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8944 to 8946. Mabul Island. September 22, 1909. Length, 218 to 250 mm. 



(8945, preopercle, 1 — 2; 8946, preopercle, 1 — 2.) 

 11236. Mactan Island, Cebu. March 25, 1909. Length, 163 mm. (Preopercle, 



1-1.) 



8817, 14690. Maculabo Bay. June 13, 1909. Length, 200 to 272 mm. 



14555 to 14561, 14572, 14573, 14576, 14577, 16714, 16731. Maculabo Island. 

 June 14, 1909. Length, 122 to 247 mm. (14556, preopercle, 1—2; 14557, 

 preopercle, 2 — 1; 14558, preopercle 2—1; 16731, preopercle, 2—2.) 



6448. Mahinog, Camiguin, Island. August 3, 1909. Length, 194 mm. 



12157 and 12159. Malcochin Harbor. December 19, 1909. Length, 157 to 201 

 mm. [936, 934.] 



12526. Same data. Length, 223 mm. [933.] 



6198. Mansalay Island, Mindoro. June 4, 1908. Length, 213 mm. (Canines, 

 upper, — 0; lower, — 1; preopercle, — 0.) 



1 example. Mansalay Island. June 4, 1908. Length, 60 mm. (Preopercle, 

 2—2.) 



16616. Maribojoc Bay, Bohol Island. March 26, 1909. Length, 200 mm. 

 [1480.] Teeth white; general color gray; edges of scales slightly brownish; 

 green band across snout under eye to point of opercle; lower lip blue, blue 

 green band behind chin; blue stripe along throat and median ventral region; 

 interorbital region olivaceous, becoming smoky purplish anteriorly; front of 

 head below rather lilac pink; front and margin of dorsal slaty blue, band of 

 green through center breaking into spots on membranes posteriorly and 

 becoming obsolete on last portion of fin; above orange and below heliotrope 

 purple; caudal dusky purple, edges of lobes slaty and stripe through middle 

 of lobes bright; front margin and base of anal very pale sky blue, middle 

 portion pale purplish; ventrals similar to anal, paler; pectorals bright lemon 

 yellow, dusk}' blotch on upper base. 



5573. Masbate Reef. April 20, 1908. Length, 183 mm. Pale olivaceous. 

 Teeth rosy. 



5559. Same data. Length, 183 mm. Teeth rosy. Lips pale. Chin band 

 reddish. 



5564. Same data. Length, 230 mm. (Preopercle, 3 — 2.) Green, without 

 vertical bars posteriorly. Cheek slaty. Upper lip pale, green line above. 

 Teeth ros3\ 



9342. Matnog Bay. May 3, 1909. Length, 130 mm. 



9339 and 9340. Matnog Bay. May 31, 1909. Length, 142 to 150 mm. 



8046. Mompog Island, near Marinduque. March 3, 1909. Length, 250 mm. 

 (Preopercle, 1 — 2.) [1205.] Head and upper part of body olive, lower portions 

 rosy; whitish stripe through two or three lower rows of scales shows more or 

 less distinctly; vertical fins about body clear, some more red; margin of 

 dorsal not distinctly marked, nor any bars on any of vertical fins; ventrals 

 reddish; pectorals dusky olive, slightly darker in upper base, but not with 

 distinct blotch; teeth white. 



4565, 17443. Mompog Island, Anabayas Island. March 3, 1909. Length, 130 

 to 203 mm. (17443 [1265].) 



9273 to 9275, 17451. Murcielagos Bay, Mindanao. August 9, 1909. Length, 160 

 to 184 mm. (9274, preopercle, 1 — 1; 9275, preopercle, 1 — 2.) 



8964 and 8967. Same locality. August 20, 1909. Length, 154 to 176 mm. 

 (8964, canines, upper, 1 — 1; lower, — 1.) 



19864 and 19866. Nabatas Point, Samar. July 24, 1909. Length, 132 to 162 

 mm. 



7956, 12463. Pagapas Bay, Luzon. February 20, 1909. Length, 90 to 247 ram. 

 (12463, canines, upper, — 1; lower, — 0.) 



