266 BULLETIN 10 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Red Sea, Arabia, Zanzibar, Mozambique, Natal, Reunion, Mauri- 

 tius, Madagascar, Seychelles, India, Andamans, East Indies, Philip- 

 pines, Riu Kiu, China, Japan, Queensland, Melanesia, Micronesia, 

 Polynesia. The black checked edge to the spinous dorsal is a good 

 diagnostic mark. Bleeker's largest specimen was 292 mm. though 

 none of ours so large. 



4966, 5179, 5223, 16296. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. 



Length 98 to 217 mm. 

 16665, 22259. Canimo Island, near Daet, east coast of Luzon. June 15, 1909. 



Length 100 to 138 mm. 

 10969, 10970, 17073. Canmahala Bay, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 11, 1909. 



Length 176 to 210 mm. 

 8717, 12731. Capulaan Bay, Pagbilao Island, Chica Island, vicinity of Marinduque 



Island. February 24, 1909. Length 154 to 190 mm. 

 7618. Cataingan Bay, east of Masbate, near ship's anchorage. April 17, 1908. 



Length 139 mm. 

 5509. Catbalogan, Samar Island. April 15, 1908. Length 261 mm. 

 6933. Catbalogan. April 16, 1908. Length 186 mm. 



7735. Caxisigan Island, Balabac. January 2, 1909. Length 212 mm. (1022). 

 6427, 13333. Caxisigan Island. January 3, 1909. Length 179 to 221 mm. 

 19031. Dasol Bay. May 8, 1909. Length 79 mm. 

 A1528. Doc Can Island, Sulu Sea. January 7, 1910. Length 232 mm. 

 4812. Jolo market. February 9, 1908. Length 267 mm. 

 9360, 18551. Langao Point, southern Luzon. June 24, 1909. Length 170 to 



185 mm. 

 14348. Limbones Cove, Luzon. February 8, 1909. Length 160 mm. (1135). 

 7877, 7878, 14553. Maculabo Island, east coast Luzon. June 14, 1909. Length 



157 to 193 mm. 

 6200. Malapascua Island, north of Cebu. March 16, 1909. Length 207 mm. 

 7611, 15897, 16394. Mansalay, Mindoro Island. June 4, 1908. Length 174 to 



185 mm. 

 12141, 21515. Masamat Bay, Quinalasag Island. June 12, 1909. Length 155 



to 192 mm. 

 17446, 17631. Mompog Island, Anabayas Islands. March 3, 1909. Length 121 



to 208 mm. 

 11753. Pujada Bay. May 15, 1908. Length 120 mm. 

 18971. Quinalasag Island, Masamat Bay, east coast Luzon. June 12, 1909. 



Length 210 mm. 

 7016. Romblon. March 26, 1908. Length 181 mm. 

 19589. Simaluc Island, north of Tawi Tawi Group. September 22, 1909. Length 



91 mm. 

 12605, 12606. Sitanki wharf. February 26, 1908. Length 125 to 137 mm. 

 16040, 16041. Sulade Island, vicinity of Jolo. September 18, 1909. Length 



124 to 175 mm. 

 16203. Taganak Island, Jolo Sea. January 7, 1909. Length 160 mm. 

 16267. Teomabal Island, vicinity of Jolo. September 18, 1909. Length 91 



mm. 

 7660, 7661, 7662, 7663. Usada Island, near Jolo. March 5, 1908. Length 135 



to 184 mm. (383 to 386). 

 5929. Zamboanga. May 25, 1908. Length 285 mm. 



A1559. Nan Wan, Kua Siang, Formosa. January 25, 1910. Length 288 mm. 

 13689. Cape Kait, Libani Bay, Celebes. December 29, 1909. Length 191 mm. 

 14737. Kayoa Island. November 29, 1909. Length 173 mm. 



