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8949. Between Paron and Jesus Points, Albay Gulf, Luzon. June 21, 1909, 



Length 148 mm. 

 781, 782, 1181 [1537]. Bolinao Island. March 10, 1909. Length 137 to 145 mm. 

 3925 [1005]. Caxisigan Island, off Balabac. January 2, 1909. Length 144 mm. 



Like Bleeker's figure, except lower part of side and beUy almost pure white, 



back and upper portions more pure lemon yellow than shown. Ocular bands, 



peduncular bars and lateral blotch jet black. Caudal and pectoral dusky. 



Ventral cadmium. 

 249 [1012]. Caxisigan Island. December 29, 1909. Length 75 mm. 

 21586. Guiniyan Island. June 4, 1909. Length 122 mm. 

 653, 9020. Langao Point, Luzon. June 24, 1909. Length 150 to 165 mm. 

 1257. Maagnas, Lagonoy Gulf. June 17, 1909. Length 131 mm. 

 20296. Malcochin Harbor, Linapacan Island. December 19, 1908. Length 



120 mm. 

 399. Paron Point, Albay Gulf. January 21, 1909. Length 130 mm. 

 852, 853. Port Matalvi, Luzon. November 22, 1908. Length 130 to 137 mm. 

 986, 987, 9429. Port Matalvi. November 23, 1908. Length 124 to 127 mm. 

 403. Port Palapag. June 3, 1909. Length 84 mm. 



215 to 218. Rapu Rapu Island. June 22, 1909. Length 113 to 123 mm. 

 1041 to 1044. Sabtan Island. November 8, 1908. Length 94 to 103 mm. 

 6907. Santo Domingo, Batan. November 7, 1908. Length 145 mm. 

 A513, 19231. Tapiantana Island. September 13, 1909. Length 95 to 152 mm. 

 6990. West coast of Sabtan Island. November 9, 1908. Length 129 mm. Side 



below silvery. Back and dorsal sulphur yellow. Ocular and caudal bars black, 



also lateral blotch. No lateral stripe apparent over pectoral. Caudal base 



white, fin almost hyaline. Anal and ventral bright cadmium. ^ 

 A721. Danawan Island. September 27, 1909. Length 137 mm. 

 A1078. Maitara Island. November 26, 1909. Length 165 mm, 

 A752. Sipadan Island. September 28, 1909. Length 153 mm. 

 9649. Tomahu Island. December 11, 1909. Length 48 mm. 

 4731. Gane Road, Gillolo Island. December 1, 1909. Length 61 mm. 

 A861. Limbe Strait, Celebes. November 10, 1909. Length 165 mm. 

 3898. Tidore Island, south of Ternate. November 25, 1909. Length 85 mm. 

 4686, 4690. Apra Bay, Guam. November 19-20, 1907. Length 93 to. 132 mm. 

 43931 U.S.N.M. Mauritius. Colonel Nicholas Pike. Length 93 mm. 

 49700 and 50704 U.S.N.M. Honolulu. Dr. O. P. Jenkins. Type of Chaetodon 



sphenospilus. 

 51153 U.S.N.M. Hawaii. Bureau of Fisheries. 

 62324 U.S.N.M. Apia, Samoa. Bureau of Fisheries, 1902. Length 108 to 125 



mm. Four examples. 

 55112 U.S.N.M. Honolulu. E. L. Berndt. Length 82 to 145 mm. Five 



examples. 

 55480 U.S.N.M. Honolulu. Fur Seal Commission. Length 140 mm. [562]. 

 55960 U.S.N.M. Bacon, Philippines. Bureau of Fisheries. Length 100 mm. 



[3342]. 

 58533 U.S.N.M, Honolulu. E. L. Berndt. Length 114 mm. 



CHAETODON MELANOPOMA Playfair 



Chaetodon mdanopoma Playfair, Fishes of Zanzibar, 1865, p. 35, pi. 6, fig. 2. 

 Aden. 



Snout sliglitly produced, little longer than eye. Preopercle very 

 indistinctly serrated. Scales 25 in lateral line. D. XII, 25; A. Ill, 

 21; soft vertical fins rounded. Yellow with darker lines nearly 



