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7954. Balayan Bay, Luzon Island. February 20, 1909. Length, 263 mm. 

 (Canines, upper, 1 — 2; lower, 1 — 1.) Viridian band across nose, backward 

 under eye to below band of opercle; head above olivaceous, fading to lavender, 

 lavender below; anterior back with slaty purplish shades; posterior upper body 

 brilliant viridian, stripe through middle of caudal peduncle somewhat wider 

 than eye, green fading into lavender below; bright green stripe crosses lower 

 lip, another band on chin behind, dash on each interopercle, otherwise of pur- 

 ple; blue stripe along throat and lower parts to nose running brokenly at base 

 of anal fin and crosses lower caudal peduncle and lower edge of caudal. Dash 

 of green in front of dorsal covering about three scales, body of fin reddish, 

 front and margin blue; green band through center about breadth of pupil on 

 first six spines, originates at root of second spine, rises to orange red inframargi- 

 nal band and continues backward; on seventh spine broadens in front of spine; 

 similarly on remaining spines and first four soft rays, after which it breaks into 

 an oblong green blotch on membrane only; last half ray blue; dashes of blue 

 on the bases of posterior rays. Upper edge and tip within fork of caudal blue, 

 irregular semicircular band of blue chainging to green in center, crosses fin 

 behind lobes; ground outside and within reach of semicircular band purplish 

 orange. Terminal two-fifths and most of front of anal blue; basal portion pale 

 purplish or lavender, the base with blue and last half ray blue. Ventrals blue, 

 with lavender through central portion; pectorals bright yellow, bluish green 

 band at base, below on fleshy part lavender band, external surface of axil 

 green. Teeth white. 



8693. Batag Island. June 3, 1909. Length, 263 mm. 



19186. Butauanan Island. June 12, 1909. Length, 203 mm. (Canines, upper, 

 0—1; lower, 0—0.) 



11269. Biri Channel. June 1, 1909. Length, 222 ram. 



8653 and 8654. Biri Channel. June 22, 1909. Length, 223 to 236 mm. (8654, 

 canines, upper, 2 — 2; lower, 2 — 2.) 



7453. Bolalo Bay, Palawan Island. December 21, 1908. Length, 262 mm. 

 Teeth dusky rose; general color green; middle of side and back with distinct 

 lilac overshades; top of head -nith many short irregular spots and lines of lilac; 

 chin and lower edge of subopercle also lilac, lines of same radiating from the 

 eye; one broken from eye to corner of mouth, and another broadening from 

 eye to below base of pectoral. Dorsal with blue front and margin, bright 

 orange brown inframarginal bar, lower half of central portion purplish, 

 color narrowing and changing to orange both anteriorly and posteriorly, middle 

 of fin green, becoming broad and yellowish posteriorly. Caudal purplish, 

 edges of lobes blue, middle occupied by broad dark purplish stripe, central 

 body of fin washed with black. Terminal portion of anal blue, basal with 

 purplish shades. Ventrals blue, with dashes of pale lilac. Pectorals hyaline, 

 rays dusky, upper ray narrowly blue. 



8330. Buang Bay, Talajit Island. March 15, 1909. Length, 250 mm. (Ca- 

 nines, upper, 2 — 1; lower — 1.) Teeth white; top of head and anterior back 

 purplish olive, fading to pale purplish; posterior body viridian, rather than vir- 

 digris; yellow area on caudal peduncle. Front and margin of anal and dorsal 

 usual blue; edges of caudal lobes same; body of dorsal orange, with median green- 

 ish area made up of blotches on central portions of membranes, these fusing on 

 spinous region; origin of stripe at base of second spine, running diagonally to 

 middle of third, thence backward through central portion of fin; posterior rays 

 dull orange, breaking green band into blotches, lower orange portion of fin with 

 purplish shades especially within center; pale portion of caudal bright orange 

 with purplish shades at base, central area of fin yellowish green becoming blue 

 in stripe running downward to inner edge of each lobe. Anal body dusky 



