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D. IX, 17, I or 18, I, third spine 2% to 2% in head, eighth ray 

 1% to 1%, sometimes first 9 rays simple; A. II, 14, i or 15, i, 

 second spine 2% to 3%, eighth ray li/o to 1%; caudal 1 to li/g, con- 

 vex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 1% to lygj pectoral 1 

 to li/s ; ventral 1 to 11/5. 



Light yellowish to dusky Or dusky black generally. Iris brown, 

 variously dark as in darker examples. Broad white band from 

 predorsal down close behind, or touching eye, to lower edge of gill- 

 opening, but not on breast and bordered in pale examples with duskj' 

 line in front and behind. Fins yellowish to dusky black or variously 

 all yellowish, even in blackish examples. Sometimes one or both 

 ventrals may be black with broad or narrow yellow tips in dark 

 example. Some examples only with yellow pectorals. 



East Indies, Riu Kiu. 



Our materials show variations corresponding very well with Pro- 

 chilus macrostoma^ Prochilus polylepis^ and Prochilus inelanofu^ of 

 Bleeker's Atlas. Besides these we have other quite variable con- 

 ditions of color. We have omitted Ainphiprion tricolor Giinther, 

 described with black edges to the anal and ventral from Queensland, 

 as distinct. 



2 examples, Batan Island. June 5, 1909. Length, 71 to 108 mm. 



1 example, Biri Channel, Balicuatro Island. June 1, 1909. [1547.] Length, 

 82 mm. Bright reddish-orange ; bluish-white bar from nape across side of 

 head to edge of interopercle, narrowly bordered on either side by black line, 

 not quite touching eye ; fins body-color, more yellowish terminally ; ventral 

 fronts narrowly black and front of anal similar. 



189. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. December 29, 1908. Length, 120 mm. 



1 example, Butauanau Island. June 13, 1909. Length, 92 mm. 



1 example, Cagayau. January S, 1909. Length, 102 mm. 



1 example. Cataingan Bay, Dumurury Point, Masbate. Length, 75 mm. April 

 19 1908. [553.] Upper part of side and back anteriorly dark chinese-orange, 

 posteriorly sepia-black; posterior portion of caudal peduncle white, washed 

 with very pale chrome, which continues more marked on caudal fin ; top of 

 head behind eye dark chinese-orange ; anterior portion of snout very pale, 

 with slight orange shade; breast and belly with dusky-orange shading into 

 browns of upper portion of side; white bar across nape downward to inter- 

 opercle, becoming bluish toward edges and defined from adjoining portion by 

 wavy seal-brown line ; similar bar across side including half of dorsal fin 

 from posterior dorsal spine to vent ; dorsal body-color, spinous iwrtion mar- 

 gined with darker, posterior or soft portion margined with white ; anal color 

 of adjacent body, margined narrowly with white on black ; paii'ed fins 

 orange ; ventral narrowly with front and margin black. 



4 examples, Catbalogan, Samar. April 14, 1908. Length, 98 to 120 mm. 



6679 to 6G9;'.. Catbalogan, Samar. April 15, 1908. Length, 74 to 130 mm. 

 [531.] Middle of body seal-brown ; nose, breast, throat, and contour around 

 to front of dorsal l)ii!li<*(nf-or:nv-;'c : l);oad h.'.r across lu-jid and nape to lower 

 edge of interopercle heliotrope-purple, bordered with bluish and again with 

 black ; portion on interopercle largely blue ; top of head largely suffused 

 with orange ; vertical fins bright orange, spinous dorsal narrowly tipped with 



