8 BULLETIN 100, Uj^ITED STATES NATIOISr.^L MUSEUM 



snout or interorbital in young; maxillary to eye, little beyond front 

 eye edge in young, 2i^ to 2% in head; teeth compressed, uniserial, 

 ends rounded, anterior larger and more robust; interorbital 21/3 to 

 314, broad, but slightly convex; infraorbital and hind preopercle 

 edge serrated. Gill rakers 7 + 12, lanceolate, slender, moderate. 



Tubes in lateral line 81 to 37, pores in straight section 8 to 14 + 

 3 or 4; 5 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 19 or 20 

 below, 10 to 21 predorsal; 6 rows of cheek scales. Scales with 4 to 6 

 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 52 to 67, with 8 to 12 trans- 

 verse series of basal elements ; circuli fine. 



D. X, 15, I or 16, I, third spine 2l^ to 2% in head, tenth ray 1% 

 to 1%, first ray frequently simple ; A. II, 13, i or 14, i, second spine 

 W2 to 3%, fourth ray 2^5 to 2i^ ; caudal 2% to 3 in combined head 

 and body, emarginate or lunate ; pectoral 3 to 3% ; ventral 3 to 3^8 ; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 2 in head. 



Head light brown, body variously light brown to dusky brown 

 in some examples, usually breast and belly pale. Broad, white, pre- 

 dorsal vertical band down touching hind eye edge and extending to 

 gill opening below, but not on breast. Second broad white band 

 from last dorsal spines and front dorsal rays to postventral or close 

 before front of anal, where meeting its fellow. Caudal peduncle 

 with broad white band comprising most its extent. Iris pale brown. 

 Dorsals dusky brown, except for second white band at bases of last 

 spines and first ray. Anals dusky brown. Other fins all yellowish. 



Red Sea, East Africa, East Indies, China, Japan, Queensland, 

 Melanesia. 



1 example, Cebu market, Cebu. April 5, 1908. Length, 116 mm. [5375.] 

 Entii-e body black, except anterior part of head and pectoral region, which 

 vermilion with dusky shade on snout and along blue bar following. Broad 

 azure-blue bar from front of dorsal to lower side of opercle, where terminat- 

 ing in point ; bar narrowly margined with brighter blue ; dorsal, caudal and 

 anal vermilion, the outer part of dorsal and caudal with orange; first anal 

 membrane and 2 rays black ; ventral black at base, orange-vermilion distally ; 

 pectoral orange-vermilion. 



19975. Cebu market. September 3, 1909. Length. 48 mm. [1888.] 



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

 96 mm. 



14002. Gondra Island. September 20, 1909. Length, 113 mm. 



1 example, Kowlon market. October 22, 1908. Length, 95 mm. 



1 example. Little Santa Cruz, Zamboanga. May 26, 1908. Length. 98 mm. 

 6658 and 6659. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 28, 1908. Length, 65 to 



98 mm. 3 examples. 



2 examples. Mactan Island, Cebu. March 25, 1909. Length. 94 to 105 mm. 

 2 examples Pandanon Island. March 23, 1909. Length, 85 to 100 mm. 



1 example, Philippines. Length. 80 mm. 



1 example, Port .Tamelo, Luzon. July 13. 1908. Length, 88 mm. 

 12189 and 20781. Powati Harbor, Makyan Island. November 28. 1909. 

 Length, 98 to 112 mm. § examples. 



