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and on soft fin largely only ra3^s spotted with dark brown, while anal 

 with rays only marked and spots nearly blackish and very distinct. 

 Small black spot on membrane at front of spinous dorsal and another 

 much larger at front of soft dorsal medially. 



East Indies, Philippines, China, Australia. Distinguished from 

 most species by the spotted anal rays and absence of a black caudal 

 ocellus. 



19 examples, Batan Island tide pools, Rapurapu Strait. June 5, 1909. Length, 

 27 to 55 mm. [1601.] Narrow pink stripe under eye from mouth corner 

 branching downward at preopercle margin cross opercle; below opercle yel- 

 lowish; above dusky greenish, with brownish stripes, more or less circular; top 

 of head with numerous brownish stripes and mottlings, on rather dusky 

 greenish ground; dash of black behind eye, parallel to hinder limb of pre- 

 opercle; margins of scales on side dusky, centers dusky greenish; on lower 

 posterior side numerous brown spots. Dorsal with dark brown oblique bars, 

 cross three or four rays; black spot on first and second soft rays. Caudal 

 hyaline, with numerous round black or dark brown spots on rays. Paired fins 

 pale; yellowish under pectoral extended; abdominal region below somewhat 

 purplish, edges of scales silvery. 



26 examples, Batan Island, tide pools. July 22, 1909. Length, 29 to 71 mm. 



49 examples, Canimo Island near Daet, tide pool. June 15, 1909. Length, 

 38 to 60 mm. 



1 example, Cebu, reef opposite. April 5, 1908. Length, 60 mm. 



1 example, E. Logan Psug, near Baheli River mouth. December 28, 1908. 



Length, 60 mm. 

 7 examples, Guijulugan shoal, Negros. April 2, 1908. Length, 25 to 59 mm. 



50 examples, Maculabo Island, tide pools. June 14, 1909. Length, 27 to 68 

 mm. 



1 example, Philippines. Length, 59 mm. 



2 examples, Romblon. March 25, 1908. Length, 38 to 46 mm. 



3 examples, Sablayan, Mindoro, tide pools. December 13, 1908. Length, 36 

 to 43 mm. 



51971 U.S.N.M Negros. Dr. B. Dean. Bureau of Fisheries. Length, 42 to 



64 mm. 3 examples. 



56153 U.S.N.M. Bacon. Bureau of Fisheries. Length, 76 mm. 



27712 A.N.S.P. Padang, Sumatra. Messrs. Harrison and Hiller. Length, 58 



mm. 



HALICHOERES MARGARITACEUS (Valenciennes) 



Julis margaritaceus Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 13, 1839, p. 484. 

 Vanicolo. 



Julis (Halichoeres) pscudominiatus Bleeker, Act. Soc. Sci. Ind. N6erL 

 (Amboina), vol. 1, 1856, p. 62. Amboina, Manado, Timor Kupang, 

 Priaman. 



Halichoeres pseudominiaius Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N^erl., 1, 1862, p. 

 115, pi. 40, fig. 5 (Java, Bawean, Sumatra, Celebes, Timor, Amboina). — 

 Jordan and Seale, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., vol. 28, 1915, p. 785 (Negros); 

 Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 (1907), p. 30 (Cavite). 



Platyglossus pseudominiatus Gunther Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 1862, 

 p. 151 (copied). — Weber, Abhandl. Senckcnberg. Nat. Ges., vol. 34 

 (1), 1911, p. 8 (Kei Island).— Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, 

 p. 371 (Beo, Sula Besi, Binongka, Nusa Laut, Tiur, Elat, Rotti). 



