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Generally white to yellowish-white. Broad black band includes 

 predorsal and interorbital down with pectoral base, sides of breast 

 to ventral bases. Within limits of same gray line from siipraoccipi- 

 tal to upper front eye edge; one from predorsal to postocular with a 

 third parallel down to opercle and both extended below, postocular 

 to ventral origin and other to vent. Second broad blackish band 

 from upper front part of soft dorsal vertically dow^n across most of anal 

 to front lobe of soft fin; submarginal posterior vertical line within 

 black band over tail. Caudal largely blackish, hind edge whitish. 

 Dark triangle over snout, angle directed down. Pectorals pale. 

 Ventrals black. Iris dark. 



Zanzibar, Mauritius, Reunion, India, East Indies, Philippines, 

 Japan, Queensland, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Hawaii. The 

 form usually pale or but slightly contrasted in color, usually known 

 as Zanclus canescens, we unite with the present species. The few 

 examples we have seen are like Bleeker's and range from 65 to 70 

 mm. in length. They differ in no important waj^ save for their paler 

 or bleached coloration. 



8121. Alunango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 1909. Length 135 mm. 



8935. Atulayan, Lagonoy Gulf. June 18, 1909. Length 155 nmi. 



4837. Biii Channel. June 1, 1909. Length 112 mm. 



1054, 7469. Bolalo Bay. December 21, 1908. Length 74 to 153 mm. 



8340. Buang Bay, Talajit Island. March 15, 1909. Length 164 mm. 



998. Bubuau Island. February 14, 1908. Length 126 mm. 



547, 548. Bugsuk. January 5, 1909. Length 122 to 137 mm. 



5675. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. April 23, 1908. Length 150 mm. 



9144, 1276. Cabugan Island, Hinunangan Island. July 30, 1909. Length 128 



to 173 mm. 

 8379. Calangaman Island. March 16, 1909. Length 180 mm. 

 1250, 1251. Candaraman Island. January 4, 1909. Length 97 to 143 mm. 

 1209. Capulaan Bay, Pagbilao Island. February 24, 1909. Length 120 mm. 

 505. Casogoran, Malhon Island. July 27, 1909. Length 85 mm. 

 7747, 7753. Caxisigan Island, Balabac. January 2, 1909. Length 170 mm. 

 7505. Endeavor Strait. December 22, 1908. Length 167 mm. 

 7557. Endeavor Strait. December 23, 1908. Length 167 mm. 

 18859. Inamucan Bay. August 8, 1909. Length 67 mm. 

 5970. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 26, 1908. Length 168 mm. 

 8845. Maculabo Island. June 14, 1909. Length 152 mm. 

 6591. Maricaban near Sepoc Point. July 21, 1908. Length 183 mm. 

 6253 to 6255, 6277. Medio Island, Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length 



165 to 180 mm. 

 612. Murcielagos Bay. August 9, 1909. Length 82 mm. 

 20800. Nato River, Luzon, tidewater. June 18, 1909. Length 65 mm. Pale 



form. 

 6608, 10404. Nortliwest of V erde Island. July 22, 1908. Length 125 to 156 mm. 

 1269, 7982. Pagapas Bay. February 20, 1909. Length 128 to 157 mm. 

 7332. Pandan Island near Sablayan Bay, Mindoro. December 12, 1908. Length 



151 mm. 

 5765, 5766. Port Capunuypugan, Mindanao. May 10, 1908. Length 140 to 



155 mm. 



