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Tubes in lateral line 15 to 17, followed by 3 or 4 irregular pores;- 

 pores in straight section 8 or 9 to caudal base and 1 or 2 more on 

 latter; 3 scales above lateral line, 9 below, 13 or 14 predorsal for- 

 ward opposite front eye edge; preorbital, infraorbital and preopercle 

 flange naked; 3 rows of scales on cheek. Scales with 6 or 7 basal 

 radiating striae; apical denticles 77 to 86, basal elements in 3 or 4 

 transverse series ; circuli fine. 



D. XIII, 13, I, thirteenth spine 1^ to 23^ in head, sixth ray 1}^ 

 to 134; A. II, 13, I, second spine 1^ to 2, seventh ray 13^ to 13<C; 

 caudal emarginate, 1 to 13^; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 ta 

 23^; pectoral 1 to 13^; ventral 3 in combined head and body. 



Largely uniform olivaceous brown, not paler below. At present 

 scales without blue spots. A faint transverse band on back, crosses 

 lateral line at fifth to seventh scale of its course, and faintly down 

 until opposite pectoral base. Iris dark brown. Vertical fins more 

 or less dusky brown, also ventrals. Pectoral paler brown. 



East Indies, Philippines, Riu Kiu, Japan, Melanesia, Micronesia^ 

 Polynesia. Similar to Ahudefduf glaucus, but without the blue line, 

 variously incomplete, from the snout tip up above eye to origin of 

 spinous dorsal. It resembles Ahudefduf leucozona but is without 

 the black ocellus at the juncture of the spinous and soft dorsal. 



I example, Batan, Rapurapu Strait, tide-pool. June 5, 1909. Length, 74 mm. 

 [1596.] Verj' dark slaty, median bar of brassy about diameter of eye down- 

 ward from fifth dorsal membrane to about level of pectoral; caudal yellowish; 

 small black speck in axil of dorsal; in young of lyi inches markings the same 

 with addition of large black spot on last three dorsal spines near bases. 



18 examples, Batan. June 5, 1909. Length, 23 to 62 mm. 



II examples, Batan Island. July 22, 1909. Length, 26 to 52 mm. 

 21650, Cebu Market. August 28, 1909. Length, 42 mm. 



1 example, Cebu, reef opposite. April 7, 1908. Length, 90 mm. 



1 example, Maculabo Island. June 14, 1909. Length, 36 mm. 



1 example, Mahinog, Camiguin Island. August 3, 1909. Length, 44 mm. 



6 examples, Pilas Island. September 12, 1909. Length, 34 to 49 mm. 

 3 examples. Port Palapag. June 3, 1909. Length, 48 to 69 mm. 



8 examples, Sablayan, Mindoro. December 13, 1908. Length, 24 to 82 mm. 

 43 examples, Simaluc, Bisibisi Island. September 22, 1909. Length, 14 to 81 mm, 

 23 examples, Simaluc. September 23, 1909. Length, 25 to 80 mm. 

 3 examples, Singaan Island. September 21, 1909. Length, 86 to 88 mm. 



19537. 

 1 example, Tataan, Simaluc Island. February 18, 1908. Length, 63 mm. 

 1 example. Tutu Baj', First Anchorage, Jolo Island. September 19, 1909. 



Length, 47 mm. 



7 examples, Basa Reef, Gulf of Boni, Celebes. December 17, 1909. Length, 

 31 to 90 mm. 



52195 U.S.N. M. Apia, Samoa. Bureau of Fisheries. Length, 40 to 90 mm. 



12 examples. 



56191 U.S.N. M. Luzon, Philippines. Philippine Commission. Length, 66 mm. 



65719 U.S.N. M. Jaluit, Marshall Islands. Length, 91 mm. 1 example. 



