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front eye edge, not to pupil; teeth compressed, uniserial, siibtruncate; 

 interorbital 2}^ to 2% in head, broadly convex; suborbital and pre- 

 opercle edges entire. Gill rakers 6 + 15, lanceolate. 



Tubes in lateral line 12 to 16, sometimes followed by 1 to 6 pores, 

 pores in straight section 8 or 9 + 1 ; 3 scales above lateral line to 

 spinous dorsal origin, 7 below, 24 predorsal extending down to 

 nostril; soft vertical fins densely scaled basally. Scales with 7 or 8 

 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 121 to 130, with 2 or 3 series of 

 transverse basal elements; circuli very fine. 



D. XIII, 13 or 14, thirteenth spine 1^-5 to 2 in head, fifth ray 1 to 

 2^ in combined head and body; A. II, 12 or 13, second spine 2 to 

 23^, fifth ray 1 to 1yo'> caudal 2% to 2%, emarginate; pectoral 2^ 

 to 2%; ventral 2% to 2%; least depth of caudal peduncle 1^^ to 

 IJ-i in head. 



Deep chocolate brown or sienna. On head and thorax 3 

 transverse, broad bands of same color leaving intermediate cream 

 white bands, so that third dark band not meeting its fellow or even 

 reaching ventral axil. Pectoral base black. Vertical fins all dark 

 or dusky. Pectoral pale. Ventral whitish, with membranes brown- 

 ish terminally. Iris slaty. 



Known only from the Philippines. A very striking species, not 

 quite lil<;e any known in its peculiar color pattern. Altogether as 

 handsome as contrasted, therefore its identification readily assured. 



Type.— Cat. No. 89964, U.S.N.M. 



19 examples, Biri Channel. June 1, 1909. Length, 48 to 87 mm. Types. 



14916 and 14919. Biri Channel. June 2, 1909. 3 examples. Length, 74 to 



88 mm. [1574.] 

 1 example, Doworra Island. December 2, 1909. Length, 88 mm. 

 13839. Powati Harbor, Makyan Island. November 28, 1909. Length, 95 mm. 

 5 examples, Talisse Island. November 9, 1909. Length, 73 to 87 mm. 

 14060 and 14061. Tara Island. December 14, 1908. Length, 80 to 102 mm. 



[780.] 



1 example, Togian Bay, Togian Island. November 19, 1909. Length, 82 mm. 



2 examples, Buka Buka Island, Gulf of Tomini, Celebes. November 20, 1909. 

 Length, 90 to 100 mm. 



12917. Buka Buka Island. November 20, 1909. Length, 103 mm. 

 1 example, Gane Road, Gillolo Island, Moluccas. December 1, 1909. Length, 

 100 mm. 



(Gojpa^, breast; ratna, band; with reference to the color pattern.) 



ABUDEFDUF XANTHONOTUS (BIccker) 



Glyphisodon xanihonotus Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Indie, vol. 18, 1859, 



p. 357. Sanlsapura, Bawean. 

 Glyphidodon xanthonotus Gunthek, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus.,vol. 4, 1862, p. 48 



(copied). 

 Paraghjphidodon xanthonotus Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N(5erl., vol. 9, 



1877, pi. 404 (5), fig. 3; Nat. Verh. HoU. Maatsch. Harlem, (No. 6), ser. 



3, vol. 2, 1877, p. 118 (type). 



