FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 481 



8893, 17320, 15254. Palag Bay vicinity, Luzon. June 16, 1909. Length, 126 



to 253 mm. (8893, preopercle, 2—1.) 

 7116, 7346, 7347. Palaui Island, west coast. November 18, 1908. Length, 



185 to 213 mm. 

 5950 and 5952. Panabutan Bay, Mindanao. February 6, 1908. Length, 105 



to 178 mm. 

 8426. Pandanon Island. March 24, 1909. Length, 230 mm. Back olive 



graj\ Belly pale, with slight reddish wash. Fins slightly red, uniform. 



Teeth white. 

 17262. Pandanon Island. March 24, 1909. Length, 73 mm. (Preopercle, 



0—0.) 

 14649. Parang, Mindanao. March 23, 1908. Length, 177 mm. 

 7350. Tara Island. December 14, 1908. 

 12869 and 21015. Paron Point, Albay Gulf, Luzon. June 21, 1909. Length, 



175 to 192 mm. 

 1 example, Philippines. Length, 215 mm. 

 1 example, Philippines. Length, 275 mm. (Preopercle, 2—3.) 

 4951. Philippines. March 29, 1908. Length, 189 mm. 

 5889. PoUoc. May 22, 1908. Length, 142 mm. Dark, probably olivaceous. 



No apparent markings on dorsal. Teeth pale, slightly reddish. Lips little 



paler. In alcohol, lower parts somewhat washed with red. 

 10542. Polloc, Mindanao. May 22, 1908. Length, 130 mm. 

 8748. Porongpong Island. June 10, 1909. 

 11748, 12056, and 13581. Port Banalacan, Marinduque. February 23, 1909. 



Length, 139 to 198 mm. (11748, canines, upper, — 0; lower, 1 — 1; 12056, 



preopercle, 2 — 0.) 

 22709. Port Caltom. December 15, 1908. Length, 95 mm. 

 12056 and 18713. Port Dupon, Leyte. March 17, 1909. Length, 139 to 194 



mm. (12056, preopercle, 2 — -0.) 

 12432. Port Galera. October 27, 1909. Length, 160 mm. (Preopercle, 0—1.) 

 6365 to 6368. Port Jamelo. July 13, 1908. Length, 198 to 210 mm. (6365, 



preopercle, 1 — 2; 6366, preopercle, 2 — 1.) 

 11036. Port Maricaban. June 21, 1908. Length, 110 mm. 

 1458. Port Palapag. June 3, 1909. Length, 102 mm. 

 5667. Port San Pio Quinto, Camiguin Island. November 10, 1908. Length, 



197 mm. 

 7057. Port San Pio Quinto, Camiguin Island. March 11, 1908. 2 examples. 



Length, 162 to 174 mm. (Preopercle, 1—1, 2—2.) Teeth white. Gray. 



Fins more or less reddish, except narrow dark margin to verticals. Pectoral 



slightly yellowish at tip. 

 7055. Port San Pio Quinto. November 11, 1908. Length, 115 mm. 

 7109 to 7111. Same locality. November 12, 1908. Length, 258 to 278 mm. 

 12106. Port Uson, west of Pinas Island. December 17, 1908. Length, 180 



mm. (Preopercle, 1 — 0.) 

 7417 and 7418. Port Uson, Busuanga Island. December 19, 1908. Length, 



34 to 245 mm. [935,937.] 7 examples. (7418, preopercle, 1—1; 7417, 



canines, upper, 2 — 2; lower, 1 — 1; preopercle, 1—1.) Dusky orange shades 



on anterior part of body, merging to lemon yellow on caudal peduncle; top of 



head dusky, with reddish brown shades; many indistinct pale slaty spots and 



stripes; preorbital with greenish shades; lower lip bluish; chin band of blue; 



throat and dash on sr.bopercle blue; dorsal front and margin bright blue; 



inframarginal bar and at base somewhat orange; body of fin greenish yellow, 



becoming more clearly yellow posteriorly; caudal bright lemon, edges slightly 



blue; front margin and little at base of anal bright blue, body of fin pale 



