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opening, but not on chest; above eye with marginal yellowish line in 

 front and behind. Upper lip deep brown. Iris pale except as dark 

 band crosses vertically. Fins all largely pale brownish. Soft dorsal 

 with narrow deep brown submarginal line. Anal with lower edge 

 black and submarginal yellow band. Paired fins tmged yellowish. 



Zanzibar, Ceylon, East Indies, Philippines, Riu Kiu, Polynesia, 

 Hawaii. 



787 to 789, 9656 [1631]. Agojo point, Catanduanes Island. June 10 1909 

 Length 94 to 101 mm. ' 



499 to 501 [1573]. Biri Channel, Balicuatro Island. June 2, 1909. Length 85 

 to 99 mm. Pale brassy yellow, nearly silvery below. Ocular bar slightly 

 narrower than eye, margined each side by narrower greenish yellow stripe above 

 eye. Forehead and top of snout dusky. Side of body with rows of lavender 

 spots; one on center margin of each scale, become orange on caudal peduncle 

 and caudal fin and yellowish on soft dorsal and vertical anal edge; somewhat 

 rosy on last two or three rows below. Front of dorsal spines black. Top of 

 sixth and following spine white, continued as narrow white band on edge of 

 soft dorsal, resting on narrow black band below which fin yeUowish, continua- 

 tion of yellow of spines; through center of spinous membranes beginning with 

 fourth an opaque whitish spot forming sort of bar. Anal spines and terminal 

 edge of fin black, below this pale sulphur bar, whitish on spinous membranes 

 basal half to % of fin body color, which buff near vertical third of fin having 

 orange spots. Caudal uniform yellowish, except orange spots noted. Pectoral 

 dusky hyaline. Ventral dusky sulphur. 



1198 to 1201. Cabugan Island, Hinunangan. July 30, 1909. Length 102 to 

 107 mm. 



200 to 201, 206. Cabugao Bay, Catanduanes Island. June 9, 1909. Length 48 

 to 96 mm. 



8087. Malanipa Island. September 8, 1909. Length 104 mm. 



909. Maricaban Island. January 20, 1908. Length 97 mm. 



4568. Mompog Island. March 3, 1909. Length 91 mm. 



610. Murcielagos Bay. August 9, 1909. Length 90 mm. 



4684. Nasugbu Bay. January 16, 1908. Length 101 mm. Generally pale 

 canary yellow, white on belly and more dusky dorsally. Diffuse dusky about 

 pectorals basally and above space between anal and ventrals, also below middle 

 of spinous dorsal and soft dorsal posteriorly. Irregular rows of small roundish 

 spots over entire surface, light bluish purple in central region becoming very 

 dark dorsally and more or less orange over anal base. Chrome on soft dorsal 

 posteriorly, caudal and caudal peduncle and soft anal posteriorly. Black 

 ocular band, margins yellowish above and purplish on cheek. Forehead and 

 snout dusky, sides of mouth yellow and chin dusky. Front dorsal spines to 

 tenth black, tips white and white continued to vertical border of soft dorsal 

 and black as very narrow submarginal line; upper part of incised spinous 

 membrane yellow, with white or colorless band beneath. Outer half and front 

 of anal spines black continued as broad marginal band across soft fin below 

 yellow bar with whitish outer margin which continues on spinous membranes 

 Caudal pale chrome. Ventral pale straw with black dots on rays 

 404. Port Palapag. June 3, 1909. Length 78 mm. 



678. Sablayan, Mindoro. December 13, 1908. Length 98 mm. Generally pa'e 

 yellow, spots of purplish blue, become more or less bronzed posteriorly Outer 

 dorsal edge white on black line, fin yellowish below; bluish bar through center 

 of spinous membranes from fourth to tenth. Anal edge black, very pale yellow 

 above. Ocular band edged pale yellow above eye. 



