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Light yellowish brown generally, more or less tinged dusky on lower 

 surface between ventrals and caudal peduncle. Dark blackish-brown 

 area from front of interorbital until opposite first few dorsal spines; 

 edges broadly bordered v/ith light blue and young with blue line from 

 front of spinous dorsal to lower hind eye edge, second parallel but 

 much shorter posteriorly and vertically on opercle and third also 

 parallel from above lateral line down to pectoral origin and below 

 hind pectoral base down to belly, and like blue borders of dark area, 

 meeting its fellow. Second blackish-brown area forms on last dorsal 

 rays basally and front of caudal peduncle extends down to anal which 

 entirely same color; all upper front and hind edges bordered with 

 light blue; entire dark area and anal finely dotted with pale blue; 

 in young blue spots absent and median blue line extends from bases 

 of last dorsal rays to those of anal. On trunk and front of tail, within 

 limitation of dark blotch, each scale with basal blotch of brown to 

 slaty. Dorsals, except dark blotch basally and posteriorly, and caudal 

 pale brownish-buff. Vertical fins edged with blue narrowly and sub- 

 marginal dusky Une. Pectoral neutral-dusky, also ventral, but its 

 front edge narrowly blue. Iris dusky. 



East Indies. A very unusual species in its color markings and 

 apparently rare in collections. It was known to the early naturalists. 



4821. Batan Island. June 5, 1909. Length 157 mm. 



8958. Between Paron and Jesus Points, Luzon. June 21, 1909. Length 219 mm. 



5389. Cebu market. April 6, 1908. Length 153 mm. 



948, 1194 [1397, 1383]. Port Dupon, Leyte Island. March 17, 1909. Length 

 155 to 158 mm. From interorbital region backward over nape and down 

 through and behind pectoral base smoky purplish, area becomes brownish 

 forward and on each side bordered by broad white stripe or bar; posterior not 

 quite to dorsal base or half way above lateral line, below ends about level with 

 pectoral base; anterior stripe crosses snout in front of nostrils, extends close 

 below lower front eye edge, crosses breast near pectoral base and ends on level 

 with ventral bases; head and breast anteriorly pale ochraceous; snout and 

 chin blackish. Middle of side orange, center of each scale with purplish lalack 

 spot, becomes larger until dominating color on abdominal surface, orange 

 changing to olive yellow. From middle of soft dorsal base downward to about 

 middle of anal, including posterior part of body and caudal peduncle black, 

 speckled with bluish white. Spinous dorsal in front dusky yellow, including 

 both spines and membranes of first four or incised portion, posteriorly fin 

 bright orange, similar to body; bluish white edge runs from fifth spine around 

 and including vertical edge, with very narrow black submarginal line. End of 

 caudal peduncle and all of caudal bright orange, tip of fin white, black and 

 blue. Anal black, edge black on submarginal bluish white band; across spines 

 3 similar marginal stripes, bodv of fin specked with bluish white. Pectoral 

 rays Vjlue black, membranes nyaiine. Ventral black medially, olivaceous on 

 2 last rays with bluish white front and extreme front of spine black. 



9663 [2015]. Mabul Island. September 29, 1909. Length 129 mm. 



9673. Talisse Island. November 9, 1909. Length 110 mm. 



465, 466, 4833. Buka Buka Island, Gulf of Tomini, Celebes. November 20, 

 1909. Length 96 to 153 mm. 



22683. Gane Road, Gillolo Island. December 1, 1909. Length 55 mm. 



