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Largely dull warm brown, scarcely paler below and sides with 

 silvery reflections. Five deep longitudinal deep brown sharply 

 defined bands, also median one below from chest to anal; on head 

 posteriorly and on trunk bands all more or less wider or expanded to 

 about half diameter of pupil; at caudal base median lateral band 

 broken to offset black spot at middle of caudal base, which little less 

 than pupil. Iris whitish or silvered except as crossed by median 

 dark lateral band. Fins all more or less pale or light brownish to 

 whitish; front edge of spinous dorsal dark brown or dusky; upper 

 and lower caudal edges narrowly bordered with dusky, variably 

 rather pale. Very small examples without lowest dark lateral band 

 and ventral median dark band not complete on chest; caudal spot 

 also larger; lower teeth better developed than adult or with more 

 canines. 



Red Sea, Zanzibar, Mozambique, Seychelles, India, Andamans, 

 East Indies, Philippines, Japan, Queensland, Melanesia, Polynesia. 



24078. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf. March 6, 1909. Length 60 mm. 



9292, 23439. Biri Channel. June 1, 1909. Length 95 to 106 mm. 



23467, 23765. Biri Channel. June 2, 1909. Length 71 to 82 mm. Male with 



buccal ova. 

 23060. Bolalo Bay, Palawan Island. December 21, 1908. 8 examples. Length 



45 to 80 mm. 

 16777. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. March 7, 1909. Length 82 mm. 

 19443, 19444. Cagayan, Jolo. January 8, 1909. Length 71 to 76 mm. 

 14247, 14248. Candaraman Island, Balabac. January 4, 1909. Length 64 to 



84 mm. 



23093. Canmahala Bay, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 11, 1909. Length 

 65 mm. 



15091, 15092, 15094, 15096, 15098. Capulaan Bay, Pagbilao, Chica Island. 

 February 24, 1909. Length 41 to 75 mm. 



12100. Capunuypugan Point, Generale Island, east coast, Mindanao. May 10, 

 1908. Length 63 mm. 



15509. Caracaran, Batan Island. June 8, 1909. Length 95 mm. 



13177, 24054. Cataingan Bay, Masbate Island. April 17, 1908. 6 examples. 

 Length 68 to 98 mm. 



23996 to 23998. Cataingan Bay. April 18, 1908. Length 48 to 67 mm. 



16097. Cataingan Bay. May 14, 1909. Length 70 mm. 



Twenty-nine examples. Catbalogan, Samar Island. April 16, 1908. Length 

 73 to 116 mm. 



(1822?) Cebu market. August 28, 1909. Length 66 mm. 



23077, 23496, 23497. Endeavor Strait, northwest coast of Palawan. Decem- 

 ber 22, 1908. Length 67 to 72 mm. 



15742, 15744, 15745. Endeavor Strait. December 23, 1908. Length 47 to 



85 mm. 



23102, 23103. Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length 70 to 80 mm. 

 23518 to 23520. Guiniyan Island. June 4, 1909. Length 75 to 90 mm. Male 



with buccal ova. 

 9902. Inamucan Bay, Mindanao. August 8, 1909. Length 75 mm. 

 17341, 17345, 23947, 23948. Isabel, Basilan Island. September 11, 1909. 



Length 73 to 82 mm. Male with buccal ova. 



