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Depth 3% to 3^2; head 2\i to 2%, width 2% to 2%. Snout 3^ 

 to 4 in head from upper jaw tip; eye 3% to 4, greater than snout 

 or interorbital though subequal with snout with age; maxillary to 

 hind pupil edge in young, to hind eye edge with age, expansion \% 

 to 2 in eye, length 1% to 1% in head; anteriorly above 6 canines 

 and as many smaller conic teeth, below 4 large front canines and 3 

 lateral each side; posteriorly in upper jaw and on vomer and each 

 palatine band of villiform teeth; interorbital 53^ to 6, level; pre- 

 opercle ridge and edge entire, latter finely serrate in young. Gill 

 rakers 1+7, also with 2 rudiments above and 5 or 6 below; length 

 % of gill filaments or 3% in eye. 



Scales 22 or 23 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 or 3 more on 

 latter; 2 above, 7 below, 7 predorsal, 3 or 4 rows of scales on cheek 

 to preopercle ridge. Scales with 15 to 27 basal radiating striae; 

 81 to 116 apical denticles, with 3 to 6 transverse series of basal 

 elements; circuli fine. 



D. VI-I, 9, 1, third spine 2y s to 2% in total head length, first ray 

 1% to \%', A. II, 8, 1, second spine 2% to 3, first ray 1% to 2; caudal 

 V/z to \ 2 /zi hind edge slightly emarginate with lobes rounded; least 

 depth of caudal peduncle 2)4, to 2^; pectoral \% to 2; ventral \% 

 to 2. 



Brown on back and above, little paler below. Traces of five diffuse 

 dark brown longitudinal bands, not well defined and more obscure in 

 large examples. Small examples with small obscure dusky neutral 

 blotch, less than pupil, at middle of caudal base. Also many exam- 

 ples with still more contrasted blotch of blackish surrounding vent. 

 Fins brownish, more or less clouded with deeper or dusky and spinous 

 dorsal usually quite dark terminally. Ventrals darker terminally. 

 Iris brownish. 



Singapore, East Indies, Philippines. Easily known by its subdued 

 coloration and the dark longitudinal bands not extending on the head. 



9293, 11274, 16364. Biri Channel, east coast of Luzon. June 1, 1909. Length 



117 to 180 mm. 

 9941. Biri Channel. June 2, 1909. Length 139 mm. - 

 16868. Bisucay Island, Cuyos Islands. April 9, 1909. Length 182 mm. 

 23042, 23043. Bolalo Bay, Palawan Island. December 21, 1908. Length 156 



to 165 mm. 

 15028, 16770 to 16774. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. March 7, 1909. Length 



66 to 167 mm. 

 172. Busin Harbor. March 8, 1909. Length 158 mm. 

 7483. Busin Harbor. April 22, 1909. Length 196 mm. 

 14241, 14245, 14246. Candaraman Island, Balabac. January 4, 1909. Length 



128 to 151 mm. 

 23986. Cataingan Bay, Masbate Island. April IS, 1908. Length 85 mm. 

 16316, 23381, 23382. Endeavor Strait, northwest coast of Palawan. December 



23, 1908. Length 88 to 117 mm. 

 6803. Gigoso Point, Quinapundan Bay, Samar Island. July 28, 1909. Length 



105 mm. 



