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differing from the usual run of material chiefly in the presence of 

 contrasted black blotches on the back. These are usually as 4 blotches 

 along the bases of the dorsals, though in the very young at least one 

 at the last dorsal spines frequently greatly contrasted. 



12246, 18932. Batan Island. June 5, 1909. Length 165 to 187 mm. 



19470. Batan Island. July 22, 1909. Length 62 mm. 



17431. Bulan Island, south of Zamboanga. September 13, 1909. Length 



126 mm. 

 7250, 7251. Busbus Point, Siasi Island. September 20, 1909. Length 108 to 



161 mm. 

 9846 to 9849. Cagayan, Sulu Archipelago. January 8, 1909. Length 113 to 



187 mm. 

 12951, 12952. Candaraman Island, Balabac. January 4, 1909. Length 169 to 



173 mm. 

 10781. Dalaganem Island, vicinity eastern Palawan. April 8, 1909. Length 



200 mm. 

 8143. Dasol Bay, west coast Luzon. May 9, 1909. Length 161 mm. 



Figure 17.— Serranus merra (Bloch), variation or young stellans 



14423. Gubat Sorgoson, east coast Luzon. June 23, 1909. Length 215 mm. 



21587. Guiniyan Island. June 4, 1909. Length 115 mm. 



6597. Hermana Mayor Island, west coast Luzon. May 8, 1909. 



6954, 13982. Iloilo market. May 31, 1908. Length 160 to 190 mm. 



12535. Jolo market. February 13, 1908. Length 158 mm. 



18410, 18411, 18418. Limbones Cove, Luzon. January 17, 1908. Length 163 



to 200 mm. 

 5977, 14833, 22237. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 26, 1908. Length 123 to 



223 mm. 

 6046, 18537. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 28, 1908. Length 163 to 171 mm. 

 4736. Maricaban Island, Luzon. January 20, 1908. Length 155 mm. 

 12498,12499. North west Verde Island. July 22, 1908. Length 162 to 187 mm. 

 One example. Philippines, Length 213 mm. (107). 

 11205. Porongpong Island, Palumbanes Island. June 11, 1909. Length 



188 mm. 

 10492. Port Maricaban. July 21, 1908. Length 213 mm. 

 4612, 12655, 14256. Port Palapag. June 3, 1909. Length 140 to 194 mm. 

 6135. Puerta Princesa, Palawan Island. April 5, 1909. Length 166 mm. 

 10755. Quinalasag Island, Masamat Bay. June 12, 1909. Length 173 mm. 



