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peduncle 3i^ to 3%; caudal 1% to 1^, hind edge broadly convex; 

 pectoral l}i to 1^; ventral 1}4 to 1%. 



Brown, lighter on breast and abdomen. On front of back five 

 parallel somewhat diffuse deep brown lines slope up from head 

 obliquely to spinous dorsal. From last line 9 parallel oblique deep 

 brown lines slope down toward anal. Broad black band from supra- 

 occipital down to eye and below much wider across lower surface 

 of head ; with age on cheek band even wider to extend across opercle 

 over on front of opercle, though in young scarcely extended behind 

 hind eye edge. Edge of soft dorsal narrowly black. Black ocellus 

 superiorly on soft dorsal or on upper half medially; about size of eye 

 in young, with age long as snout. Anal with pale edge and blackish 

 submarginal line. Hind caudal edge pale, with dusky, narrow, sub- 

 marginal line. Paired fins brown. 



Red sea, Zanzibar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, 

 India, Nicobars, East Indies, China, Micronesia, Melanesia, Poly- 

 nesia. The elongated dorsal filament is the accompaniment of age, 

 and quite variable. 



875, 10323. Balikias Bay, Lubang Island. July 17, 1908. Length 94 to 165 mm. 



4732. Batan Island. June 5, 1909. Length 124 mm. 



4760. Biri Channel. June 2, 1909. Length 128 mm. 



996. Bubuan Island. February 14, 1908. Length 168 mm. 



619, 620, 1098. Bugsuk Island. January 5, 1909. Length 43 to 127 mm. 



1245. Candaraman Island. January 4, 1909. Length 114 mm. 



602. Casogoran, Malhon Island. July 27, 1909. Length 131 mm. 



251 [1009]. Caxisigan Island, near Balabac Island. January 2, 1909. Length 

 122 mm. Blocker's figure shows reds near contour of fins too bright, scarcely 

 appearing at all on caudal peduncle except at front. No yellow crescent bar. 

 General color of side slaty with slight purplish tinge. Iris red. Bar behind 

 eye joins fellow behind ventrals and continues as median orange stripe on 

 belly. Dorsal spines orange, membranes nearly colorless or pale yellowish; 

 tip of soft dorsal including vertical edge blackish, then dusky followed by 

 narrow paler line and dark margin to orange beneath; dusky bar crosses caudal 

 peduncle as pale bar reaching on to anal. Anal margin first dusky Inaline, 

 then narrow!}^ pale submarginally adjoining black to broader orange. End 

 of caudal dusky hyaline for v.'idth equal to pupil; with narrower pale yellow 

 submarginal bar, then trilinear bar with central line orange brown and other 

 2 black. Dull orange .stripe across pectoral base and opercle flap. 



344. Endeavor Strait. December 22, 1908. Length 344 mm. 



159, 161 to 163, 1292, 3888. Endeavor Strait. December 23. 1908. Length 

 105 to 142 mm. 



4869. Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length 153 mn). 



7272. Gigoso Point, Quinapundan Bay, Samar. July 28, 1909. Length 132 mm. 



429. Langao Point, Luzon. June 24, 1909. Length 142 mm. 



976. Ligpo Point. January 18, 1908. Length 145 mm. 



5969. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 26, 1908. Length 195 mm. 



6025. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 28, 1908. Length 165 mm. 



8842. Maculabo Island. June 14, 1909. Length 163 mm. 



8842. Mahinog, Camiguin Island. August 3, 1909. Length 196 mm. 



340, 341, 812 to 814. Makesi Island. April 5, 1909. Length 77 to 131 mm. 



