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Caudal green centrally, edges of lobes broadly blue, few dashes of dull orange 

 at base; central portion dark green, base yellowish green terminally. Front 

 and terminal two-fifths of anal blue, basal portion dull brick red with orange 

 and purplish shades, blue blotches at bases of rays and last ray of both dorsal 

 and anal bluish. Pectoral antwerp blue, with dull purplish area in upper 

 half, small crescent of same near base. Ventral orange, front and part of 

 last ray apple blue. Iris golden. 

 6228 and 6229. Medio Island, Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length, 

 200 to 210 mm. (6228, canines, upper 1 — 2; lower, 1 — 1; 6229, canines, upper, 

 1—1; lower, 1—2.) 



4576. Mompog, Anabayan Island. March 3, 1909. Length, 243 mm. Em- 

 erald green on tip of nose, front of cheek, caudal peduncle and body of scales 

 above pectoral fin; stripes of same, but darker, at eye, lower part of head, 

 latter becoming blue; middle tip of caudal grass green, outer margin above 

 and below blue; tip of anal blue; spine and first ray of ventral same, and tip 

 of dorsal, latter continued forward as dark median indigo stripe two-thirds of 

 way to eye. Dorsal with middle orange, pinkish on edges forward. Pectoral 

 indigo blue, with purplish red median stripe; scaling from pectoral to caudal 

 peduncle brilliant red, centers with green margins; top of head dark; opercle 

 lighter, with green margins to scales. Lower parts lighter red than sides. 

 Ventrals pale orange, except blue. 



4564. Mompog Island, near Marinduque. March 3, 1909. [1209.] Length, 

 168 mm. (No canines.) Teeth white, lips pale; narrow green band at base 

 of lower lip, another behind chin; band above upper lip running behind mouth 

 corner, below eye, and fuses with chin band; dash of green through upper 

 eye, not reaching across interorbital region; one or two spots behind eye 

 and some on lower head. Body almost uniform green, scale bases reddish. 

 Front dorsal and anal edges, also of caudal lobes, blue; body of dorsal orange 

 blue at base; caudal body yellowish, blue streak basally; anal base blue, 

 front of paired fins blue, purplish stripe in upper half of pectoral. 



4577. Same data. Length, 233 mm. 



6187. Palag Bay vicinity, Luzon. June 16, 1909. Length, 185 mm. (Canines, 

 upper, 2 — 2; lower, 1 — 2.) 



23. Pandanon Island. March 23, 1909. Length, 208 mm. (Canines, upper, 

 2—2; lower, 2—2.) 



5910. Parang, Mindanao. May 23, 1908. Length, 222 mm. (Canines, upper, 

 2 — 1; lower, 1 — 1.) Teeth white. Top of head smoky purple to olive; blue 

 in predorsal; back anteriorly green; scales more or less reddish basally, red 

 becoming dominant posteriorly and beneath extended pectoral; cheek green; 

 green across snout; upper lip pink, lower narrowly blue, minutely pink; chin 

 and lower head bright pink, with blue dots and lines; interrupted blue ventral 

 line more or less continued through to vent; caudal peduncle posteriorly green. 

 Dorsal front and margin blue, body of fin pinkish orange, with green median 

 band and base. Caudal indigo, green within fork, somewhat dashed and 

 marked with red. Front and terminal third of anal blue, base and last half 

 ray same, rest lilac. Ventral front blue, rest pinkish. Pectoral blue, purple 

 stripe through upper half. Iris golden. 



5884. PoUoc. May 22, 1908. Length, 185 mm. (No canines.) 



8383. Port Dupon, Leyte Island. March 17, 1909. Length, 209 mm. (Canines, 

 upper, 1 — 0; lower, 1 — 2.) 



6357. Port Jamelo. July 13, 1908. Length, 243 mm. (Canines, upper, 1 — 2; 

 lower, 2 — 1.) 



7223 and 7224. Port Matalvi. November 22, 1908. Length, 178 to 200 mm. 

 (7223, canines, upper, 2—1; lower, 2—2; 7224, canines, upper, 2—2; lower, 

 3 — 3.) Green above, on cheek, across snout, caudal peduncle, and at caudal 



