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8002. Port Banalacan, Mariiiduque. February 23, 1909. Length 300 mm. 

 Chocolate brown generally. Shoulder mark deep blue-black. Streak before 

 caudal spine deep black. Edges of dorsal and anal bright blue and narrow- 

 red line at dorsal base. Margin of caudal crescent white, with tinge of blue 

 at base of white edge. Pectoral mostly body color, posterior edge hyaline 

 with yellow submargin. Ventral bodj' color, paler at inner edge. 



6575. Port Maricaban, Island reef. July 21, 1908. Length 320 mm. Shoulder 

 black and caudal spine with black stripe. Dorsal with orange and anal some- 

 what similar. 



7260. Port Matalvi, Luzon. November 23, 1908. Length 267 mm. Black 

 shoulder stripe. Dorsal and anal with blue edges. Margin of caudal fork 

 white. Pectoral tips yellow. 



8974. Rapu Rapu Island and Strait. June 22, 1909. Length 300 mm. 



7308, 7309. Sablayan, Mindoro. December 12, 1908. Length 235 to 295 mm. 

 Black slioulder mark present. Dorsal and anal narrowly edged blue. Caudal 

 white in fork. Pectoral with yellow near tip. 



4^91,4992. Sanguisiapo Island. February 24, 1908. Length 180 to 256 mm. 

 Smoky black. Jet black postocular bar across shoulder about half length of 

 pectoral. Dorsal smoky yellow, narrowly margined blue on black line. Anal 

 smoky black, margined like dorsal. Caudal smoky, fork edged white and with 

 submarginal bluish sliades. In life white bar across caudal peduncle at caudal 

 base, becomes obscured after death. Pectoral dusky black, edge lemon yellow 

 and hyaline. Caudal spine smoky, black line forward from socket nearly length 

 of pectoral. 



5003. Simonor Island. February 24, 1908. Length 305 mm. 



5035. Sitanki Wharf. February 27, 1908. Length 265 mm. 



5713, 5714. Surigao, Mindanao. May 8, 1908. Length 295 to 303 mm. 



12700. Tara Island. December 14, 1908. Length 150 mm. 



7369. Tara Island. December 15, 1908. Length 280 mm. 



5827. Tataidaga Point. May 15, 1908. Length 212 mm. 



12070. Tictuan Island. September 8, 1909. Length 225 mm. 



7695. Ulugan Bay. December 29, 1908. Length 278 mm. 



6663. Varadero Bay, Mindoro. July 23, 1908. Length 290 mm. 



6643. Varadero Bay. July 23, 1908. Length 220 mm. 



7139, 7172, 7173. West coast of Palaui Island. November 18, 1908. Length 

 260 to 300 mm. Black shoulder bar present. Dorsal edge verj^ narrowl}' blu- 

 ish, anal more so. Caudal tips white and white bar at base obscure. Pectoral 

 tips yellow. 



6928. West coast of Sabtan Island. November 8, 1908. Length 290 mm. 



A977. Binang Unang Island. November 17, 1909. Length 343 mm. 



A927. Dodepo Island, Celebes. November 16, 1909. Length 344 mm. Gener- 

 ally slaty, with dark brown stripes on side posteriorly, much wider than inter- 

 spaces and somewhat breaking into spots on back immediately below dorsal 

 fins. Side of head, front of breast and body anteriorly above pectoral base 

 with brown spots hexagonal; on hind breast and bell\^ spots obsolete. Upon 

 fading and in alcohol spots disappear. Dorsal like body, crossed by oblique 

 bars anteriorly and posteriori}^, turning and horizontal or parallel to outer fin 

 edge on soft fin terminally. Anal similar, and in both fin markings little dis- 

 tinct except by transmitted light. Caudal uniform, very dark brown, almost 

 blackish. Pectoral rays dark brown, hyaline at tips, also membranes. Ventral 

 like pectoral. 



A1435. Kait Point, Libani Bay, Celebes. December 29, 1909. Length 273 mm. 



A865. Limbe Strait, Celebes. November 10, 1909. Length 253 mm. 



