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D. IX or X, 10, 1, second spine 1^ to 1^^ in head, ninth spine 23^ 

 to 3, first ray 23^ to 214; A. Ill, 9, i or 10, i, third spine 2% to 3^, 

 first ray 2^ to 3; caudal Iro to 1^^, emarginate, ends Kttle exserted, 

 hind edge Httle convex as expanded; least depth of caudal peduncle 

 2 to 23^; pectoral l3/g to 1%; ventral l^i to ly^. 



Head and anterior half of body deep brown, remaining half pale 

 brown and in contrast. Broad yellow to greenish band includes 

 upper lip and extends to and along lower eye edge, thence back until 

 above pectoral origin. Lower lip and some spots on throat yellowish 

 green, sometimes yellow line across chin. Sometimes obscure gray 

 lines, more or less reticulate, across interorbital and from above upper 

 edge of eye. Sometimes greenish yellow spot of small size at upper 

 hind eye edge. Iris brownish. Dorsals brown to pale yellowish, 

 basally neutral gray or broadly deep brown and submarginal narrower 

 neutral gray or pale longitudinal band. Anals mauve or neutral 

 gray over greater basal portion, outer margin broadly buff to dirty 

 greenish. Caudal brown, hind edge broadly pale brown separated 

 from rest of fin by deep brown submarginal parallel line; sometimes 

 median upper and lower rays of each lobe with narrow buff longi- 

 tudinal streak. Pectoral dull brown, small neutral gray to blackish 

 spot at origin. Ventral dull brown to whitish. 



Mauritius, Seychelles, East Indies, Melanesia. A strongly marked 

 species, in preserved examples appears bicolored, and the color 

 pattern subject to little variation. 



8127 to 8129. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length, 

 232 to 238 ram. (8127, canines, upper, 1 — 1; lower, 1 — 1; 8128, canines, 

 upper, 2 — 2; lower, 1 — 0; 8129, canines, upper, 2 — 1; lower, 1 — 1.) Top of 

 head and anterior back viridian; interobital region much dashed and spotted 

 with pale red; teeth white, lower lip bluish green, color of upper lip continuous 

 with snout; narrow red or pink stripe from corner of mouth across preorbital 

 to eye; chin purplish with dash of blue in center, continuous with blue throat 

 line, which in turn continues backward to nose; upper portion of opercle and 

 anterior and middle of side smoky purplish; centers of scales grayish, with dark 

 venation when faded, changing to blue below on breast and belly; lower head 

 lavender, with green band behind chin and dash of same on interopercle; 

 behind evQ yellowish green, broadening to reach from point of opercle down- 

 ward to lower base of pectoral. Caudal bright bluish green, lower portion 

 with lavender shades. Front and margin of dorsal china blue, below bright 

 geranium bar beginning at base of first membrane, ending on penultimate ray, 

 about half width of pupil; middle of fin green, changing to lemon yellow on 

 posterior rays; bases of rays with a small black or greenish blotch, mostly under 

 scales; above an irregular purplish bar, changing to geranium on front and 

 extreme hinder portion. Caudal blue, with broad purplish stripes through 

 lobes. Anal front and margin about two-fifths of fin, bright china blue; 

 basal portion more purplish, blue at bases of rays. Ventrals blue, purplish 

 streak on second membrane. Pectorals dusky brown, membranes hyaline, upper 

 ray bluish, base green; green about pectoral base continuation of green area 

 on opercle; continuous behind pectoral for one or two scales. 



