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and finally fades out on caudal peduncle. At caudal base, largely if 

 not entirely above lateral line, rounded neutral dusky blotch about 

 size of pupil, well contrasted. Iris, except as crossed by dark lateral 

 band, whitish. Many examples with more or less drab gray on lower 

 surface of head. Spinous dorsal largely neutral blackish terminally, 

 especially so along front border, basally fin whitish. Soft dorsal neu- 

 tral gray largely over terminal portion, membranes darker than fin 

 rays and whitish base defined by subbasal longitudinal neutral dusky 

 band. Caudal grayish, rays paler and upper and lower edges darker. 

 Anal like soft dorsal only paler and subbasal dusky longitudinal 

 band more contrasted. Pectoral pale or whitish. Ventral with 

 front portion broadly brownish dusky, rest whitish. 

 Natal, East Indies, Philippines, Formosa. 



16289, 16290. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length 

 92 to 96 mm. 



23377. Alimango, Burias Island. March 5, 1909. Length 54 mm. 



23490. Balikias Bay, Lubang Island. July 14, 1909. Length 97 mm. 



15080, 15089. Capulaan Bay, Pagbilao, Chica Island. February 24, 1909. 

 Length 96 to 105 mm. 



4684. Galvaney Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 9, 1909. Length 97 mm. 



12696. Gondra Island, between Jolo and Tawi Tawi. September 20, 1909. 

 Length 103 mm. 



11908, 12244. Lampinigan Island, south of Zamboanga. September 11, 1909. 

 Length 97 to 100 mm. 



23914, 23925 to 23929. Limbones Cove, Manila Bay, Luzon. February 8, 1909. 

 Length 82 to 99 mm. (1117). Generally reddish brown or pearly. Dusky 

 band from about snout tip to caudal. Spinous dorsal with an oblique bar 

 through middle of first membrane and tip of second; tip of first pearly and 

 pearly bar underneath black, remainder of fin dusky olive, spines pale. Second 

 dorsal rays pale pink, tips of posterior ones black, with dashes of black on last 

 5 or 6 membranes and more or less pronounced dusky bar near base of fin. Cau- 

 dal and anal pink, black bar at base of latter, tips narrowly dusky in both. 

 Pectorals clear pink. Ventrals pink, first membranes pearly, second dusky. 



5134. Little Santa Cruz Island, Zamboanga. May 28, 1908. Length 63 mm. 



8888, 8890. Mabul Island, east of Zamboanga. September 9, 1909. Length 

 64 to 97 mm. 



16000 and 16001. Mactan Cove, Mactan Island, off northern Cebu. April 6, 

 1908. Length 60 to 93 mm. 



15206, 15665, 19818. Mactan Island, between Cebu and Bohol. March 25, 1909. 

 Length 100 to 105 mm. 



Two examples. Magnaas, Lagonoy Gulf, east coast of Luzon. June 17, 1909. 

 Length 110 to 112 mm. 



16145, 16146. Mahinog, Camiguin Island. April 3, 1909. Length 111 to 

 121 mm. 



15013, 15015. Makesi Island, eastern Palawan. April 5, 1909. Length 98 to 

 111 mm. 



26, 6198, 20029 to 20032. Malapascua Island, north of Cebu. March 16, 1909. 



Length 94 to 111 mm. 

 15901. Mansalay, Mindoro. June 4, 1908. Length 99 mm. 



23251 to 23253. Mantacao Island, west coast of Bohol. April 8, 190S. Length 

 74 to 111 mm. 



