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figures). — Herre and Montalban, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 34, No. 1, 

 Sept. 1927, p. 3, pi. 1, fig. 1 (Manila Bay, Malabon, San Miguel Bay, 

 Tacligan, Mangarin, Hollo, Bantayan Island, Catbalogan, Samar, Misamis, 

 Davao; Hoihow; Hongkong; Sandakan). — Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. 

 Sci. Phila. 1927, p. 286 (Orani, Orion, Philippines). — Barnard, Ann. South 

 Afric. Mus., vol. 21, pt. 2, Oct. 1927, p. 601, pi. 26, fig. 2 (Natal, Delagoa 

 Bay, Chinde). 



Drepane punctatus Alletne and Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South 

 Wales, vol. 1, 1876, p. 277 (Cape York). 



Harpochirus punctatus Cantor, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (Cat. Malay Fish.), 

 vol. 18, pt. 2, 1849, p. 1144 (Pinang, Malay Peninsula, Singapore). — 

 Bleeker, Nederl. Tijds. Dierk., vol. 2, 1865, p. 173 (Siam); Atlas Ichth., 

 vol. 9, 1877, p. 19, pi (3)365, fig. 4 (Sumatra, Nias, Pinang, Singapore, 

 Bintang, Banka, Java, Madura, Bali, Borneo, Celebes, Halinaheira, 

 Batjan, Buru, Amboina, Waigiu, New Guinea, Philippines). 



Chaetodon longimanus Schneider, Syst. Ichth. Bloch, 1801, p. 229. Tran- 

 quebar. 



Drepane longimana Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 7, 1831, ]i. 133 (Pondich- 

 ery, Mah6, Java). — Richardson, Ichth. China, Japan, 1846, p. 245 (Can- 

 ton). — Peters, Arch. Naturg., 1855, p. 280 (Daman, Malabar). — Lele, 

 Journ. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, new ser., vol. 20, 1924, No. 6 (Nov. 1925), p. 

 286, pi. 12, fig. 2 (structural details and figures). — Herre and Montalban, 

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 and Barotac Nuevo, Panay). 



Harpochirus longimanus Cantor, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (Cat. Malay. 

 Fish.), vol. 18, pt. 2, 1849, p. 1145 (Pinang, Malay Peninsula, Singa- 

 pore). — Fowler, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 12, ser. 2, 1904, 

 p. 544, pi. 23, upper fig. (Padang). — Fowler and Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus., vol. 62, 1922, p. 54 (Takao). 



Drepane punctata var. longimana Pellegrin, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, vol. 39, 

 1914, p. 227 (Nossi Be, Madagascar). 



Chaetodon falcatus Lacepede, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 4, 1802, pp. 452, 471. 

 Asia. 



Ephippus terla Cuvier, Regne Animal, vol. 2, ed. 2, 1829, p. 191 (on Chaeto- 

 don terla Russell, Fishes of Coromandel, vol. 1, 1803, p. 64, fig. 81, Viza- 

 gapatam and Madras). 

 Cryptosmilia luna Cope, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc, ser. 2, vol. 13, 1866 

 (1869), p. 401. Cape Palmas, Liberia. 



Drepane punctata var. africana Osorio, Journ. Sci. Acad. Lisboa, vol, 2, ser. 

 2, 1892, p. 207. Rolas Island, West Africa. 



Drepane punctata var. octofasciata Pellegrin, Act. Soc. Linn. Bordeaux, vol. 

 60, 1905, p. 51, fig. Mauritania coast. 



Depth 1% to IK; head 2% to 3, width V/s to 23^. Snout 2K to 

 27^ in head; eye 2% to 4, 1 to 1^^ in snout, greater than interorbital 

 in young to equal to interorbital with age; maxillary reaches opposite 

 front pupil edge, 2 ^ to 3 in head; interorbital 3% to 4, broadly 

 convex. Gill rakers 5 + 10, lanceolate, 3^ of gill filaments, which lf4 

 in eye. 



Tubes 46 to 50 in lateral line to caudal base; 14 or 15 scales above 

 lateral line, 33 to 35 below. Scales with 5 or 6 basal radiating striae; 

 circuli line. 



