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East Africa, Mauritius, India, Malacca, East Indies, China, North 

 Australia. Bleeker states that it is reputed to ejaculate drops of water 

 at insects near the edge of the water, as they may happen to alight 

 on vegetation, but that he has been unable to confirm such claim 

 during his long stay in the East Indies. As it is a reef dweller this 

 is hardly likely. 



Gunther separates the nominal Chelmon marginalis Richardson, 

 though he states it is "perhaps a variety of CJi. rostratus." 



Quite likely Chelmo pulcher Steindachner founded on an imperfect 

 example in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, from Mauritius, is also 

 this species. Chelmon millleri Klunzinger, as figured and described by 

 McCuUoch, does not appear to be different. 



3638 and 3639. Alibijaban Island. March 6, 1909. Length 157 to 160 mm. 



641. Butauanan Island. June 13, 1909. Length 150 mm. 



1208. Capulaan bay, Pagbilao Island. February 24, 1909. Length 137 mm. 



5639. Cataingan, Masbate. April 17, 1908. Length 130 mm. 



840, 841, 1096. Catbalogan. April 15, 1908. Length 122 to 155 mm. 



11792. Canmahala Bay, Ragay Gulf. March 11, 1909. Length 155 mm. 



1147. Cebu market. April 6, 1908. Length 113 mm. Ocular and 4 body 

 bands of cadmium orange, with dusky margins, which also edged with pearl 

 gray. Ocular band begins eye diameter before dorsal and ends just below 

 interopercle. First body band begins on first to third dorsal spines, extends 

 downward across opercle and belly to ventral base. Second body band begins 

 on sixth and seventh spines and extends to vent. Third body band covers 

 most of first to twelfth dorsal rays, narrowing somewhat as it extends down 

 across front anal rays. Fourth body band connected at upper and lower ends 

 with third, passes along vertical edges of soft dorsal and anal over caudal 

 peduncle. Cross band of black on center of caudal peduncle, margined with 

 pearl gray. Median band from nape to snout end same color as body bands. 

 Interspaces between body bands silvery gray, pearl gray between rows of scales, 

 especially posteriorly and below. Dorsal spines dusky, membranes along pos- 

 terior edge cadmium orange. Black ocellus in center of soft dorsal, margined 

 with pearl gray; rays separated at tips, dusky, with submarginal pearl gray 

 stripe. Caudal base orange, rest of fin hyaline. Anal like dorsal, without 

 ocellus. Pectoral hyaline, base dusky. Ventral spine cadmium orange, rays 

 white with yellowish wash and second to fifth distinctly cadmium orange. 



•8159. Cebu market. August 29, 1909. Length 90 mm. 



558 and 559. Daisy Island. January 6, 1910. Length 135 to 136 mm. 



323 to 326. Endeavor Strait. December 23, 1908. Length 150 to 163 mm. 



443. Galvaney Island, Luzon, March 9, 1909. Length 147 mm. 



One example. Mactan Island, tide-pools. August 31, 1909. Length 20 mm. 



5447. Maculabo Island. June 14, 1909. Length 144 mm. 



1036 to 1040. Masamat Bay, Quinalasag Island. June 12, 1909. Length 133 

 to 146 mm. 



•9347. Murcielagos Bay, Mindanao. August 21, 1909. 2 examples. Length 

 136 to 147 mm. 



1260 and 1261. Nabatas Point, Samar Island. July 24, 1909. Length 129 to 

 147 mm. 



5764. Port Capunuypugan, Mindanao. May 10, 1908. Length 137 mm. 



.771 to 774. Port Uson, west of Pinas Island. December 17, 1908. Length 116 

 to 128 mm. [927]. 



