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ridge and edge entire. Gill rakers 4 + 14, finely spinescent, lanceolate, 

 equal gill filaments or 3)4 in eye. 



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

 6 below, 7 predorsal, 2 or 3 rows on cheek; head venulose on inter- 

 orbital and cranium and naked, except on cheeks and opercles. Lateral 

 line of simple tubes well exposed and each with small basal scale. 

 Scales with 15 or 16 basal radiating striae; 56 to 70 apical denticles, 

 in 3 or 4 transverse series; circuli fine. 



D. VI-I, 9, i, third spine 2% to 2% in head, first ray 1% to 2; A. 

 II, 8, i, second spine 3% to 3%, first ray 2 to 2^ ; caudal 1% to lj^, 

 emarginate behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 2J^ to 3; pectoral 

 2}4; ventral V/% to 2. 



General color whitish. Blackish brown band begins at occiput, 

 divides and extends along each side close along dorsal bases to unite 

 behind soft dorsal, then extends to caudal. Second dark band begins 

 over eye and extends to base of upper caudal lobe. Third dark band 

 runs along side of snout through eye and back over median axis of 

 body to caudal base medianly. Fourth dark band from lower anterior 

 face of mandible, over infraorbital back to pectoral base and then 

 back to middle of lower caudal lobe. Caudal base with a few irregular 

 blackish spots of small size. Fins otherwise all pale to whitish. 



Philippines and East Indies. Only known from the materials listed 

 here. 



15773 (S. 1916). Sacol Island, east of Zamboanga. September 9, 1909. Length 

 80 mm. (Type No. 70252, U.S.N.M.) Dusky median dorsal stripe, prob- 

 ably black in life; dusky stripe across snout continued behind eye as median 

 lateral jet black stripe; branch over eye runs above lateral line to caudal pedun- 

 cle as black stripe; third black lateral stripe crosses chin and runs backward 

 under eye and through base of pectoral to bases of lower caudal rays; inter- 

 vals between dark stripes and lower surface of body clouded white; on head 

 intervals bright yellow and area behind eye running back far as second dorsal 

 with yellow. Spinous dorsal hyaline. Soft dorsal slightly dusky in front. 

 Caudal dusky, stripes of sides broken into dots at base of fin. Other fins 

 dusky or hyaline. 



8071. Sacol Island. September 9, 1909. Length 77 mm. 



21410. Tutu Bay, Jolo Island, first anchorage. September 19, 1909. Length 

 77 mm. 



One specimen. Gomomo Island, Pitt Passage. December 3, 1909. Length 

 75 mm. 



CHEILODIPTERUS SINGAPURENSIS Bleeker 



Cheilodipterus singapurensis (Castelnau) Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. 

 Indie, vol. 20, 1859-60, p. 452. Singapore. — KAroli, Termesz. Fiizetek, 

 Budapest, vol. 5, 1882, p. 153 (Singapore). — Beaufort, Bijd. Dierk., 

 Amsterdam, 1913, p. 116 (Beo, Majalibit Bay, Waigiu). — Fowler, Mem. 

 Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, p. 165 (compiled). 



Paramia singapurensis Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerland., vol. 7, 1873-76, 

 p. 106, pi. (35) 313, fig. 4 (Singapore). 



