>^ to 

 33^5; eye 4}-^ to 63^, 13^ to 2J^ in snout, 1 to 1^ in interorbital; 

 maxillary reaches ^5 to ^ to eye, 4 to 5 in head; interorbital 43^ to 

 4J4, convex. Gill rakers 6 + 11, lanceolate, short. Scales in lateral 

 line 21, 5 + 1; 3 scales above lateral line, 8 or 9 below, 11 predorsal. 

 Scales with 19 to 25 basal radiating striae; apical, 30 to 31 with 12 or 

 more auxiliaries; circuli fine. 



D. IX, 12, I, ninth spine 3 to 43^ in head, first ray 2% to 2%; 

 A. Ill, 12, I, third spine 33^ to 43^, first ray 2% to 23^; caudal 

 13^ to 1%, convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 to 234; 

 pectoral iVs to Ij/g; ventral, ly^ to 2. 



Brown generally, paler to whitish below. Back with 7 obscure 

 deep saddles, separated by narrow interspaces. About 5 or 6 longi- 

 tudinal bluish bands, upper 4 much closer and distinct usually only 

 anteriorly, lower as series of short vertical bars. On head blue bands 

 form as 1 at tip of snout rather broadly to eye, then as more or less 

 divided postocular band. Also narrower bluish band across cheek 

 horizontally toward pectoral base. Iris yellowish. Dorsals and 

 anals gray blue, especially basally; black spot at first and second 

 dorsal membranes medially; dorsals with median row of basal buff 

 spots and smaller outer series more irregular and crowded. Anals with 

 basal row of buff spots and median longitudinal buff band; brown 

 median line and narrow brown submarginal line. Caudal buff, 

 with transverse gray cross-lines, variable and each margined with 

 darker. Paired fins uniform buff, with deep neutral blue black spot 

 at axil size of pupil. 



Philippines, China, Korea, Japan. Related to Halichoeres am- 

 hoinensis in the blue bands on the head and dark spot at the front of 

 spinous dorsal, but the dorsals and anals spotted and the black spot 

 at pectoral origin only. 



8232 to 8241, 8243 to 8246, 13009. Catbalogan, Samar. April 15, 1908. Length, 

 73 to 138 mm. 



1 example, Malcochin Harbor, Linapacan Island. December 18, 1908. Length, 

 88 mm. 



8 examples, North end of Endeavor Strait, northwest coast of Palawan. Decem- 

 ber 22, 1908. 



13805. Pujada Bay, Mindanao. May 15, 1908. Length, 130 mm. 



3 examples, Ragay Bay, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 10, 1909. [1288.] Length, 

 44 to 63 mm. Body and top of head emerald; numerous orange spots above 

 middle of side; on head orange stripes and spots; vinaceous brown stripe from 



