FISHES OP THE PHnjPPINB AND ADJACENT SEAS 75 



stripe through rows of scales below. Large black lateral ocellus with slaty 

 blue rim. Bright slaty blue line from shoulder till above base of third anal 

 spine; another from slightly above and anterior to origin of first, passing across 

 hind opercle edge in front of pectoral base almost reaching vent. Orbital bars 

 not quite meeting above, fading out on opercle and limited each side by slaty 

 blue lines. Terminal third of caudal and ^ of pectoral hyaline. Submarginal 

 dusky bar on soft dorsal, anal and caudal and more pronounced dusky bar 

 across caudal peduncle passing into dorsal and anal tlirough their axils.- Snout 

 somewhat dusky above. 



A626, A629. Simaluc Island. September 22, 1909. Length 164 and 165 mm. 



22968 [160]. Tataan Bay. February 19, 1908. Length 85 mm. Dusky sulphur 

 yellow, paler on breast and beUj^ cadmium shades above. Blackish lavender 

 gray lateral ocellus above body axis somewhat posteriorly twice eye 

 diameter. Ocular band umber, begins before dorsal, passes through eye about 

 pupil width, passes below to subopercle edge and diffusely on breast; limited 

 each side by lavender gray border slightly less than half width of dark band. 

 In humeral region 2 lavender lines about half pupil width passing obliquely 

 downward; posterior with only slight forward curve ends near middle of soft 

 anal base; front one passes down l^efore hind opercle edge and pectoral base 

 and bends back to end near front of anal base. Indistinct umber bar crosses 

 front of caudal peduncle, merging into cadmium orange bar at vertical base 

 of dorsal and an indistinct bar similarly located on anal bordered indefinitely 

 on peduncle region by gray. Short black stripe between eyes across snout. 

 Upper lip cadmium. Opercular edge cadmium beyond gray. Dorsal body 

 color, tips of spines and submarginal bar of soft fin cadmium, soft edge very 

 narrowly dusk.y. Terminal half of caudal dusky hyaline, under this short 

 cadmium bar. Anal like body with cadmium margin like dorsal. Pectoral 

 dusky hyaline, cadmium at base. Ventral sulphur basally, tips cadmium. 



892. West coast of Palaui Island. November 18, 1908. Length 140 mm. 



A1374. Basa Island on reef, Celebes. December 17, 1909. Length 167 mm. 



A945 and A948. Dodepo and Pasejogo Islands, Celebes. November 16, 1909. 

 Length 150 to 160 mm. 



A1043. North of Malibagu Point, Celebes. November 21, 1909. Length 155 

 mm. 



561. Binang Unang Island, Una LTna Road, Celebes. November 18, 1909. 

 Length 130 mm. 



A710. Danawan Island. September 27, 1909. Length 147 mm. 



A753. Sipadan Island. September 28, 1909. Length 150 mm. 



CHAETODON SPECULUM Cuvier 



Chaetodon speculum (Kuhl and Van Hasselt) Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., 

 vol. 7, 1831, p. 73. Batavia.— GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 2, 1860, 

 p. 12 (copied). — Meyer, An. Soc. Espanola, Hist. Nat. Madrid, vol. 14, 

 1885, p. 17 (Manado, Celebes). — Weber, SibogaExp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, 

 p. 304 (Buton Straits and Tual). — Ahl, Arch. Naturg., vol. 89, abth. A, 

 Heft 5, 1923, p. 75 (Matupi and New Pomerania). — -Herre and Montal- 

 BAN, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol 34, No. 1 September 1927, p. 66, pi. 14, 

 fig. 2 (southern Batangas, Calapan, Masbate, Gigantangan, Quiminatin). 



Citharoedus speculum Kaup, Arch. Naturg., vol. 26, abth. 1, 1860, p. 145 

 (Java). 



Tetragonoptrus {Rabdophorus) speculum Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N^er- 

 land., vol. 9, 1877, p. 34, pi. (13) 375, fig. 3 (Java, Bawean, Amboina, 

 Ceram, Banda). 



