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13^) slightly emarginate behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 23^ 

 to 2%; pectoral l}^ to l%] ventral 1% to l%o- 



Pale brown, much lighter below, whitish silvery reflections on 

 opercles, breast and space below pectorals. Iris whitish, except as 

 crossed by horizontal dark blackish-brown band extending from snout 

 tip to caudal base medianly, narrowing to line on caudal peduncle 

 posteriorly and forms rounded spot size of pupil on caudal base. 

 Fins all pale ; dorsals slightly pale brownish, broadly dusky brown 

 over anterior half, soft dorsal and anal each with subbasal longitudinal 

 or horizontal dark band; upper and lower caudal edges narrowly 

 dark; front ventral edges broadly brown. 



Red Sea, Mozambique, Natal, Mauritius, Seychelles, India, East 

 Indies, Philippines, Micronesia, Polynesia, Hawaii. 



23376. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 1909. Length 52 mm. 

 14250. Candaraman Island, Balabac Island. January 4, 1909. Length 60 mm. 

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



Manila Bay, Luzon. In 12 fathoms. February 7, 1909. Length 77 mm. 

 23508. Dalaganam Island, vicinity of eastern Palawan. April 8, 1909. Length 



55 mm. 

 17347, 17348, 17350. Isabel, Basilan Island, south of Zamboanga. September 



11, 1909. Length 85 to 97 mm. 

 23714. Labuan Blanda Island, N. 88° E., 1 mile (4° 27' 00" S., 122° 55' 40" E.), 



Buton Strait. In 24 fathoms. December 14, 1909. Length 55 mm. 

 18570, 24040, 24043, 24044, 24046. Malanipa Island, south of Zamboanga. 



September 8, 1909. Length 56 to 85 mm. (1911). Translucent pearly. 



Dusky stripe across snout through eye and backward to caudal, disappearing in 



death except on head. Caudal with dusky spot. Front of spinous dorsal 



obliquely dusky. Front of soft dorsal whitish, terminal and vertical edges 



blackish. Anal like soft dorsal but less marked. Caudal tip blackish. 

 One example. Port Dupon, Leyte Island. March 17, 1909. Length 27 mm. 

 Four examples. Port Jamelo, Luzon. July 13, 1908. Length 67 to 92 mm. 

 12661. Port San Pio Quinto, Camiguin Island, China Sea, vicing Batanes. 



November 10, 1908. Length 70 mm. 

 8301, 8302. San Miguel Island, Tobaco Bay, east coast Luzon. June 4, 1909. 



Length 54 to 59 mm. 

 12697. Tara Island, Mindoro Strait. December 14, 190S. Length 83 mm. 

 24013. Tara Island. December 15, 1908. Length 72 mm. 

 14012. West coast Palaui Island, off northern Luzon. November 18, 1908. 



Length 73 mm. 

 (D. 5595). Zamboanga Light, N. 31° W., 0.1 mile (6° 54' 00" N., 122° 04' 30" 



east), Mindanao. In 9 fathoms. October 6, 1909. Length 22 to 27 mm. 

 8889. Mabul Island, vicinity of Sibuko Bay, Borneo. September 29, 1909. 



Length 51 mm. 

 23108. Tomahu Island, vicinity of Bouro Island. December 11, 1909. Length 



60 mm. 

 Two examples. Tomahu Island. December 12, 1909. Length 63 to 77 mm. 

 13672, 23459 to 23462. Limbe Strait, Celebes. November 10, 1909. Length 



65 to 76 mm. 

 23969,23970,23972. Limbe Strait. November 11,1909. Length 57 to So mm. 

 Two examples. Makasscr Island, Celebes. December 16, 1909. Length 29 to 



35 mm. 



