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back toward edge of opercle; short radiating lines behind and above eye. 

 Lower head and breast pale bluish. Abdominal region bluish pink, with 

 median and two other lines of blue or green. Pink and blue lines extend 

 backward above anal base. Dorsal front and edge, base and last ray green, 

 body reddish, somewhat orange terminally; median region of greenish. Caudal 

 bright blue with yellowish green spots near tip, somewhat reddish shades 

 basally. Front and terminal half of anal bright green, basal portion lilac, 

 and last ray bluish. Ventrals pale green, fronts blue. Pectorals green, one 

 membrane of upper portion pink, fin tip dusky. Teeth blue. Iris silvery. 

 Some examples very dark reddish brown when fresh. 



11235. Mactan Island, Cebu. March 25, 1909. Length, 170 mm. 



8732. Manila market. December 12-18, 1907. Length, 214 mm. (Canines, 

 upper, 2 — 2; lower, — 0.) 



12353 and 15894. Mansalay, Mindoro. June 4, 1908. Length, 165 to 171 mm. 



6139 and 6140. Same data. Length, 242 to 248 mm. 



6528 to 6530. Maricabau Island Reef. July 21, 1908. Length, 220 to 202 mm. 

 (6528, canines, upper, 1 — 2; lower, — 0; 6530, canines, upper, 1 — 1; lower, 

 — 0.) Dark green shoulder blotch. Body with round dark spots in scales 

 at times. 



4581, 4584, 4585, 18615. Mompog Island, near Marinduque. March 3, 1909. 

 Length, 145 to 233. (18615, canines, upper, 1—2; lower, 0—0 [1202].) Upper 

 lip scarlet; chin and lower head more or less scarlet, bands bright green; scales 

 of sides when faded show small blotches distinctly. 



6619. Northwest point Verde Island. July 22, 1908. Length, 245 mm. (Ca- 

 nines, upper, 2 — 2; lower, — 0.) 



9609. Pagapas Bay. February 20, 1909. Length, 153 mm. 



6186. Palapag Bay vicinity, Luzon. June 16, 1909. Length, 154 mm. 



7285. Paluan Bay, Mindoro. December 11, 1908. Length, 233 mm. (Ca- 

 nines, upper, 1 — 2; lower, — 0.) 



10491. Port Maricaban. July 21, 190S. Length, 171 mm. 



4602 and 4604. Port Palapag, near northern Samar. June 3, 1909. Length, 

 165 to 180 mm. [1584.] Borders of anal, dorsal, and caudal bright paris 

 blue; body of anal and dorsal reddish, without bars; caudal lobes with broad 

 reddish stripe through each bounded by blue inwardly; middle of fin dusky; 

 green head markings as usual. 



5804 and 5805. Pujada Bay. May 15, 1908. Length, 198 to 220 mm. Teeth 

 green. Shoulder blotch green, small. Lips scarlet, with green bands. 



8785 and 21415. Quinalasag Island, Masamat Bay. June 12, 1909. Length, 

 320 mm. (8785, canines, upper 2 — 2; lower, — ^0.) 



8967. Rapurapu Island and Strait. June 22, 1909. Length, 232 mm. (Ca- 

 nines, upper, 1 — 1; lower, — 0.) 



15640. Sablayan, Mindoro. December 13, 1908. Length, 142 mm. 



5220. Siasi Island market. February 17, 1908. Length, 180 mm. 



11500. Sulade Island. September 17, 1909. Length, 78 mm. 



5711. Surigao, Mindanao. May 8, 1908. Length, 250 mm. 



12337. Tara Island. December 15, 1908. Length, 193 mm. (Canines, upper, 

 3 — 3; lower, — [797].) Shoulder mark green. 



12490 and 12495. Tara Island. December 14, 1908. Length, 155 to 195 mm. 

 [774, 777.] Shoulder mark green. Teeth green. Lips scarlet. 



4934. Tataan, Tawi Tawi Group. February 20, 1908. Length, 223 mm. 

 GL'ueral color, purplish slate, edged with darker; scales of middle region of 

 back and body with from one to three small round nearly black spots. Lower 

 parts flushed with crimson. Teeth pale green, upper and lower lips scarlet; 

 immediately behind narrow band of dark hooker green on each; again scarlet 



