FISHES OP THE PHILIPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 475 



abdominal streaks, usually so characieristic of the species, are not 

 mentioned. This may be due either to their absence in life or their 

 having faded in preservation. The ample lips, largely or quite 

 covering the teeth and the usual absence of hind canines, together 

 with the presence in most cases of three rows of scales on the cheek, 

 will usually serve to distinguish the species. In our large series are 

 a number of uniformly colored examples, with the above combina- 

 tions, which we place here. In all cases we give the canines where 

 present, also the scales on the preopercle flange where they vary 

 from two on each side of the head. 



11105. Agojo Point, Catanduanes Island. June 10, 1909. (No canines.) 



5052 and 5053. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. Length, 112 to 242 mm. 

 [1230 and 1231.] Teeth white; chin clear gray, top of head, especially inter- 

 orbital region, with yellowish olive shades; no markings on fins. 



8078. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 1909. Length, 232 mm. (Ca- 

 nines, upper, — 1; lower, — 0.) 



11197 and 14886. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. March 15, 1909. Length, 

 157 to 162 mm. [1216 and 1214.] Teeth white; upper portions olive, lower 

 pale, with reddish; vertical fins more or less reddish, anal most clear; dorsal 

 with slightly slaty border; pectorals slightly yellowish, darker across base; 

 no median bars on any of fins. 



8917 and 8928, 15261. Atulayan Island, Lagonoy Gulf. June 18, 1909. Length, 

 216 to 252 mm. (8928, canines, upper, 2—2; lower, 0—0.) 



17756 and 17757. Balikias Bay, Lubang Island. July 17, 1908. Length, 153 

 to 160 mm. 



16806, 16807, 16809. Butauanan Island. June 12, 1909. Length, 120 to 188 

 mm. (16807, preopercle 1 — 1.) 



18728 to 18730. Butauanan Island. June 13, 1909. Length, 133 to 143 mm. 

 (16728, preopercle 3—1; 16730, preopercle 1—2.) 



16357. Biri Channel, Balicuatro Island. June 1, 1909. Length, 142 mm. (Pre- 

 opercle 2 — 3.) Ground color slightly pale, without vermilion anteriorly; 

 lower surface somewhat dusky rosy. Slaty bar across chin; teeth white, tip 

 of caudal yellowish green. No appearance of pale caudal peduncle and its 

 blotch. 



8628. Same data. Length, 252 mm. (Preopercle 1 — 2.) 



9945 and 12118. Biri Channel. June 2, 1909. Length, 195 to 216 mm. [1565.] 

 General color gray; caudal regions yellowish; teeth white; lower lip chin band 

 and throat line blue, with dash of Ijlue on interopercle; top of head bluish, 

 with reddish specks or small mottlings; front and margin of dorsal and anal 

 pale blue, body of fin somewhat yellowish, with submarginal and basal band 

 of reddish shade; anal without bars; ventrals fronts blue; pectorals plain dusky. 



14506. Biri Channel. June 21, 1909. Length, 227 mm. 



8658 and 8660. Biri Channel. June 22, 1909. Length, 178 to 217 mm. 



12400. Bolalo Bay, Palawan Island. December 21, 1908. [959.] Olive, centers 

 of scales reticulated with dusky; top of head and nose plain; teeth white; 

 lower portions washed with pale scarlet, becoming purplish posteriorly; dorsal 

 with bronzy shades; front and margin narrowly very pale slate,, no other 

 markings; caudal dusky, with dull purplish wash; anal pale hyaline purplish; 

 ventrals similar, but paler; pectorals hyaline, upper half almost body color. 



7460. Same data. Ochraceous to orange with blue saddles and stripes on head; 

 teeth very pale rose. 



