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lateral line; anterior always larger and little larger than orbit; posi- 

 tion often variable as anterior may fall below lateral line. Pale band 

 little curved down, defines dark color of back from that of lower side 

 and placed slightly above median axis. Black ocular band, wide as 

 pupil, extends from occiput, usually meets its fellow as small blotch 

 &t chest, and bordered in front and behind by narrow pale line. Iris 

 otherwise pale or yellowish. Black band on caudal peduncle variable 

 as two black blotches or single one. Fins all pale brownish, borders 

 of soft dorsal narrowly whitish with submarginal dark brown line. 

 Caudal with terminal half whitish, separated from brown basal tint 

 by narrow deep brown transversely. 



Red Sea, Zanzibar, Mauritius, India, East Indies, China, Queens- 

 land, Melanesia, Polynesia. The young are similar to the adults in 

 coloration, the black blotches on the caudal peduncle perhaps larger 

 and occellate. 



790 and 791. Agojo Point, Catanduanes Island. June 10, 1909. Length 99 to 



110 mm. 

 1280. Alimango Bay. March 5, 1909. Length 82 mm. 

 .329. Atulayan Island. June IS, 1909. Length 120 mm. 

 848. Baganga Bay. May 13, 1908. Length 127 mm. 

 755. Buang Bay, Talajit Island. March 15, 1909. Length 134 mm. 

 15307. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. March 8, 1909. Length 86 mm. 

 922, 973. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. April 22, 1908. Length 92 to 97 mm. 

 865, 866, 872. Busin Harbor. April 23, 1908. Length 61 to 93 mm. 

 438. Butauanan Island. June 13, 1909. Length 110 mm. 

 1272, 1273. Cabugan Island, Hinunangan. July 30, 1909. Length 130 to 143 



mm. 

 267. Cagayanes Island. March 31, 1909. Length 143 mm. 

 775, 1262, 4615. Calangaman Island. March 16, 1909. Length 125 to 134 



mm. [1375]. 

 1243. Candaraman Island. January 4, 1909. Length 82 mm. 

 713. Caracaran, Batah Island. June 8, 1909. Length 115 mm. 

 506. Casogoran, Malhon Island. July 27, 1909. Length 71 mm. 

 7971. €atbalogan, Samar Island. April 16, 1908. Length 111 mm. 

 3902. Cebu market. April 4, 1908. Length 110 mm. 

 726, 939 to 941. Cebu market. April 5, 1908. Length 107 to 121 mm. 

 395, 396. Dalaganem Island. April 8, 1909. Length 125 to 126 mm. 

 1221, 4870. Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length 102 to 144 mm. 

 1059, 1060. Ligpo Point. January 1, 1908. Length 131 to 136 mm. 

 4694, 4695, 4697, 4698, 22233. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 26, 1908. Length 



90 to 150 mm. 

 1118, 4882. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 28, 1908. Length 105 to 110 mm. 

 1255, 1256. Maagnas, Lagonoy Gulf. June 17, 1909. Length 92 to 116 mm. 

 1126, 1127. Mactan Cove. April 6, 1908. Length 100 to 120 ram. 

 24, 370, 371. Malapascua Island. March 16, 1909. Length 94 to 128 mm. 

 579. Matnog Bay. May 31, 1909. Length 100 mm. 

 717, 1683. Near IPalag Bay. June 16, 1909. Length 135 mm. 

 701. Pagapas Bay. February 20, 1909. Length 95 mm. 

 730. Port Galera. June 9, 1908. Length 105 mm. 

 406. Port Palapag. June 3, 1909. Length 75 mm. 

 18978. Quinalasag Island, Masamat. June 12, 1909. Length 112 mm. 



