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to lyi} convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 2yo to 23^; 

 pectoral 1% to 1%; ventral 134 to 1^. 



Brown, with 9 pale longitudinal lines, slightly variable, though 

 little narrower on top of head. On dorsals 3 or 4 longitudinal pale 

 bands, narrow basally on fin. Anal with 2 or 3 longitudinal 

 pale bands. Small black ocellus on first membrane of spinous dorsal, 

 another larger at front of soft dorsal medianly and third at base of 

 caudal above, all or any of which may be absent. Caudal dusky 

 subterminally, otherwise pale or yellowish white, with traces of faint 

 transverse narrow bands. Pectoral and ventral uniformly pale 

 brown, former with or without small narrow blackish triangle at 

 fin origin. Small purplish black bar close behmd eye, size % eye- 

 diameter. 



East Indies, Micronesia, Samoa. A very variable species in color- 

 pattern. Often black ocelli on dorsals and caudal and at pectoral 

 base small black spot, variably present or absent. We follow Giin- 

 ther in leaving Julis (Halichoeres) chrysotaenia Bleeker^^ distinct, 

 though Bleeker later placed it as a synonym of the present species. 



3 examples, Cataingan Bay, Masbate. April 8, 1908. Length, 52 to 65 mm. 



2 examples, Cataingan Bay. April 17, 1908. Length, 56 to 72 mm. 



1 example, Cataingan Bay. April 18, 1908. Length, 51 mm. 



1 example, Cataingan Bay. April 19, 1908. Length, 57 mm. 



8249. Catbalogan, Samar. April 15, 1908. Length, 88 mm. 



137. Endeavor Strait. December 23, 1908. Length, 97 mm. 



7273. Gigoso Point, Quinapundan Bay, Samar. July 28, 1909. Length, 72 

 mm. 



16158. Mantacao Island, west coast of Bohol. April 8, 1908. Length, 93 mm^ 

 [529.] Stripes slaty blue, limited by darker edges from dull yellowish inter- 

 spaces. Head and body uniform, except orange caudal base. Dorsal orange, 

 tipped with white on a black line, bars like body stripes; black ocellus in 

 middle of fin, rim pale blue; black blotch at base of first spine. Anal orange, 

 tipped like dorsal. Pectoral bluish white, ocellus basal, like dorsal. Pectoral 

 hyaline-straw. Ventral yellowish. This fish travels in schools, similar to 

 Caesio. Only one example taken; apparently the school ran in after the shot 

 exploded. 



1 example, Ragay Bay, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 10, 1909. Length, 80 mm. 

 [1286.] Ground color pale slaty with numerous orange brown stripes, aboiit 

 10 or 12; on top of head beginning near snout, on side of head behind max- 

 illary and eye; lower head and belly pale bluish; dusky bar behind eye. Dorsal 

 body color, large blotch centered yellow and white rimmed ocellus in central 

 portion, fin much barred and obliquely streaked with orange, same color as 

 body stripes. Caudal pale lemon yellow, bluish bar at bases of rays and small 

 black-centered blue-rimmed ocellus on upper hind portion of peduncle. Anal 

 pale slaty blue, with regular bars of orange, about three, two outer more or 

 less connected by oblique cross lines; extreme margin of both ana,l and soft 

 dorsal hyaline. Ventrals white. Pectorals dusky, with black triangular 

 blotch at base; membranes hyaline. 



" Nat. Tijds. Ned. Indie, vol. 4, 1853, p. 488. Batavia. 



