FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS 195 



East Indies, North Australia, and Micronesia to Yap and the 

 Pelew Islands. The fin markings as shown in Bleeker's figure have 

 apparently largely faded out. 



7583, 8166. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length, 

 185 and 260 mm. 



8113. Alimango Bay. March 5, 1909. 



12401, 18473, 18474. Bolalo Bay, Palawan. December 21, 1908. 5 examples. 

 Length, 72 to 143 mm. 



7098. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. March 8, 1909. Length, 167 mm. 



7840. Busin Harbor. April 22, 1908. Length, 240 mm. 



5664. Busin Harbor. April 23, 1908. Length, 210 mm. 



4855. Cagayan Island. March 31, 1909. Length, 260 mm. 



7800. Candaraman Island, Balabac. January 4, 1909. Length, 210 mm. 



13024. Cataingan Bay, near ship anchorage. April 17, 1908. 



5540 and 16194. Cataingan Bay. April 18, 1908. Length, 144 to 210 mm. 



5551. Cataingan Bay. April 19, 1908. Length, 240 mm. 



7783 and 12574. Caxisigan Island, off Balabac. January 2, 1909. Length, 149 

 to 198 mm. [112.] 



5343. Cebu market. April 4, 1908. Length, 153 mm. 



6743 and 19121. Chase Head vicinity, beach village. Endeavor Strait. Decem- 

 ber 22, 1908. Length, 104 to 246 mm. 



15465. Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 200 mm. 



4928. Iloilo market. March 29, 1908. Length, 182 mm. General color largely 

 olive, upper half of body darker, lower pearly blue, becoming grass green 

 along base of anal and sides of peduncle; middle of scales of the dark area 

 approaching slate; upper portion of head slaty olive, darkest on nosje; region 

 under middle of dorsal darkest, the dark continuing as a median stripe on the 

 peduncle; upper portion of peduncle covered by a paler blotch; another palish, 

 extending upward from middle of pectoral; sides of head and nuchal region 

 and near base of dorsal, anteriorly with many scattered small orange brown 

 spots; lower part of cheek pearly blue, limited from dark area by a brownish 

 line from angle of mouth to lower base of pectoral, confluent with brown 

 margin of slate centered ocellus which lies at base of pectoral; chin and throat 

 pinkish buff; premaxillary with pale orange stripe; orange spot on lower jaw 

 behind second canine. Dorsal body color; thickened tips of membranes slate 

 blue with submarginal of orange brown; an irregular orange brown stripe 

 just above the scales; soft dorsal yellowish posteriorly, dusky anteriorly, 

 narrowly margined with slate, black and orange. Caudal dull greenish orange, 

 tipped with narrow slate. Anal pale citron yellow, margined with slate and 

 orange. Pectoral very pale orange, slate blue line at base above ocellus-like 

 bar and axil dark. Ventral pale bluish green, first ray with orange stripe. 



9255. Inamucan Bay, Mindanao. August 8, 1909. 



4917. Jolo Island. March 7, 1908. Length, 174 mm. 



5584. Jolo market, Jolo. February 8, 1908. Length, 182 mm. 



11370. Jolo reefs. March 6, 1908. Length, 182 mm. 



1 example, Jolo. March 6-7, 1908. Length, 115 mm. 



5965,5966,9164. Little Santa Cruz Island, Zamboanga. May 26, 1908. Length, 

 175 to 287 mm. 



6050. Little Santa Cruz. May 28, 1908. Length, 298 mm. 



8446. Mactan Island, Cebu. March 25, 1909. Length, 215 mm. 



15895. Mansalay, Mindoro. June 4, 1908. Length, 190 to 245 mm. 



15967. Masbate reef. April 20, 1908. Length, 190 mm. 



5499. Pangasinan Island. February 13, 1908. Length, 190 mm. 



