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obliquely emarginate, upper lobe slightly longer, 3}i to 3 J/^ in com- 

 bined head and body; pectoral 3 to 3%; ventral 2% to 314 • 



Uniform blackish or dusky black. Iris dusky, with deep brown 

 ring around pupil. 



Widely distributed from the Red Sea and Zanzibar to the East 

 Indies, Riu Kiu Islands, and Hawaii. Easily distinguished by its 

 uniform blackish color. Bleeker's figure differs only in the warm 

 broAvn color and even the pale ring around the pupil is quite bright. 

 In the freshly dead fish this is yellow and usually quite conspicu- 

 ous as the fish are heaped up in market stalls. Bleeker describes the 

 color as deep olivaceous or blackish-brown and the iris brown or 

 purple, the pupil commonly margined with golden. 



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



90 mm. 

 14774. Bagacay Bay, Escarpada Island. March 13, 1909. Length, 168 mm. 

 10326. Balikias Bay, Lubang Island. July 17, 1908. Length, 134 mm. 

 11158. Basut River, Luzon, in fresh water. June 15, 1909. Length, 148 mm. 

 4 examples, Biri Channel. June 1, 1909. Length, 113 to 148 mm. 

 9933. Biri Channel. June 2, 1909. 2 examples. Length, 95 to 127 mm. 



1 example, Buang Bay, Talajit Island. March 15, 1909. Length, 145 mm. 

 11629 and 11630. Bugsuk Island, Balabac. January 5, 1909. Length, 155 to 



165 mm. 

 17855. Bumbum Island. September 25, 1909. Length, 139 mm. 



2 examples, Butauanan Island. June 13, 1909. Length, 105 to 118 mm. 

 5418 to 5427, 5429 to 5439. Candaraman Island, Balabac. January 4, 1909. 



Length, 85 to 130 mm. 

 2 examples, Canmahala Bay, Ragay Gulf. March 11, 1909. Length, 97 to 140 mm. 



1 example, Capunuypugan, Mindanao. May 9, 1908. Length, 118 mm. 



2 examples, Capunuypugan, Mindanao. May 10, 1908. Length, 104 to 132 mm- 

 9 examples, Casogoran, Malhon Island. July 27, 1909. Length, 100 to 138 mm* 

 1 example, Cataingan Bay, Masbate. April IS, 1908. Length, 118 mm. 

 5932. Catbalogan, Samar. April 15, 1908. Length, 142 mm. 



12571. Caxisigan Island. January 2, 1909. 3 examples. Length, 140 mm. 

 1 example, Daisy Island, west of Bumbum. January 6, 1910. Length, 145 mm. 

 1 example, Dalaganem Island. April 8, 1909. Length, 98 mm. 

 1 example, Danawan Island and Si Amil Island. September 27, 1909. Length, 



113 mm. 

 10419. East Side Verde Island. July 22, 1908. Length, 160 mm. 



3 examples, Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 123 to 162 mm. 

 4682, 14379, and 14380. Galvaney Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 9, 1909. 



Length, 126 to 160 mm. 

 13061. Gomomo Island. December 3, 1909. Length, 137 mm. 

 1 example Guntao Island. December 20, 1908. Length, 140 mm. 



1 example, Inamucan Bay, Mindanao. August 9, 1909. Length, 140 mm. 



2 examples, Kapoposang Island. December 28, 1909. Length, 130 to 135 mm. 

 1 example, Labuan Blanda Island. December 14, 1909. Length, 134 mm. 

 13925. Lampinigan Island. September 11, 1909. Length, 165 mm. 



151, 195, 17840. Langao Point, Luzon. June 24, 1909. Length, 118 to 155 mm. 

 1 example, Ligpo Point, Balayan Bay, Luzon. January IS, 1908. Length, 98 mm. 

 7918. Limbones Cove. February 8, 1909. Length 143 mm. 

 20913 and 20916. Little Santa Cruz. May 26, 1908. Length, 134 to 150 mm. 

 1 example, Little Santa Cruz Bay. May 28, 1908. Length, 140 mm. 



