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Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 9, 1884, p. 457 (Queensland 

 coast). — Elera, Cat. Fauna Filipin., vol. 1, 1895, p. 489 (Luzon, 

 Manila).— Jordan and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fish., vol. 26, 1906(1907), p. 

 34 (Manila). — Jordan and Richardson, Bull. Bur. Fish., vol. 27, 1907 

 (1908), p. 269 (Cagayancillo).— Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, 

 p. 312 (Banda). — Ogilby, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 3, 1915, p, 103 

 (Moreton Bay).— Fowler, Bishop Mus. Bull., No. 22, 1925, p. 34 

 (Samoa). — Herre and Montalban, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 34, No. 1, 

 September 1927, p. 91 (Bato Bato). 

 Holacanthus tenigab Thiolliere, Fauna Woodlark, 1857, p. 169. Woodlark 

 Island. 



Depth IJ/^ to 2; head 3}4 to 33^, width 1% to 2. Snout 2^ to 3; 

 eye 3 to 3%, 1 to 1% in snout, equal to slightly greater than inter- 

 orbital; maxillary reaches opposite nostrils, 4 to 43^ in head; interor- 

 bital 33^2 to 3^, broadly convex; preopercle spine along upper edge 

 1 to 33^. Gill rakers 4+12, lanceolate, short, strong, }i of gill fila- 

 ments, which 13^ in eye. 



Scales 45 to 48 between gill opening and caudal base; 7 or 8 scales 

 above lateral line, 20 to 22 below. Scales with 5 to 12 basal radi- 

 ating striae; apical denticles 17 to 29, each with long slender rootlet; 

 circuli fine. 



D. XIV or XV, 15, i or 16, i, last spine 13^^ to 2 in head, seventh 

 dorsal ray 2% to 33^ in combined head and body; A. Ill, 17, i or 

 18, I, third spine 1% to 1% in head, ninth ray 2;^ to 33^ in com- 

 bined head and body; least depth of caudal peduncle 1% to 2yq in 

 head; caudal convex behind, 1 to Iyo', pectoral 1 to )^; ventral 3 to 

 3^ in combined head and body. 



Anterior % of body yellowish- white, also hind half of caudal 

 peduncle and entire caudal fin. From occiput broad blackish-brown 

 band to eye. Posterior half of trunk and tail blackish-brown, each 

 scale within its area with dark blue basal blotch; also vertical fins 

 with dark blue transverse or oblique lines, most distinct and nearly 

 vertical on last rays. Iris pale or whitish, black of superior blotch 

 only invading above. Supraocular blackish blotch with whitish bor- 

 der in front and behind, also front border of dark body area with 

 broad whitish border. Upper edge of soft dorsal narrowly whitish 

 and lower anal edge narrowly bluish. Paired fins whitish. 



East Indies, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia. Its coloration is 

 greatly suggestive of the American Holacanthus tricolor. 



3885. Gandra Island. September 20, 1909. Length 94 mm. 



3635, 3636. Teomabal. September 18, 1909. Length 80 to 115 mm. 



4862. Murcielagos Bay, Mindanao. August 21, 1909. Length 90 mm, 



3894. Opol, Mindanao. August 4, 1909. Length 107 mm. 



4849, 4850, 21441. Panpan, Tara Island. September 20, 1909. 



One example. Philippines. Length 62 mm. 



3913, 3914, 6555. Port Maricaban. July 21, 1908. Length 87 to 113 mm. 



