270 BULLETIN 100, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSUEM 



22863. Opol, Mindanao. August 4, 1909. Length, 90 mm. 



3 examples, PoUoc, Mindanao. May 22, 1908. Length, 45 to 80 mm. 

 22624. Port Palapag. June 3, 1909. Length, 65 mm. 



20004. San Miguel Harbor, Ticao Island. April 21, 1908. Length, 45 to 57 



mm. 2 examples. 

 1 example, Macassar, Celebes, Dutch East Indies. December 15, 1909. Length, 



67 mm. 

 1 example, Gane Road, Gillolo Island, Moluccas. December 1, 1909. Length, 



54 mm. [2092.] 

 52270 U. S. N. M. Apia. Bureau of Fisheries. Length, 47 mm. 



HALICHOERES MINIATUS (Valenciennes) 



Julis {Halichoeres) miniatus (Kuhl and Van Hasselt) Valenciennes, 

 Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 13, 1839, p. (460) 337. Java. 



Halichoeres miniatus Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Ne^rl., vol. 1, 1862, p. 114, 

 pi. 41, fig. 5 (Java, Bawean, Bali, Sumatra, Batu, Borneo, Celebes, Solor, 

 Timor, Ternate, Amboina). — Gunther, Cat. Fish, Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 1862, 

 p. 150 (AustraUa, China). — Fowler, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., ser. 2, 

 vol. 12, 1904, p. 535 (Padang, Sumatra). — Jordan and Seale, Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus., vol. 28, 1905, p. 785 (Negros). — Jordan and Seale, Bull, 

 Bur. Fisher., 26, 1906 (1907), p. 30 (Manila and Cavite).— Jordan and 

 Richardson, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 27, 1907 (1908), p. 266 (Calayan).— 

 Weber, Abhandl. Senckenberg. Nat. Ges., vol. 34 (1), 1911, P- 8 (Kei 

 Island); Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 371 (Savu Island, Siau, 

 Beo, Nusa Laut). 



Platyglossus miniatus Peters, Monatsb. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1868, p. 270 

 (Luzon). — Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., vol. 1, 1895, p. 552 (Luzon, Cavite, 

 Santa Cruz). 



Choerojulis miniata Martens, Preuss. Exp. Ost Asien, 1876, p. 397 (Amboina 

 River) . 



Depth 33/g to 3H; head 2^ to 2J4, width 2}/^. Snout 2 3^ to 

 3K; eye 3^ to 4 ^^s* 1 to 13^ in snout; maxillary reaches ^ to eye, 



4 to 4^ in head; interorbital 4 to 5}4, convex. Gill rakers 6 + 8, 

 short, slender points. 



Scales in lateral line 22, 4+2; 3 scales above lateral line, 8 below, 

 8 predorsal. Scales with 19 to 21 basal radiating striae, apical 14 or 

 15; circuli very fine. 



D. IX, 11, I, ninth spine 3}/^ to 3% in head, first ray 2 1^ to 2^; 

 A. Ill, 11, I, third spine 3>^ to 4, first ray 2^ to 2 J^; caudal 1% to 

 1%, little convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 23/^ to 2J4> 

 pectoral 1^ to l^i; ventral 2}i to 23^. 



Dull brown, paler to whitish below. Median lateral dark brown 

 band and 7 transverse deep brown ill-defined streaks. Some pearly 

 spots scattered about back and in dark areas. Along lower side of 

 trunk and tail several whitish lines and most scales on belly with basal 

 whitish spot. Head with small deep brown preocular spot and short 

 vertical bar of dark brown close behind eye. White line from rictus 

 up close below eye and postocular dark bar. Fins all whitish gener- 

 ally. Spinous dorsal with nearly vertical dark brown transverse lines 



