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Also many blue-gray dots or small spots at bases of anal fins and 

 adjacent region of tail. All these blue dots obsolete or absent with 

 age. Fins dusky brown, darker or more blackish with age, especially 

 vertical ones and ventrals. Dusky brown blotch at base and origin 

 of pectoral. Young with dark blotch at bases of last anal rays. 



Known from the Seychelles, Philippines, and East Indies. This 

 species, as figured by Bleeker, does not show the large dark blotch at 

 the base of the pectoral. In every example we have examined it is 

 constantly present and conspicuous. Most alcoholic specimens do 

 not show the narrow blue streak or line vertically on each scale. 

 Young examples show a pale blue line from the snout tip to the eye, 

 also a blue line across the upper part of the iris. Sometimes a series 

 of blue spots along infraorbital and another row along upper row of 

 cheek scales. On row of scales above and parallel with lateral fine 

 small blue spot in middle of each scale. Opercle with some blue dots 

 and others scattered along and over bases of dorsals. Brown spot 

 at base of last dorsal ray. 



1 example, Biri Channel. June 1, 1909. Length, 142 mm. 



6 examples, Bolalo Bay, Palawan. December 21, 1909. Length, 107 to 170 

 mm. 10591 to 10594. 



17854. Bumbum Island. September 25, 1909. Length, 135 mm. 



187 and 321. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. March 8, 1909. Length, 82 to 165 

 mm. Black, dark slate darkest at bases of scales; scattered small purple 

 spots arranged as indefinite rows following lateral line on upper part of body. 

 Dorsal indistinctly margined with darker band and vertical half of soft fin 

 washed with orange. Caudal peduncle and caudal washed with pale orange. 

 Anal body color, narrowly tipped with blue. Ventral slaty. Pectoral dusky 

 hyaline with greenish shades, axil and base black. Iris with narrow golden 

 markings. 



12794. Busin Harbor. April 23, 1908. 3 examples. Length, 82 to 153 mm. 

 14534, 14535, 14536, 14537. Butauanan Island. June 3, 1909. Length, 144 to 



155 mm. 

 14983. Calangaman Island. March 16, 1909. Length, 177 mm. 

 20 examples, Candaraman Island, Balabac. January 4, 1909. Length, 96 to 



165 mm. 

 13020. Cataingan Bay. April 17, 1908. Length, 137 mm. 

 5914, 5928 to 5931, 5933. Catbalogan, Samar. April 15, 1908. Length, 103 to 



148 mm. 

 14444 and 14447. Catbalogan. April 16, 1908. Length, 158 to 160 mm. 

 3 examples, Cebu market. March 19-20, 1909. Length, 37 to 50 mm. [1426.] 



Anterior upper parts dark, posterior lower orange; head striped with blue 



lines; dusky ocellus under front of soft dorsal and posterior spinous dorsal. 

 21649. Cebu market. August 28, 1909. Length, 109 mm. 

 1 example, Cuyo Island. April 9, 1909. Length, 103 mm. 



7 examples, Daisy Island, west of Bumbum. January 6, 1910. Length, 84 to 

 140 mm. 



13514. Danawan Island. December 3, 1909. Length, 138 mm. 

 14271 to 14274. Endeavor Strait. December 22, 1908. Length, 117 to 150 mm. 

 78, 98, 111, 10924, 12687. Endeavor Strait. December 23, 1908. Length, 44 to 

 164 mm 



