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Scales 93 to 103 in lateral line to caudal base and 10 to 12 more on 

 latter; tubes 40 to 50 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 to 6 more on 

 latter; 12 to 16 scales above, 22 to 32 below; 34 to 36 rows across 

 cheek; scales rather smooth on head and body scales with many 

 small auxiliary basal scales; fins all more or less finely scaled basally ; 

 maxillary expansion finely scaled, less so in young. Scales with 6 or 

 7 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 35 to 54, with 5 or 6 trans- 

 verse series; circuli fine. 



D. IX, 16, i, fourth spine 2% to 434 m total head length, twelfth 

 ray 2 l A to 2%; A. Ill, 9, i, second spine 2H to 4^, fifth ray 2}/ s to 

 2%; caudal 1% to 1%, rounded; least depth of caudal peduncle 2% 

 to S}4; pectoral l}/£ to 1%; ventral V/ % to 2>£. 



Deep dusky or blackish brown, more or less uniform and fins all 

 blackish. Body with 9 or 10 obscurely defined darker vertical bands. 

 Body and fins everywhere dotted with grayish dusky edged ocelli, 

 more or less uniform in size. Iris blackish. Tip of each membrane 

 of spinous dorsal yellowish with age. Edges of rayed vertical fins 

 and pectorals narrowly pale brown. 



Red Sea, Zanzibar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar, 

 Seychelles, Persian Gulf, Maldives, India, Ceylon, Andamans, East 

 Indies, Philippines, China, North Australia, Queensland, Melanesia, 

 Polynesia, Hawaii. Abundant and reaches 430 mm. in length. 

 CepJialopholis Jcendalli is evidently only a color variety of this spe- 

 cies. Schneider's figure of O. argus is crude and shows quite large 

 spots, though not indicated on the head. Our examples show but 

 faint traces of the dark vertical bars on the trunk, though in similar 

 arrangement with Schneider's figure. This also shows no pale edges 

 to the rayed vertical fins and the pectoral. Boulenger gives the 

 maximum size as 430 mm. though we have none so large. 



5684. Agojo Point, Catanduanes Island, east coast of Luzon. June 10, 1909. 



Length 167 mm. 

 8135, 8136. Alibijaban Bay, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length 302 



to 307 mm. 

 9196, 9197. Camiguin Island, between Leyte and Mindanao. August 3, 1909. 



Length 258 to 298 mm. 

 22257. Canimo Island, near Daet, east coast Luzon. June 15, 1909. Length 



97 mm. 

 9260. Inamucan Bay, Mindanao. August 8, 1909. Length 302 mm. 

 6039, 6044. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 28, 1908. Length 247 to 375 mm. 



(100). 

 7234. Masinloc Bay, Zambales, off west Luzon. November 22, 1908. Length 



222 mm. 

 7284. Paluan Bay, Mindoro. December 11, 1908. Length 315 mm. 

 One example. Philippines. Length 250 mm. 

 21563, 21564. Pilas Island, south of Zamboanga. September 12, 1909. Length 



122 to 134 mm. 

 20677. Port Banalacan, Marinduque. February 23, 1909. Length 90 mm. 



