FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 257 



1 example, Batan Island, tide pools. July 23, 1909. Length, 54 mm. 



15577. Bugsuk Island, Balabac. January 5, 1909. Length, 86 mm. 



12092. Capunuypugan Point, Mindanao. March 10, 1908. Length, 137 mm- 



7667, 12667, 12668. Cebu market. April 4, 1908. Length, 153 to 176 mm. 

 5098 and 5104. Cebu market. April 5, 1908. Length, 45 to 73 mm. 



6101, 6102, 7578. Cebu market. April 6, 1908. Length, 132 to 168 mm. 



7832 and 7840. Cebu market. April 7, 1908. Length, 103 to 145 mm. 



21760. Cebu market. March 20, 1909. Length, 144 mm. [1402.] Green 

 above, paler below; head with vinaceous markings; centers of scales of middle 

 of sides and above darker; lower head yellow, breast and belly paler. Dorsal 

 with broad orange or scarlet stripe along base, this taking form of arches 

 across membranes posteriorly, an inframarginal narrower stripe of same color, 

 extreme tips of soft rays whitish. Caudal yellow, crossed in its basal region 

 by several irregular bars of scarlet or orange. Anal pale, tips more or less 

 hyaline, inframarginal reddish bar and brighter red bar along base. Paired 

 fins pale pinkish. 



18680, 18681. Cebu market. March 24, 1909. Length, 165 to 167 mm. [1469.] 

 Bright green, back yellow along dorsal; bright red area on preorbital, another 

 on cheek, and several behind eye on opercle; reds continue backward on scale 

 edges along region of lateral line and obliquely downward behind pectoral base. 

 Dorsal yellow, broad basal geranium bar, another marginal on spinous fin 

 and submarginal on soft fin, also both bars bordered by pale blue. Anal 

 similar, but less distinct. Caudal yellow, with 2 or 3 geranium bars at base. 

 Paired fins plain. 



6100. Cebu market. August 12, 1909. Length, 118 mm. 



14183 and 14184. Cebu market. September 2, 1909. Length, 95 to 111 mm, 



22496 and 22828. Danawan and Si Amil Island. September 27, 1909. Length, 

 53 to 104 mm. 4 examples. 



13 examples, Gubat Bay, Port Gubat, Luzon, June 23, 1909. Length, 80 to 121 

 mm. [1691]. Pale green; blackish lateral stripe from eye to upper portion of pe- 

 duncle, occupying full row of and two half rows of scales; top and side of head 

 with reddish stripes, broad bronzy one on preorbital; pink area under eye on 

 upper cheek; pink line across opercle to base of pectoral, behind which runs 

 downward nearly to middle of ventral. Dorsal color of back, two narrow red 

 bars, 1 marginal of spinous fin and submarginal of soft fin, tips of soft portion 

 hyaline. Caudal yellowish, with about four reddish bars. Anal similar to 

 dorsal, but paler. Ventrals hj'aline. Pectoral rays dusky, membranes hyaline. 



15467. Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 61 to 110 mm. 4 ex- 

 amples. 



13066. Gomomo Island. December 3, 1909. Length 123 mm. 



8 examples. Great Tobea Island. December 15, 1909. Length, 32 to 92 mm. 



19283. Inamucan Bay, Mindanao. August 9, 1909. Length, 108 mm. 



1 example, Little Santa Cruz, Zamboanga. May 26, 1908. Length, 61 mm- 



8972. Murcielagos Bay, Mindanao. August 20, 1909. Length, 156 mm. 



10001. Murcielagos Bay. August 21. 1909. Length, 152 mm. 



1 example, Pandanon Island. May 14, 1909. Length, 64 mm. 



15940. Pangasinan Island. February 13, 1909. Length, 143 mm. 



13150. Polloc, Mindanao. May 22, 1908. Length, 146 mm. [336.] Middle 

 of back greenish yellow; on nape and anterior region olive green; along either 

 side of lateral line for about V/^ rows of scales each scale l)lotched with 

 pale reddish purple, these fusing into small geranium pink blotches on 

 peduncular region where a second axial row of two scales below; on shoulder 

 an irregular blotch of orange and green; below sides and lower region silvery, 

 base of each scale with pale narrow green bar; top of head bright emerald 



