FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 87 



17333. Isabel, Basilan Island, south of Zamboanga. September 11, 1909- 

 Length 114 mm. 



1587 (D. 5136). Jolo Light, S. 37° E., 0.70 mile (6° 04' 20" N., 120° 59' 20" E.), 

 vicinity Jolo. In 22 fathoms. February 14, 1908. Length 103 to 123 mm. 

 Ten examples (130). Pale brownish red, below axial line bright bronzed becom- 

 ing pale on belly. Brown stripe through eye, across opercle, bordered by pale 

 gray lines with lower breaking across opercle in purplish spots. Tubes of 

 lateral line brown. Black blotch on caudal peduncle at caudal base. Orange 

 shades on lower gill membrane and breast. Chin dusky. Dusky stripe on 

 maxillary, continued as spot on lower cheek. Gray borders on eye become 

 silvery on some specimens; inner edge of iris bronze, otherwise color of stripes 

 across eye. First dorsal colored like back, first membrane darker red and grow- 

 ing dusky terminally. Second dorsal color of back but more clearly red. 

 Anal scarlet, with dusky line at base of membranes. Caudal pale vermilion. 

 Pectoral hyaline pink. Ventral scarlet to orange, with narrow light edge at 

 tip of first ray, spine dusky; dusky of spine continued as submarginal on 

 first ray. 



Three examples (D. 5143). Jolo Light, S. 50° W., 3.40 miles (6° 05' 50" N., 

 121° 02' 15" E.), vicinity of Jolo. In 19 fathoms. February 15, 1908. 

 Length 110 to 115 mm. Male with buccal ova. 



8089, 18569. Malanipa Island, east of Zamboanga. September 8, 1909. Length 

 88 to 110 mm. 



17468, 17469, 21969. Murcielagos Bay, Mindanao Island. August 9, 1909. 

 Length 97 to 102 mm. 



One example. Philippines. Length 107 mm. 



23984, 23985. Santa Cruz Island, Marinduque. April 24, 1908, Length 61 to 

 68 mm. 



19955, 21573. Port Galera, Mindoro. October 27, 1909. Length 80 to 93 mm. 



23320 to 23324. Simaluc Island, north of Tawi Tawi. September 22, 1909. 

 Length 57 to 111 mm. 



17975, 17976. Simaluc Sibi Sibi Island. September 23, 1909. Length 105 mm. 



23407 to 23409. Singaan Island, between Jolo and Tawi Tawi. September 21, 

 1909. Length 80 to 100 mm. 



4643, 20719. Tambul Sigambul, Tonquil Island, south of Zamboanga. Septem- 

 ber 14, 1909. Length 107 to 111 mm. 



18909. Tulnalutan Island, east of Zamboanga. September 9, 1909. Length 89 

 mm. 



8029. Tumindao Island, Sulu Archipelago, Tawi Tawi Group. February 26, 

 1908. Length 117 mm. (330). Dusky above, below lateral line cadmium with 

 pearly reflections. Royal purple stripe from middle of nasals through upper 

 part of iris, breaking into spots behind eye. Another stripe, similar, begins on 

 premaxillary, crosses preorbital and lower iris, ending in three blotches behind 

 eye; another stripe across middle of maxillary ending as blotch on front angle 

 of preopercle. Iris color of adjacent region of head. Breast somewhat dusky, 

 throat and tip of chin quite dark. Black bar about wide as eye across caudal 

 peduncle at caudal base. First dorsal like color of back, membranes with 

 yellowish wash, almost cadmium on first three. Second dorsal rays pink, 

 membranes with lemon wash. Caudal pink, rays lemon with greenish shades. 

 Anal like caudal, colors more pronounced, tip of second spinous membrane 

 scarlet and pale bar across base resting on black line. Pectoral pink. Ventral 

 orange red, dusky along front. 



15867, 23956. Danawan and Si Amil Islands, vicinity of Darvel Bay, Borneo. 

 September 26, 1909. Length 61 to 98 mm. 

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