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more on latter; 5 scales above lateral line, 10 or 11 below, 26 or 27 

 predorsal forward nearly to snout end; preorbital free and infra- 

 orbitals adnate, with row of scales; cheek below infraorbitals with 

 3 or 4 rows of scales. Scales with 9 or 10 basal radiating striae; 

 apical denticles 88 to 99, basal elements in 4 to 8 transverse series; 

 circuli very fine. 



D. XIII, 12, 1 or 13, 1, fourth spine 1% to 1% in head, fourth ray 

 11/3 to 12/5 ; A. II, 12, 1, second spine 1% to 1%, fourth ray 11/5 to I14 ; 

 caudal 21^ to 2i/^ in combined head and body, deeply forked and 

 upper lobe usually longer; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 to 2^^ 

 in head; pectoral 2% to S^ in combined head and body; ventral 

 22/3 to 31/8. 



Grayish above, often with pale bluish tinge, to whitish below. 

 Five blackish vertical bands, not quite to lower body edge, and ex- 

 tending above on dorsals; first band at predorsal to pectoral axil; 

 second and third from spinous dorsal; fourth from greater median 

 portion of soft dorsal ; fifth on caudal peduncle posteriorly. Dorsal 

 fins pale dusky, spines terminally with violet tints. Soft anal rather 

 deep dusky to blackish terminally. Each caudal lobe with longi- 

 tudinal blackish band. Pectoral base dusky, fin pale brown. Ven- 

 tral dusky anteriorly, paler behind, lower face with light bluish tint. 

 Iris pale yellowish, with neutral tinge or blotch above and some- 

 times below anteriorly. 



Red Sea, Zanzibar, Natal, Mauritius, Persian Gulf, East Indies, 

 Philippines, China, Riu Kin, Japan, Melanesia, Pol3^nesia. Easily 

 distinguished among related species as Ahvdefduf saxatilis, Abudef- 

 duf septemfcisciatus^ etc., by the presence of the dark longitudinal 

 band in each caudal lobe. Young with large black blotch at caudal 

 base. 



11949. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 1909. Length, 144 mm. 



3 examples, Bolalo Bay, Palawan. December 21, 1908. Length, 137 to 143 

 mm. 



13790, 13793 to 1379G. Batan Reef. October 25, 1908. Length, 42 to 143 mm. 



1 example, Butauanan Island. June 13, 1909. Length, 121 mm. 



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



1502G and 15027. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. March 7, 1909. Length, 1.33 



to 142 mm. 

 1 example, Candaraman Island, Balabac. January 4, 1909. Length, 120 mm, 

 12742. Capulaan Bay, Pagbilao Island. February 24, 1909. Length, 105 mm. 



1 example, Ca.sogoran, Malhon Island. July 27, 1909. Length, 142 mm. 

 5910 B. F. Catbalogan, Samar. April 15, 1908. Length, 115 mm. 



2 examples, Caumahala Bay, Ragay Gulf. March 11, 1909. Length, 128 to 

 137 mm. 



10775. Dalaganem Island. April 8, 1909. Length, 163 mm. 



89. Endeavor Strait. December 23, 1908. 5 examples. Length, 93 to 110 mm. 



4 examples, Limbones Cove. January 14, 1908. Length, 132 to 148 mm. 

 20914, 20915, 20918. Little Santa Cruz Island, Zamboanga. March 26, 1908. 



Length, 148 to 161 mm. 



