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one from front of eye and the other from the maxillary. These lines 

 may all meet below and form a median blue line on the chest and 

 breast. 



According to Bleeker it would reach 500 mm. but none of our 

 examples are so larse. 



4832, 8675. Biri Channel. June 2, 1909. Length 95 to 197 mm. 



5671,5674. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. April 23, 1908. Length 172 to 180 mm. 



894. Busin Harbor. March 7, 1909. Length 97 mm. 



285, 616. Busin Harbor. March 8, 1909. Length 80 to 110 mm. 



3619. Cataingan Bay, Masbate Island. March 14, 1909. Length 110 mm. 



5523. Catbalogan, Samar. April 15, 1908. Length 298 mm. Side of body pale 

 dusky cadmium, becoming grayish above and below posteriorly, more dusky 

 anteriorly. Side crossed by 6 dusky bars, ground color nearly sepia; on yellow 

 ground centers of scales with dark cobalt blue, nearly slaty on dark bars. 

 Front of head black. Opercle black, edges of scales dark green and black flap 

 with scale edges green. From nuchal region downward behind eye soiled white 

 bar, lower portion bluish. Breast dark olive with scattered dashes or spots of 

 slate. Iris black. Dorsal pale dusky yellow, lighter than body anteriorly; 

 terminal portions of spines pale t)lue on first 6 spines; remainder of fin posteri- 

 orly margined with blue, vertical edge becoming ultramarine blue and vertical 

 portion of fin pale white thickly spotted with cerulean blue. Anal olive, more 

 or less orange on vertical portion, tips of spines and margin of anal ultramarine, 

 spots somewhat larger on vertical anal than on vertical dorsal. Caudal olive, 

 edges and tip of fin ultramarine. Vertical fins narrowly edged black. Paired 

 fins black. 



8288. Canmahala Bay, Luzon. March 11, 1909. Length 323 mm. 



7745. Caxisigan Island, Balabac. January 2, 1909. Length 390 mm. 



5378. Cebu market. April 5, 1908. Length 360 mm. 



7504. Endeavor Strait. December 22, 1908. Length 197 mm. 



7270. Gigoso Point, Quinapundan Bay, Samar Island. July 28, 1909. Length 

 122 mm. 



4752. Lianga Bay. May 11, 1908. Length 120 mm. 



6048, 6049. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 28, 1908. Length 205 to 295 mm. 



343. Makesi Island. April 5, 1909. Length 150 mm. 



7388. Port Caltom, Busuanga. December 15, 1908. Length 210 mm. 



A533. Tambul Sigambul. September 14, 1909. Length 290 mm. 



A1344. Labuan Blanda Island. December 14, 1909. Length 380 mm. 



57497 U.S.N.M. Japan. P. L. Jouy. Length 156 to 180 mm. Two examples. 



HOLACANTHUS LORICULUS Gunther 



Holacanthus loriculus GDnther, Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, vol. 2-3, Heft 5-6, 

 1874, p. 53, pi. 40, fig. C. Society Islands.— Fowler and Ball, Bishop 

 Mus. Bull., No. 26, 1925 (1926), p. 18 (Johnston Island). 



Yellow, with 5 vertical blackish bands, first twice width of others. 

 Small scattered blackish spots on back above lateral line. Soft dorsal 

 and anal with hind half of each lobe blackish. Length 93 mm. 



HOLACANTHUS MULTIFASCIATUS Smith and Radcliffe 



Holacanthus multifasciatus Smith and Radcliffe, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 

 40, 1911, p. 324, fig. 3. Port Galera, Mindoro, Philippines. (Romblon 

 Harbor; Mabul Island, Borneo; Buka, Dodepo and Pasejogo Islands, Bin- 



