148 BULLETIN" 10 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



last spine 1% to 2, fourth ray Iyo to 1)4', least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 2J^ to 33^; caudal I^q to l}4, hind edge little emarginate, 

 to slightly convex when expanded; pectoral 2 to 2j^ in combined 

 head and body; ventral 2% to 2J4- 



Body largely blackish-brown, especially medially. Rather diffuse 

 pale or whitish band from front of spinous dorsal to opercle and 

 breast. Another, more sharply defined, broadly from last dorsal 

 spines down obliquely across caudal peduncle. Outer portion of soft 

 dorsal dull brownish and caudal paler. Spinous dorsal and anal 

 more or less blackish, except pale band on former. Pectoral dull or 

 olive-brown. Ventrals blackish. Iris brown. 



East Indies, Philippines, Queensland, Melanesia, Polynesia. 



8150. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf. March 6, 1909. Length 160 mm. 

 578, 1286, 1287. Alimango Bay. March 5, 1909. Length 88 to 114 mm. 

 17751. Balikias Bay, Lubaiig Island. July 17, 1908. Length 120 mm. 

 4822. Batan Island. June 5, 1909. Length 98 mm. 

 8957. Between Paron and Jesus Points, Albay Gulf, Luzon. June 21, 1909. 



Length 152 mm. 

 8559. Bolinao. May 10, 1909. Length 175 mm. 

 8351. Buang Bay, Talajit Island. March 15, 1909. Two examples. Length 



160 to 171 mm. 

 5640, 5668, 5676, 5679. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. April 22, 1908. Length 



160 to 175 mm. 

 819, 868, 1156. Busin Harbor. April 23, 1908. Length 82 to 104 mm. 

 3630. Busin Harbor. March 8, 1909. Length 107 mm. 

 8371. Caracaran, Batan Island. June 8, 1909. Length 170 mm. 

 6352. Cebu market. April 4, 1908. Length 131 mm. 



7555, 7556. Endeavor Strait. December 23, 1908. Length 168 to 190 mm. 

 8244 to 8251. Galvaney, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 9, 1909. Length 156 to 



171 mm. 

 5197. Jolo market. March 7, 1908. Length 165 mm. 

 509. Langao Point. June 21, 1909. Length 128 mm. 



4750. Ligpo Point, Balayan Bay, Luzon. January 18, 1908. Length 90 ram. 

 8448. Mactan Island, Cebu. March 25, 1909. Length 170 mm. 

 8881. Mansalay, Mindoro. June 4, 1908. Length 131 mm. 

 3892. Maribojoc Bay, Bohol. March 26, 1909. Length 77 mm. 

 910. Maricaban Island. January 20, 1908. Length 66 mm. 

 8598. Matnog Bay. May 31, 1909. Length 150 mm. 



6242. Medio Island, Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length 125 mui. 

 719 and 8898. Near Palag Bay. June 18, 1909. Length 150 to 167 mm. 

 7944, 7981. Pagapas Bay, Luzon. February 20, 1909. Length 163 to 175 mm. 

 1317. Polloc. May 23, 1909. Length 134 mm. 



8207. Port Busin, Burias Island. March 8, 1909. Length 170 mm. 

 5763. Port Capunuypugan, Mindanao. May 10, 1908. Length 186 mm. 

 8388. Port Dupon, Leyte. March 17, 1909. Length 157 mm. 



8271. Port Jameio, Luzon. July 13, 1908. Length 85 mm. 



6558, 6559. Port Maricaban. July 21, 1908. Length 155 to 160 mm. 

 4780. Port Matalvi. November 22, 1908. Length 121 mm. 

 4787. Port Matalvi. November 23, 1908. Length 107 mm. 

 723. Port Palapag. June 3, 1909. Length 108 mm. 



8272. San Miguel Island, Tabaco Bay. June 4, 1909. Length 111 mm. 

 5693. Santa Cruz, Marinduque. April 24, 1908. Length 165 mm. 



