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Brown above, whitish below. Back with some dull dusky shades 

 behind head, at front of spinous dorsal and following pale oblique 

 yellowish band below lateral line, also on middle of side of caudal 

 peduncle. Broad deep dusky band from pectoral axil to bases of 

 postero-median dorsal spines, followed posteriorly below lateral line 

 by equally broad yellowish band. Deep dusky blotch at last dorsal 

 spine and at first 2 dorsal spines medianly. Anal with tinge of pale 

 dusky anteriorly. All fins otherwise pale to whitish with grayish on 

 caudal medially behind. Iris pale yellowish. Traces of some grayish 

 spots on soft dorsal and anal. 



Japan, Formosa, China. 



18857. Hongkong market. October 9, 1908. Length, 118 mm. 

 50240 U.S.N.M. Nagasaki. Jordan and Snyder. Length, 214 mm. 1 ex- 

 ample. 

 69691 U.S.N.M. Hamashima, Japan. Dr. H. M. Smith. Length, 190 mm. 



1 example. 



71219 U.S.N.M. Shimizu, Japan. Albatross collection. Length, 95 to 114 



mm. 2 examples. 

 71357 U.S.N.M. Shimizu. Albatross collection. Length, 96 to 119 mm. 



2 examples. 



71584 U.S.N.M. Kagoshima. Albatross collection. Length, 200 mm. 1 



example. 

 71800 U.S.N.M. Misaki. Albatross collection. Length, 129 to 246 mm. 2 



examples. 



CHOERODON ANCHORAGO (Bloch) 



Sparus anchorago Bloch, Naturg. Ausl. Fische, vol. 5, 1791, p. 108, pi. 276. 



"Received from the Holland auction." 

 Choerops anchorago Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 1862, p. 95 

 (Amboina). — Peters, Monatsb. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1868, p. 270 

 (Singapore).— Day, Fishes of India, pt. 3, 1877, p. 391, pi. 83, fig. 5.— 

 GiJNTHER, Journ. Mus. Godeflfroy, vol. 7 (16), 1881, p. 238 (East Indies, 

 North coast Australia, Pelew Islands, Yap). — Meyer, An. Soc. Hist. 

 Nat. Madrid, vol. 14, 1885, p. 35 (Cebu and Manado).— Day, Fauna 

 British India, vol. 2, 1889, p. 394, fig. 131.— Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., 

 vol. 1, 1895, p. 549 (Cebu). — Jordan and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., 

 vol. 26, 1906 (1907), p. 28 (Manila).— Evermann and Seale, Bull. 

 Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 (1907), p. 95 (Bacon and Jolo).- Weber, Siboga 

 Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 362 (Macassar, Gisser Island, Saleyer, 

 Feer). — Ogilby, Commerc. Fish. Fisher., Queensland, 1916. (North 

 Queensland.) 

 Cossyphus anchorago Troschel, Arch. Naturg., 1840, p. 279. 

 Choirodon anchorago Jordan and Richardson, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 27, 



1907 (1908), p. 265 (Cuyo). 

 Choerodon anchorago Fowler, Copeia, No. 58, June 18, 1918, p. 64 (Philip- 

 pines). 

 Labrus macrodontus LAc:fipfeDE, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 3, 1802, pp. 451, 622. 



No locality. — Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol., 13, 1839, p. 98 (Java). 

 Choerops macrodon Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N6erl., vol. 1, 1862, p. 162, 

 pi. 47, fig. 1 (Java, Bawean, Sumatra, Singapore, Bintang, Biliton, 

 Celebes, Sumbawa, Ternate, Batjan, Ceram, Timor). — Gunther, Cat. 

 Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 1862, p. 94 (Hope Island North-east Australia).— 

 Kner, Reise Novara, Fisch., vol. 2, 1865, p. 248 (Madras and Singapore). — 



