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Scales 67 to 69 in lateral line to caudal base; tubes 45 to 57 in lateral 

 line to caudal base; 20 to 22 scales above arch of lateral line to soft 

 dorsal origin, 47 to 50 scales below to anal origin. Scales with 1 to 6 

 basal radiating striae; no apical denticles; cii-culi moderately fine. 



D. V, 36, 1 or 37, i, fifth spine IH in head to 2% in combined head 

 and body in young, second branched ray 1 to 3; A. Ill, 25, i to 27, 

 I, third spine 2)4 to 2i^ in head, second ray 13^ in combined head 

 and body in young, 13^ in head in adult; caudal truncate in young, 

 hind edge little concave with age, 2j/s to 33^ in combined head and 

 body; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 to 23^ in head; pectoral 13^ 

 to 13^; ventral iVe to 2^ in combined head and body. 



Brownish generally, little paler below, and whole body with pale 

 turquoise to heliotrope purple reflections. Broad brown band wide 

 as eye, from occiput to breast. Second broad brown band, little 

 broader than first, from spinous dorsal until close behind ventral 

 base. Sometimes traces of obscure brown band on tail close before 

 caudal peduncle. Bands all rather obsolete or indistinct with age. 

 Fins all pale brownish, hind edges of soft vertical fins usually edged 

 with dark brown, borders variably broad or narrow and with age less 

 distinctly defined from paler general color of fins. Pectorals pale. 

 Ventrals dusky to blackish. Iris brownish. 



Red Sea, Zanzibar, India, East Indies, China, Japan, Philippines, 

 Melanesia, Micronesia. 



8959. Between Paron Point and Jesus Point, Luzon. June 21, 1909. Length 



345 mm. 

 8094. Burias Island, Alimango Baj\ March 5, 1909. Length 190 mm. 

 A583. Busbus Point, Siasi. September 20, 1909. Length 145 mm. Hind 



caudal edge, banded white. 

 14187 to 14189. Cebu market. August 24, 1909. Length 44 to 70 mm. 

 One example. Cebu market. August 27, 1909. Length 40 mm. 

 21653. Cebu market. August 28, 1908. Length 35 to 65 mm. Two examples. 

 9376. Cebu market. August 29, 1909. Length 338 mm. 

 17892 and 17893. Cebu market. September 5, 1909. Length 53 to 58 mm. 

 A1543. Doc Can Island. January 7, 1910. Length 365 mm. 

 8401. Giant River, Port Dupon, Leyte Island. March 16, 1909. Length 



190 mm. 

 A482 and A483. Lampinigan Island. September 11, 1909. Length 190 to 260 



mm. Broken orange stripe before dorsal to snout, in smaller example follows 



only on nape, with spot or two on snout and forehead. 

 One example [1666]. Maculabo Island. June 13, 1909. Length 35 mm. 

 9354. Murcielagos Bay, Mindanao. April 21, 1909. Length 185 mm. 

 7255 and 7256. Port Matalvi, Luzon. November 23, 1908. Length 315 to 368 



mm. Three examples. [721.] 

 8476. Rasa Island. April 1, 1909. Length 205 mm. 



8478. River at Port Dupon, Leyte Island. March 17, 1909. Length 75 mm. 

 19286. Rohanga Calledini. Length 47 mm. 

 5037. Sitanki wharf. February 27, 1908. Length 180 mm. 

 (D. 5561). Teomabal Island. September 19, 1909. Length 16 mm. 

 6003. Zamboanga market. May 27, 1908. Length 145 mm. 



