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5622. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. April 22, 1908. Length, 224 mm. (Ca- 

 nines, upper, 1 — 1; lower, 1 — 2.) Back dark emerald, each scale with reddish 

 line at base, side dull rose red; top of head dull grass green, with lilac area in 

 front; upper lip chrome green; side of head and breast various shades of 

 pink; spots and lines of azure blue on underside of head and median line of 

 breast, also of abdomen; region posterior to pectoral salmon pink, merging 

 into other color; bright chrome green area anterior to and below eye. Dorsal 

 margin caerulean, remainder of fin scarlet, except central green incomplete 

 stripe, scales at base with bright blue edges. Caudal scores blue, posterior 

 central part emerald. Anal with basal three-fifths lilac, outer part azure. 

 Ventral broadly azure anteriorly, remainder vinaceous cinnamon. Pectoral 

 azure, with broad submarginal scarlet vermilion stripe extending from base 

 to tip. Some dark blue lines around eye. 



16658. Canimo Island, near Daet. June 15, 1909. Length, 194 mm. (No 

 canines.) 



5316. Cebu Market. April 4, 1908. Length, 245 mm. (Canines, upper, 2 — 2; 

 lower, 1 — 2.) Body scales greenish above, edged with reddish brown, latter 

 color continuing below, merging into reddish lilac on breast and belly under 

 posterior portion of dorsal; marginal color of scales excessive, giving reddish 

 general hue; caudal peduncle bright bluish green; top of head slate gray; 

 cheek from corner of mouth apple green; elliptical area of same on nose con- 

 nected with the cheek color by dark green line which runs under eye; green 

 stripe in front of eye and across its top to short dash behind eye; lips pink; 

 central dash of same in green area on nose; two greenish blue chin bands lead- 

 ing backward across throat; numerous spots and dashes on interopercular 

 region. Anal and caudal front and edge broadly blue, body of dorsal orange 

 basally, scales green. Body of anal lilac, base blue. Caudal lobes blue, cen- 

 tral area distally apple green, basally blue, scales of base with purplish. Ven- 

 tral front blue, dash on last ray, centrally body color. Pectoral blue, purplish 

 in upper half. Iris golden. Teeth whitish. 



7965. Danawan Island and Si Amil Island. September 27, 1909. Length, 216 

 mm. (Canines, upper, 1 — 1; lower, 1 — 0.) Greenish, each scale of back 

 with pink margin and on side with broad pink base. Yellowish below pectoral. 

 Head smoky brown. Green blotch, edged above with darker, on front part 

 of cheek. Caudal medially light apple green. Anal edge blue, base smoky 

 lavender. Pectoral with blue green and smoky brown. 



7546. Endeavor Strait. December 23, 1908. May 20, 1908. Length, 232 

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



^174. Gigoso Point, Quinapundan Bay, Samar. July 28, 1909. Length, 192 

 mm. (Canines, upper, 2 — 2; lower, 2 — 2.) 



6356. Jamelo Bay. July 13, 1908. Length, 224 mm. (Canines, upper, 1-2; 

 lower, 1-2.) Teeth white. Top of head orange, bright green with broad band 

 across snout; lips narrowly pale; two green stripes across chin; lower head 

 peach red with blue spots and lines; median throat hne continued brokenly to 

 caudal; upper front body color viridian; bases of scales dusky reddish, red 

 dominating below posteriorly. Fins blue. Dorsal with broad orange band 

 medially, narrower one on anal basally. Pectoral with purpUsh stripe. Ven- 

 tral salmon, with front and last ray blue. 



9005. Langao Point, Luzon. June 24, 1909. Length, 234 mm. (Canines, 

 upper, 1 — 2; lower, 2 — 2.) 



8306 and 8308. Lode Bay, Destacado Island. March 13, 1909. Length, 235 to 

 248. (8306, canines, upper, 2 — 2; lower, 1 — 2; 8308, canines, upper, 2 — 2; 

 lower, 1 — 2.) General color green; upper Up green, with bluish green margins; 

 teeth white; lower lip blue; chin red; isthmus with blue Une; green of upper lip 



