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Scales in lateral line 19 to 21, 4 or 5 + 2; 3 scales above lateral line, 

 9 below, 9 predorsal. Scales with 12 to 17 basal radiating striae, 

 apical 12 or 13; circuli fine. 



D. IX, 11, I, ninth spine 3 3<^ to 3 3^ in head, first ray 2% to 33^; 

 A. II, 10, I, or 11, 1, second spine 5 or 6, first ray 3% to 4; caudal 1% 

 to 1 3^, convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 3% to 4 ; pectoral 

 13^ to 1%; ventral 2% to 23^. 



Brown above, finely vermiculated, spotted or varied with darker. 

 Lower half of body whitish, each scale on abdomen above and tail 

 above anal, with dark round spot and several smaller marginals. 

 Dark, ill-defined median lateral streak divides contrasted colors 

 and on side of head adjoining white line. Iris whitish. Dorsals 

 all finely dotted with deeper brown, other fins pale. 



Red Sea, East Africa, Madagascar, East Indies, Queensland, 

 Melanesia, Japan. 



1 example, Atulayan Bay. June 17, 1909. Length, 63 mm. 



22570. Bagatao Bay, Eastern Luzon. March 12, 1909. Length, 56 mm. 

 22598. Bolalo Bay, Eastern Luzon. December 20, 1908. Length, 74 mm. 

 19854. Cataingan Bay, Masbate. April 18, 1908. Length, 73 mm. 

 li examples, Cebu market. March 20, 1909. Length, 68 to 82 mm. 



2 examples, Cebu market. September 3, 1909. Length, 100 to 103 mm. 

 6 examples, Cebu market. September 4, 1909. Length, 27 to 37 mm. 



1 example, Great Tobea Island. December 15, 1909. Length, 58 mm. 



1 example. Gulf of Luzon. April 2, 1908. Length, 56 mm. 



2 examples, Guijulugan, Negros. April 2, 1908. Length, 22 to 27 mm. 



D. 5145. Jolo Light, Philippines. February 15, 1908. 1 example. Length, 76 

 mm. [89.] 



4 examples, Maculabo Island. June 14, 1909. Length, 38 to 55 mm. ^ 



22399. Mahinog, Camiguin Island. August 3, 1909. Length, 50 mm. 



22358. Masamat Bay, Quinalasag Island. June 14, 1908. Length, 70 mm. 



17240 to 17243, 19312. Pandanon Island. March 24, 1909. 23 examples. 

 Length, 70 to 94 mm. [1445.] Top of head and back dark olive; yellow stripe 

 from snout under eye to below point of opercle; opercle above brownish; from 

 point of opercle to base of caudal an irregular dusky blackish stripe dividing 

 ground color of body; below white, with numerous black specks posteriorly. 

 Dorsal pale olive, with numerous paler specks. Caudal with slight orange wash. 

 Other fins hyaline. Pectoral slightly yellowish. 



2 examples, Pandanon Island. May 24, 1909. Length, 78 to 85 mm. 



1 example, San Pascual Bay, tide-pools 6 miles south. March 8, 1909. Length, 

 64 mm. 



20306. Santa Cruz Island, Marinduque. April 24, 1908. Length, 63 mm. 



1 example, Tara Island. December 15, 1908. Length, 42 mm. 



1 example, Tobea Island. December 15, 1909. Length, 34 mm. 



1 example, Varadero Bay, Mindoro. July 23, 1908. Length, 59 mm. 



52008 U.S.N.M. Negros. Dr. B. Dean. Length, 63 mm. 1 example. 



72235 U.S.N.M. Calayan. R. C. McGregor. Length, 18 to 28 mm. 3 

 examples. 



56086 U.S.N.M. Bacon. Length, 47 mm. 1 example. 



