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Depth 1% to 1%; head 3 to 3^, width 1% to 1^. Snout 3 to 

 ^M'> eye 2^ to 3^, greater than snout, 1 to 13^ in interorbital; 

 maxillary nearly or to front eye edge, 33^5 to 33^ in head; teeth 

 compressed, uniserial, truncate; interorbital 2% to 2%, little convex. 

 Gill rakers 8 or 9 + 18, lanceolate, rather short. 



Tubes in lateral line 16, pores in straight section 8 or 9 + 1; 3 or 4 

 scales above lateral line, 9 or 10 below, 20 to 22 predorsal forward to 

 snout end; 5 rows of cheek scales, of which 1 row on infronorbitals. 

 Scales with 7 basal radiating striae; 113 to 127 apical denticles, with 

 2 to 4 transverse series of basal elements; circuli very fine. 



D. XIII, 11 to 13, fifth spine 1^ to 1^ in head, second ray 2 3-^ 

 to 3% in combined head and body; A. II, 12 to 14, second spine 

 1)4 to 13^ in head, fifth ray 3% to 3 5^ in combined head and body; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 2 in head ; caudal 2 j/^ to 2 ^ in combined 

 head and body, forked; pectoral 23^ to 3; ventral 2% to 2%. 



Gray brown above, whitish, with more or less silvery below. 

 Scales on back and side with dark edges. Iris pale yellowish and 

 slaty. Vertical fin bases slightly tinged greenish yellow and greater 

 rayed portions pale gray. Spinous dorsal and upper soft dorsal 

 edges dusky. Anal broadly dusky on front lower portion, including 

 lower edge of rayed fin. Upper and lower caudal edges dusky. 

 Pectoral pale greenish yellow, with small dark spot at origin. Ven- 

 trals mostly whitish, ends of rays grayish. 



Red Sea, Zanzibar, India, East Indies. 



1 example, Batan Island. June 5, 1909. Length, 113 mm. 



4 examples, Biri Channel. June 1, 1909. Length, 100 to 123 mm. 



1 example, Bolalo Bay, Palawan. December 21, 1908. Length, 93 mm. 



2 examples, Buang Bay, Talajit Island. March 15, 1909. Length, 97 to 115 mm. 

 174, 175, 178. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. March 8, 1909. Length, 80 to 



107 mm. 



1 example, Canmahala Bay, Ragay Gulf. March 11, 1909. Length, 118 mm. 



2 examples, Capunuypugan, Mindanao. May 9, 1908. Length, 88 to 99 mm. 



5 examples, Caracaran, Batan Island. June 8, 1909. Length, 28 to 90 mm. 



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



71 to 122 mm. 

 13228. Doworra Island. 6 examples. December 2, 1909. Length, 53 to 122 mm. 

 2 examples, Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 117 to 118 mm. 

 1 example, Inamucan Bay, Mindanao. August 9, 1909. Length, 115 mm. 

 4 examples, Labuan Blanda Island. December 14, 1909. Length, 93 to 100 mm. 

 1 example, Ligpo Point, Balayan Bay. Luzon. January 18, 1908. Length, 



95 mm. 

 1 example, Mactan Lsland, Cebu. March 25, 1909. Length, 112 mm. 

 19288. Malapascua Island. March 16, 1909. Length, 127 mm. 

 14932. Mansalay, Mindoro. June 4, 1908. 3 examples. Length, 105 to 107 mm. 

 1 example, Mantacao Island, Bohol. April 8, 1908. Length, 94 mm. 

 1 example, Maribojoc Bay, Maribojoc, Bohol. March 26, 1909. Length, 90 mm. 

 1 example, Murcielagos Bay. August 9, 1909. Length, 117 mm. 

 1 example, Northwest Verde Island. July 22, 1908. Length, 116 mm. 

 1 example, Pasacao, Ragay Gulf. March 9, 1909. Length, 115 mm. 



