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Depth 23^ to 2J^; head 3 to 33^, width 23/g to 2K- Snout 

 2^4 to 2}4; eye 5^ to 7^, 2^^ to 3^ in snout, 2 to 2^^ m interorbital; 

 mouth cleft 43^ to 53^; Hps cover ^ of teeth; canines absent, or 

 variably 1 or 2 above or below; interorbital 3 to 3r^, convex. Gill 

 rakers 24 + 22, short, weak filaments. 



Scales in lateral line 19 or 20, 5 + 2; 2 scales above lateral line, 6 

 below, 8 predorsal; 3 rows of cheek scales, of which lowest row con- 

 tains 2 scales on preopercle flange. Scales with 25 to 30 basal radi- 

 ating striae, apical 45 to 50; circuli very fine. 



D. IX, 10, I, ninth spine 2% to 3 in head, first ray 2% to 2^; A. 

 Ill, 9, I, third spine 3 to 33^, first ray 2% to 2^^; caudal l}i to 13^, 

 deeply emarginate; least depth of caudal peduncle 23/3 to 23^; 

 pectoral 1% to 13^; ventral 1^ to iVe- 



Deep drab gray generally, becoming cream buff on under surface 

 of head and abdomen. Teeth whitish. Iris brownish. Fins 

 brown. Dorsals and anals with narrow brown edge to each and anal 

 with brown longitudinal basal band. Upper pectoral edge darker 

 than rest of fin. 



East Indies. A plainly colored species, with emarginate caudal 

 and pale teeth. Among the following are some, evidently discolored 

 in alcohol, which appear to be closer to their species than any other. 



8335. Buang Bay, Talajit Island. March 15, 1909. Length, 278 mm. (No 

 canines.) 



5663. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. April 23, 1908. Length, 250 mm. (No 

 canines.) 



5310. Cebu market. April 4, 1908. Length, 270 mm. (No canines.) Gen- 

 eral color olivaceous, scales edged yellowish brown, lower surfaces of body 

 white. About 6 irregular bars of azure. Top of head gray, blue interorbital 

 bar slightly narrower than pupil. Upper Up sUghtly brownish, with blue 

 band; blue stripe from below mouth corner to below eye; 1 or 2 blotches above 

 and behind eye; blue band behind chin continued backward on median line. 

 Teeth white, slightly rose tinged. Dorsal and anal with front and edges blue, 

 blue basal blotches, and medial fin orange. Pectoral blue at base, rest of fin 

 pale yellow. Ventral with front blue, rest pale orange. 



4575. Grande Island Reef, Subig Bay. January 8, 1908. Length, 195 mm. 

 (No canines.) 



4819. Jolo market, Jolo. February 9, 1908. Length, 342 mm. (Canines, 

 upper, 1 — 1; lower, — 0.) 



5775. Mahinog, Camiguin Island. May 3, 1909. Length, 359 mm. (Canines, 

 upper, 1 — 1; lower, — 0.) 



7415. Malcochin Harbor, Linapacan Island. December 18, 1908. Length, 

 370 mm. (No canines.) 



7971. Pagapas Bay. February 20, 1909. Length, 285 mm. 



5889. PoUoc. May 22, 1908. Length, 222 mm. (No canines.) 



7995 and 799G. Port Banalacan, Marinduque. February 23, 1909. Length, 

 300 to 338 mm. (No canines.) 



4997. Ragay River. March 10, 1909. Length, 245 mm. (No canines.) 

 General color pale olivaceous, dusky above and slight shades of purple on 

 breast. Dorsals washed with brown. Anal with purplish and brownish 



