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Zanzibar; Ann. Durban Mus., vol. 1, pt. 5, 1917, p. 458 (Durban). — 



Barnard, Ann. South Afric. Mus., vol. 21, 1927, p. 519 (Natal coast 



to 33 fathoms). 

 Amia melanotaenia Von Bonde, Fisher. Mar. Biol. Surv. South Africa, Spec. 



Rep., No. 3, 1922 (1924), p. 13 (off South Africa, 33 fathoms). 

 Apogon taeniophorus Regan, Journ. Linn. Soc. London, vol. 12, ser. 2, 1907, 



p. 226. Maldives. 



Depth 2% to 3; head 2}/ 2 to 2%, width 2 to 2K- Snout 4 to 4J^ 

 in head from snout tip; eye 2% to 3 H, greatly exceeding snout or 

 interorbital; maxillary reaches % to y$ in eye, expansion 2 to 2%, 

 length 2 to 2}/$ in head; teeth villiform, in narrow bands in jaws, on 

 vomer and palatines; interorbital 5 to 5^2, very slightly convex; 

 preopercle ridge entire, edge minutely serrate. Gill rakers 6 + 14, 

 lanceolate, twice gill filaments or 2 in eye. 



Scales 24 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 more on latter; 2 above, 

 6 below, 3 predorsal, 2 or 3 rows on cheek to preopercle angle; muzzle, 

 including suborbitals, maxillary and interorbital, naked. Scales 

 with 12 to 15 basal radiating striae; 70 to 92 apical denticles, with 1 

 or 2 transverse series of basal elements; circuli moderately fine. 



D. VII-I, 8, i, abnormally IV-I, 7, i, variably VI-I, 9, i, second 

 or third spine 1% to 2 in total head length, second ray 13^ to 1%; 

 A. II, 8, i, second spine 3 to 33/g, second ray 1% to 1%; caudal 1% to 

 13^, little emarginate behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 2}/$ to 

 2%; pectoral \% to 1%; ventral \% to 1%. 



Pale brown generally, whitish below. Five longitudinal dark 

 bands, medium at median body axis and extends over median caudal 

 rays. Upper and lower dark bands over median approximate over 

 caudal base. Iris silvery white, except as crossed by dark median 

 band. Often dark median band with blackish area below last dorsal 

 rays. Fins all pale, dusky brown basal longitudinal band on soft 

 dorsal and anal, extends well out on last ray posteriorly. 



Red Sea, Arabia, East Africa, Zanzibar, Mozambique, Natal, 

 Maldives, India, Nicobars, East Indies, Philippines, Riu Kiu, China, 

 Japan, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia. 



24098 to 24100. Batan Island. June 5, 1909. Length 25 to 68 mm. 4 examples. 



24104, 24105. Batan Island. July 22, 1909. Length 42 to 45 mm. 



24104. Cebu market. August 28, 1909. Length 72 mm. 



Five examples. Gubat Bay, Luzon. June 23, 1909. Length 36 to 78 mm. 



One example. Pilas Island, south of Zamboanga. September 12, 1909. Length 



34 mm. 

 One example. Sablayan, Mindoro Island. December 13, 1908. Length 



47 mm. 

 23774. San Pascual, Burias Island. March 8, 1909. Length 24 to 68 mm. 



2 examples. 

 Seven examples. Simaluc Sibi Sibi Island, north of Tawi Tawi. September 23, 



1909. Length 22 to 39 mm. 

 Fifteen examples. Basa Reef, Gulf of Boni, Celebes. December 17, 1909. 



Length 19 to 37 mm. 



