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30 to 33 rows across cheek to preopercle angle; muzzle, including 

 maxillary and preorbital, naked; fins all more or less covered with 

 fine scales. Scales with 4 to 8 basal radiating striae; circuli fine. 



D. X, 17, i or 18, i, tenth spine 2^ to 2% in total head length, 

 third ray \% to 2^; A. Ill, 10, i, third spine 2^ to 3^, sixth ray 

 \% to 2}/ s ; caudal l 1 ^ to \%, convex behind; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 3 to 3%; pectoral 1}4 to 1^; ventral 1% to 2. 



Dull reddish brown or terracotta color. Head, body and fins 

 marked with round blackish spots, always greatly less in diameter 

 than interspaces; in young spots very large or not more than 4 or 5 

 along lateral line, with age 18 or 20, also in young spots ocellated 

 with whitish border. 



India, Nicobars, East Indies, Philippines, China, Queensland. 

 Some of our examples reach a greater size than given by Bleeker 

 (530 mm.). They show the changes in coloration due to age, the 

 black spots few in the young and becoming quite numerous with age. 



Figure 25.— Cbomileptes altivelis (Valenciennes), young 



17180. Butauanan Island, eastern Luzon. June 13, 1909. Length 180 mm. 



13180. Cataingan Bay, east of Masbate. April 17, 1908. Length 105 mm. 



5356. Cebu market. April 5, 1908. Length 241 mm. 



21750. Cebu market. March 28, 1909. Length 79 mm. 



7588. Endeavor Strait, Palawan Island. December 23, 1908. Length 357 mm. 



4832. Jolo market. February 11, 1908. Length 275 mm. 



7762. Manila market. June 17, 1908. Length 174 mm. 



6718. Manila market. December 4, 1908. Length 315 mm. 



22448. Manila market. April 17, 1909. Length 650 mm. 



7980. Pagapas Bay. February 20, 1909. Length 312 mm. 



A762. Mabul Island, vicinity of Subtika Bay, Borneo. September 29, 1909« 



Length 385 mm. 

 A990. Togian Bay, Togian Island, Gulf of Tomini, Celebes. November 19, 1909. 



Length 478 mm. 



Genus ANTHIAS Bloch 



Anthias Bloch, Naturg. Ausland. Fische, vol. 6, pt. 9, 1792, p. 97. Type 

 Labrus anthius Linnaeus, tautotypic. 



