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Depth 2% to 2%; head 2%, width 2K to 2}i. Snout 2^ to 

 2/^; eye 7, 2^ to 2% in snout, 1^ to l%m interorbital; maxillary 

 reaches ^ to eye, 33^ to Z}/^ in head; interorbital 4% to 43/^, convex. 

 Gill rakers 13 4- 13, lanceolate, short, robust. 



Scales in lateral line 20, 5 + 2; 4 scales above lateral line, 9 below, 

 10 predorsal. Scales with 26 to 33 basal parallel striae and 2 to 5 

 marginals; imperfect parallel apical striae 26 to 35; circuli very fine. 



D. IX, 10, I or 11, 1, ninth spine 3}^ to 5}^ in head, tenth ray 2^^ to 

 2^; A. Ill, 11, I, third spine 5 to 53^, tenth ray 2% to 3; caudal \}/i 

 to 1%, truncate, hind edge slightly convex; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle lYs', pectoral 13^ to 1%; ventral 1% to 13^. 



Brown generally, pale to whitish below. Pale or whitish spot 

 below front dorsal spmes on edge of back and another at front of 

 soft dorsal. Each scale on back with vertical neutral slaty bar. 

 Predorsal with round whitish spot on each scale. On side of head 

 5 oblique grayish or whitish bands. Fins all pale brownish, with 

 round gray spots on soft dorsal and pale longitudinal submarginal 

 • band. Caudal with about 6 neutral dusky transverse lines. Paired 

 fins pale brown, small dusky spot at caudal base above. 



Red Sea, East Africa, Mauritius, India, East Indies, Samoa. The 

 largest species of the genus and handsomely colored. 



7688. Agojo Point, Catanduanes Island. June 10, 1909. Length, 186 mm. 



6522. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length, 220 mm. 



12000. Cabugan Island, Hinunangan Bay, Leyte. July 30, 1909. Length, 225 

 mm. 



10834. Dalaganem Island. April 8, 1909. Length, 132 mm. 



7185. Ganda Island. September 20, 1909. Length, 183 mm. 



11669. Jolo market. February 11, 1908. Length, 173 mm. 



53271. Jolo reefs. March 6, 1908. Length, 255 mm. 



13345. Langao Point, Luzon. June 24, 1909. Length, 148 mm. 



11356. Maagnas, Lagonoy Gulf, Luzon. June 17, 1909. Length, 223 mm. 



9335. Matnog Bay. May 31, 1909. Length, 137 mm. 



10812. Murcielagos Bay, Mindanao. August 20, 1909. Length, 203 mm. 



12460. Pagapas Bay, Luzon. February 20, 1909. Length, 197 mm. 



6185. Palag Bay vicinity, Luzon. June 16, 1909. Length, 200 mm. 



12870 and 13110. Paron Point, Albay Gulf, Luzon. June 21, 1909. Length, 

 179 to 198 mm. 



1 example, Pilas Island. September 12, 1909. Length, 148 mm. 



17621. Port Langcan, Palawan Island. April 8, 1909. Length, 212 mm. [1504.] 

 Head olive green above and on opercles, bright green on cheek, very pale lemon 

 below. Stripes dull salmon red, washed with blue above and on opercle and 

 become pale salmon below. Pectoral axil pale sulphur, blotch of geranium on 

 inner base of fin and line of same above, showing through hyaline fin. Pale 

 peach spots on scales below and behind pectoral base. Back and upper side 

 dull olive, to white or gray below, scale bases violet black. Tip of caudal 

 peduncle washed with yellow, scale bases becoming dusky orange. Body and 

 spots of dorsal sulphur, reticulations and bars orange, limited in middle and 

 bases of fins by dark lines; spinous tips blackish, also first spine, lines, bars, 

 and reticulations dark basally. Caudal bright yellow, and irregularly mixed 

 orange and brown. Anal very pale sulphur, bars pale gray, 2 straight on ter- 

 minal half; series of arches above base. Ventral hyaline. Pectoral rays 

 slightly darker. 



