FISHES OF THE PHHiIPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 451 



8638. Biri Channel. June 1, 1909. Length, 283 mm. (Canines, upper, 2—2; 

 lower, 2 — 1.) 



8334. Buang Bay, Talajit Island. March 15, 1909. Length, 428 mm. (Ca- 

 nines, upper, 2 — 2; lower, — 0.) Top of head viridian showing pronouncedly 

 on snout and again on nuchal region, also as interorbital bar; just behind and 

 above this bar orange wash becomes more prominent; sides with centers of 

 scales viridian, margins dull orange, below, green becomes much paler and 

 margin looses orange color encroaching on central color until entire surface 

 below becomes pale pearly gray, with more or less greenish shade; teeth pale 

 rosy; upper lip bright orange, lower much paler; green at lower corner of 

 mouth running back under nostril; chin blue, with bright purple wash running 

 as backward stripe behind lower lip and becoming orange; behind this green 

 stripe which blue in median portion, continuing backward along throat as blue 

 stripe; cheek, opercle and lower head dull orange, becoming quite dusky on 

 band of opercle, some ochry shades, same color continues on body above pec- 

 toral; dorsal front and margin bright blue, body deep reddish orange, base 

 pale blue, no median bar; caudal viridian, broad orange stripe through lobe, 

 most of base dull ochraceous orange; front margin and base of anal bright 

 blue, central body reddish orange; ventrals very pale, near color of adjacent 

 body, fronts very pale sky blue; pectoral dark blue on its upper and basal 

 portion, becoming hyaline on lower distal region, broad purplish stripe through 

 upper half, not quite reaching tip where rays become yellowish and at base this 

 stripe merges into orange, which crosses fleshy portion of fin as bar; iris yellow, 

 upper portion of eyeball very dark viridian; third green stripe immediately 

 behind eye reaching to scales and dividing an area of dusky ochry; sketch does 

 not show colors below and behind eye; pectoral, ventral and dorsal not true; 

 caudal should replace purples with viridian, orange stripes nearly correct, but 

 orange wash covering caudal peduncle scales at base of fin not shown. 



8542. Dalaganem Island. April 8, 1909. Length, 258 mm. (Canines, upper, 

 1 — 1; lower, 1 — 1.) Pale gray olive above in life, becomes smoky purplish 

 after death, paler below. Teeth white. Lips blue, with orange band behind 

 upper and on sides of chin; from lower lip blue runs down throat, with 1 band 

 on clxin; behind orange of upper lip blue band runs backward under eye, but 

 continuation on opercle, nor chin stripes above shown in Bleeker's plate not 

 present. Dorsal orange, margin slaty blue and base greenish. Anal orange, 

 margin and base bright blue, without median band. Caudal lobes bluish, 

 with purplish stripe, center of fin yellowish green. Pectoral pale purplish, 

 first ray bluish. Ventral same, but much paler. 



8305. Lode Bay, Destacado Island. March 13, 1909. Length, 260 mm. 

 (Canines, upper, 1 — 1; lower, 1 — 1.) 



7992. Port Banalacan, Marinduque. February 23, 1909. Length, 443 mm. 

 (Canines, upper, 2 — 2; lower, — 0.) Head from snout to dorsal dusky viridian, 

 more or less obscure interocular bar through nostrils, somewhat orange tone; 

 scales of back and side viridian, with broad orange margins, probably more 

 whitish in life; lower parts pale, greenish blue shades obtaining more on lower 

 head; upper lip peach; chin blue with overshade of purple which extends 

 backward under green corner of mouth as peach line; behind blue band merging 

 into green reaching scales of cheek; blue median stripe on throat; two dull 

 orange lines behind eye, their length equaling diameter of eye, merging into 

 general dusky orange and j'-ellowish shades of opercle; cheek bluish pearl gray 

 with an indefinite line of green from corner of mouth up and backward under 

 eye; front and margin of dorsal bright blue, base blue for an equal width but 

 paler tint, body of fin brilliant orange red; caudal with outer half of lobes green, 

 inner portion orange, central body of fin bluish green; front margin and base 



