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Depth IK to 13^; head 3 to 3}4, width IH to 2. Snout 3 to Z^ 

 in head from snout tip; e3^e 3 to 3^, 1 to 1% in snout, slightly greater 

 than interorbital in young to 1% in adult; maxillary reaches about 

 opposite hind nostril, 3% to 3^ in head; interorbital Z}4 to 33^, 

 broadly convex; preopercle spine along upper edge 2}/^ to 4. Gill 

 rakers 4 + 12, short robust points, }4 of gill filaments, which 1)^ in 

 eye. 



Scales 61 to 72 between gill opening and caudal base; 12 or 13 scales 

 above lateral line, 23 to 28 below. Scales with 4 basal radiating striae ; 

 apical denticles 17 to 31, each with long slender rootlet; cu'culi fine. 



D. XII, 17, I or 18, 1, last spine 114 to 1% in total head length, 

 sixth ray 13^ to 13/^; A. Ill, 17, i or 18, i, third spine 1% to lj4, sLxth 

 rs.y l}4. to 1^; least depth of caudal peduncle 23^ to 2^; caudal 

 rounded convexly behind, 1% to 13^; pectoral 1}/^ to 1%; ventral 1 

 to 13^. 



Trunk posteriori}^ and tail dusky brown, shading anteriorly pale 

 brown to head. Iris brown. Broad dusky brown band from occiput 

 includes eye and meets on breast its fellow, where also narrowing. 

 Front of lips dusky brown. On trunk and tail many waved gray lon- 

 gitudinal lines, variously broken and irregular. Dorsals and anals 

 dusky brown to blackish, like tail, with very narrow whitish edges. 

 Caudal and paired fins pale like head. 



East Indies. Our large series of this species shows it to be remark- 

 ably uniform and with but slight change with age. 



1324, 12997. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length 



105 to 128 mm. 

 1288. Alimango Bay, March 5, 1909. Length 123 mm. 

 625. Bagacay Bay, Escarpada. March 13, 1909. Length 130 mm. 

 3607, 9004. Biri Channel. June 1, 1908. Length 78 mm. 

 757. Buang Bay, Talajit Island. March 15, 1909. Length 135 mm. 

 617, 618. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. March 8, 1909. Length 70 to 85 mm. 

 974, 9005. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. April 22, 1908. Length 90 to 110 mm. 

 818, 856, 857. Busin Harbor. April 23, 1908. Length 73 to 115 mm. 

 286, 287, 3610, 3620. Busin Harbor. March 8, 1909. Length 65 to 105 mm. 

 3622 and 3623. Butauanan Island. June 13, 1909. Length 78 to 92 mm. 

 1210,3609. Capulaan Bay, Pagbilao Island. February 24, 1909. Length 110 



to 141 mm. 

 843 to 846, 1134. Cataingau Bay. April 18, 1908. Length 65 to 90 mm. 

 3587. Canmahala Bay, Ragay Gulf. March 11, 1909. Length 96 mm. 

 944. Cebu market. April 5, 1908. Length 133 mm. 



350, 96CG. Endeavor Strait. December 22, 1908. Length 88 to 134 mm. 

 70, 1296, 1297. Endeavor Strait. December 23, 1908. Length 56 to 103 mm. 

 4670. Galvaney Island, Ragay Gulf. March 9, 1909. Length 106 mm. 

 21583. Guiniyan Island. June 4, 1909. Length 45 mm. 

 22843. Isabela, Basilan. September 11, 1909. Length 46 mm. 

 141,785,956,957,4768. Langao Point, Luzon. June 24, 1909. Length 75 to 



135 mm. 

 4839. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 26, 1908. Length 116 mm. 

 1101, 1102. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 28, 1908. Length 138 to 145 mm. 



