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to 110 apical denticles, with 1 or 2 series of basal elements; circuli 

 coarse. 



D. VII-I, 9, i, fourth spine 23^ to 2% in total head length, second 

 ray 1% to \%; A. II, 8, i, second spine 3 to ?> l /i, second ray lj^g to 

 2; caudal 1}4 to 1^, little emarginate behind; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 2% to 2%; pectoral 1% to \ % /i; ventral 1% to 1%. 



Brown on back and upper surface, sides and below light brown to 

 much paler with silvery white reflections. Dark brown band from 

 snout tip to eye and back little above median axis to caudal base 

 medianly and out over median caudal rays. Another narrower dark 

 brown band parallel above, begins near end of snout above nostrils, 

 runs over eye and along back above toward upper edge of caudal fin. 

 In youngest examples narrow dark brown median line from inter- 

 orbital nearly to spinous dorsal and from each side of occiput, above 

 second dark lateral band, a third dark band or line close along base 

 of spinous dorsal to soft dorsal. Iris pale or whitish, except as 

 crossed by lowest dark longitudinal band. Fins all more or less 

 pale, spinous dorsal grayish terminally, soft dorsal and anal each 

 with subbasal gray-brown longitudinal band, also ventral broadly 

 gray-brown over anterior half of fin. 



Persian Gulf, Mozambique, Reunion, Maldives, India, Tonkin, 

 East Indies, Philippines, Formosa, China, Japan, Australia. 



Following McCulloch we place Apogon monogramma Giinther as 

 a synonym, as the former says ''only one lateral band is mentioned 

 in its description, but the figure shows two, and some specimens in 

 my series tally very well with the illustration." He also places 

 Apogon Mensis Jordan and Snyder as another synonym. We place 

 Amia elizabethae Jordan and Seale and Apogon quinquestriatus Regan 

 as still other synonyms. 



Ten examples. Bacoor, Luzon. June 15, 1908. Length 61 to 83 mm. 

 20732. Balayan Bay, Taal anchorage, southern Luzon. January 19, 1908. 



Length 74 mm. 

 20387. Catbalogan, Samar. April 10, 1908. Length 58 mm. 

 23369. Catbalogan. April 15, 1908. Length 59 mm. 

 5969. Cavite market. December 1, 1908. Length 71 mm. 

 One example. Cavite and San Roque markets. June 27, 1908. Length 35 



mm. 

 4405. (D. 5099). Corregidor Light, N. 21° E., 4.30 miles (14° 18' 40" N., 120° 



32' 40" E.), off southern Luzon. In 30 fathoms. January 2, 1908. Length 



62 mm. 

 5542. (D. 5100). Corregidor Light, N. 16° E., 5.70 miles (14° 17' 15" N., 120° 



32' 40" E.), off southern Luzon. In 35 fathoms. January 2, 1908. Length 



28 mm. 

 (D. 5360). Corregidor Light, N. 74° W., 6.9 miles (14° 21' N., 120° 41' E.), 



Luzon. In 12 fathoms. February 8, 1909. Length 46 to 71 mm. 13 



examples. 

 (D. 5361). Corregidor Light, S. 89° W., 7.2 miles (14° 24' 15" N., 120° 41' 



30" E.), Luzon. In 12 fathoms. February 9, 1909, Length 54 to 78 mm. 



6 examples. 



