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of the gray spots have faded from the cheeks. The anterior portion 

 of the body is also much paler and more contrasted. The preoper- 

 cular spine is quite variable, often asymmetrical or short on one side 

 of the head and long on the other. 



14891, 22114. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 1909. Length 77 to 



99 mm. 



20488. Batan Island. June 5, 1909. Length 80 mm. 



3608. Biri Channel. June 1, 1909. Length 88 mm. 



One example. Buang Bay, Talajit Island. March 15, 1909. Length 127 mm. 



1157. Busin Harbor. April 23, 1908. Length 95 mm. 



3621. Busin Harbor. March 7, 1909. Length 87 mm. 



288, 3629. Busin Harbor. March 8, 1909. Length 76 to 92 mm. 



6067. Cagayanes Island. March 31, 1909. Length 88 mm. 



3915, 15077. Capulaan Bay, Pagbilao Island. February 24, 1909. Length 66 



to 94 mm. 

 11854. Caracaran, Batan Island. June 8, 1909. Length 86 mm. 

 847. Cataingan Bay. April 18, 1908. Length 102 mm. 

 3586. Canmahala Bay, Ragay Gulf. March 11, 1909. Length 94 mm, 

 246 to 248. Caxisigan. December 29, 1909. Length 88 to 100 mm. 

 7828. Cebu market. April 7, 1908. Length 91 mm. 

 22147. Cebu market. August 28, 1909. Length 68 mm. 

 7432. Dalaganem Island. April 8, 1909. Length 100 mm. 

 4635. Grande Island Reef, Subig Bay. January 8, 1908. Length 105 mm, 

 22809, 22810. Jolo. March 6-7, 1908. Length 86 to 94 mm. 

 3642. Mactan Island. March 25, 1909. Length 93 mm. 

 22043. Maagnas, Lagonoy Gulf, Luzon. June 17, 1909. Length 77 mm, 

 21287, 4831. Malanipa Island. September 8, 1909. Length 63 to 68 mm. 

 31, 3922. Malapascua Island. March 16, 1909. Length 100 to 105 mm. 

 997. Maricaban Island. January 20, 1908. Length 92 mm. 

 22937. Mindanao. August 9, 1909. Length 95 mm. 

 9317. Mompog Island. March 2, 1909. Length 91 mm. 

 4567. Mompog Island. March 3, 1909. Length 78 mm. 

 1100, 1229 to 1231, 21966. Murcielagos Bay, Mindanao. August 9, 1909. 



Length 60 to 80 mm. 

 4859, 4860. Murcielagos Bay. August 21, 1909. Length 78 to 89 mm, 



3609, 15251. Near Palag Bay, Luzon. June 16, 1909. Length 70 to 76 mm. 

 3905, 22794, 22795. Opol, Mindanao Island. August 4, 1909. Length 66 to 72 



mm. 

 897. Pagapas Bay. February 20, 1909. Length 65 mm. 

 276, 277, 19070. Paluan Bay, Mindoro. December 11, 1908. Length 72 to 87 



mm. 

 15950. Pangasinan Island. February 13, 1908. Length 67 mm. 

 4808 to 4810, 19970, 19971. PoUoc, Mindanao. May 22, 1908. Length 75 to 



92 mm. 

 358. Port Caltom. December 15, 1908. Length 95 mm. 

 10300, 10338, 10339, 11025, 22742. Port Maricaban. July 21, 1908. Length 



65 to 99 mm. 

 16535. Port Matalvi, Luzon. November 22, 1908. Length 82 mm. 

 4602. Port Palapag. June 3, 1909. Length 102 mm. 

 12657, 12658. Port San Pio Quinto, Camiguin Island. November 10, 1908. 



Length 93 to 105 mm. 

 751. Port Uson, West Pinas Island. December 17, 1908. Length 77 mm. 

 634. Port Tilig. July 15, 1908. Length 76 mm. 



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