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U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 29, 1905, p. 521 (Hong Kong); Proc. Davenport 

 Acad. Sci., vol. 10, 1905, p. 9 (Hong Kong). — Jordan and Richardson, 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 37, 1910, p. 427, fig. 2 (Hakata, Wakanoura, 

 Nagasaki). — Izuka and Matsuura, Cat. Zool. Spec. Tokyo Mus., 1920, 

 p. 154 (Kagoshima). 



Depth 2}/ s to 2%; head 2 %, width 2% to 2%. Snout 3 to 3^ 

 in head from snout tip; eye 3% to 4%, \)U to \% in snout, greater 

 than interorbital in young to subequal with age; maxillary reaches 

 % to l /2 in eye, expansion 1 to 1^4 in eye, length V/g to 2 in head 

 from snout tip; teeth villiform, in bands in jaws, on vomer and pal- 

 atines; interorbital 4% to 5; preopercle limb rugose, edge minutely 

 serrate, though serrae better developed on lower edge; opercular 

 spines strong, equidistant, median largest; subopercle serrate; pre- 

 orbital rugose, also humeral arch. Gill rakers 9 + 21, lanceolate, 

 equal gill filaments or 1 3^ in eye. 



Scales 93 to 95 in lateral line to caudal base and 9 to 1 1 more on 

 latter; tubes 68 to 70 in lateral line to caudal base and 1 to 5 more 

 on latter; 17 or 18 scales above, 43 to 46 below, 18 or 19 predorsal, 

 11 rows across cheek; fins scaleless, except caudal base; maxillary 

 naked. Scales with 6 or 7 basal radiating striae; 5 or 6 long apical 

 denticles, in 2 to 4 transverse series; circuli moderately fine. 



D. VIII, I, 13, 1, third spine \% to 1^ in total head length, fourth 

 ray \% to \%; A. II, 11, 10, 1, second spine G)4 to 7, third ray 1% 

 to 1%; caudal \ Y /i to 1%, convex behind; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 23^3 to 2%; pectoral 1% to 1%; ventral 2j^ to 2% in 

 combined head and body to caudal base. • 



Light yellowish. Two broad blackish brown cross bands; first 

 nearly wide as eye passes from just before spinous dorsal obliquely 

 to eye, then across cheek widening below and fading, though in some 

 examples extends as pale on breast; broad dusky brown band from 

 spinous dorsal down to vent and front of anal base. Ventral dusky 

 brown. Fins otherwise uniform yellowish. 



India, East Indies, Philippines, China, Japan, Queensland, West 

 Australia. Our specimens all agree in having greatly longer ventrals 

 than shown in Jordan and Richardson's figure. 12 In most of our 

 material the ventral is nearly twice as long as pectoral. Several of 

 our East Indian examples differ a little from those taken in the 

 Philippines in having light colored ventrals. 



4. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length 135 mm. 

 7289. Gigoso Point, Samar. July 28, 1909. Length 114 mm. 

 5152, 7306, 7307. Jolo market. March 6, 1908. Length 170 to 178 mm. 

 17519 to 17521. Lampinigan Island, south coast of Zamboanga. September 11, 



1909. Length 125 to 140 mm. 

 14579. Maculabo Island, east coast of Luzon. June 14, 1909. Length 145 mm. 

 16410, 16422. Mansalay, Mindoro. June 4, 1908. Length 130 to 150 mm. 



12 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol.37. 1010, p. 428, Jig. 2. 



