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22439, 22440. Pucot River, Mariveles. January 29, 1909. Length 67 to 73 mm. 



8780. Quinalasag Island. June 12, 1909. Length 290 mm. 



8980, 8981. Rapu Rapu Island. June 22, 1909. Length 217 to 290 mm. 

 Brown, with orange shades on breast and tail. Caudal spine with orange 

 socket. Head without stripes or spots. Dusky blotch on shoulder about size 

 of pupil. Dorsal and anal without bars, anal edge blue, dorsal edge appar- 

 ently not blue. Caudal without white in fork but with white bar at base of 

 fin. Pectoral without j^ellow. 



19826, 19827. Romblon. March 26, 1908. Length 83 to 102 mm. 



One example. San Pascual, Burias Island, in tide pool. March 8, 1909. Length 

 50 mm. 



A556. Sulade Island. September 18, 1909. Length 278 mm. Side of body 

 brown, darker stripes longitudinally. Side of head without markings. Black 

 oblong blotch behind gill opening. Caudal spine with orange socket. One or 

 two obscure bars near edge of dorsal and anal, most distinct posteriorly; anal 

 with distinct purple edge, dorsal similar but ver}' much narrower. Caudal 

 with distinct white basal bar. 



A558. Sulade Island. September 17, 1909. Length 310 mm. 



8345. Talajit Island, Buang Bay. March 15, 1909. Length 310 mm. Body 

 very finely striped with purplish blue and olive. Front and side of head 

 brown becoming blackish on vertical flap. Very short dark blotch behind 

 upper angle of gill opening. Breast mostly dusky, also with orange shades. 

 Fins dull violaceous, dorsal edge somewhat purplish with submarginal trans- 

 lucent bar; anal margin bright purple. White band across caudal base. 

 Caudal spine with orange socket. Paired fins olive or black, without marks 

 or color variation. 



8531. Verde del Sur Island. April 6, 1909. Length 220 mm. 



A726, A727. Danawan Island. September 27, 1909. Length 240 to 282 mm. 



A1232, A1233. Gomomo Island. December 3, 1909. Length 255 to 290 mm. 



A1506, A1507. Birabirahan Island, Borneo. December 31, 1909. Length 262 

 to 265 mm. 



A981, A982. Binang Unang Island. November 17, 1909. Length 257 to 267 mm. 



A1375, A1376. Basa Island, Gulf of Boni, Celebes. December 17, 1909. Length 

 240 to 250 mm. Small blackish blotch behind upper angle of gill opening, 

 rapidly fading away. Somewhat yellowish wash on breast below pectoral - 

 Caudal spine with somewhat orange socket. Dorsal blackish along edge, few 

 obscure darker bars posterior and terminal on soft fin, 1 distinct along entire 

 margin. Anal with bright blue border. Caudal with white basal band, not 

 encroaching on fin except on upper rays. Pectoral with general olive yellow 

 shade terminally. 



A1031. Buka Buka Island, Celebes. November 20, 1909. Length 277 mm. 



A1488. Libani Bay, Kait Point, Celebes. December 29, 1909. Length 208 mm. 

 Body stripes fine. Black shoulder blotch larger than pupil. Dorsal and anal 

 obscurely barred terminally. Anal margin bright blue. Caudal with white 

 basal band. Pectoral without yellow. 



HEPATUS MACULICEPS Ahl 



Hepatus maculiceps Ahl, Mitth. Zool. Mus. Berlin, vol. 11, Heft 1, 1924, p. 

 36, fig. 4. Talassia, New Pomerania. 



Depth \% to 2; head 3M to S}/^, width 2 to 2i^. Snout \H to 

 IM; eye 4 to 5, 3}^ to 2,% in snout, l}/^ to li^ in interorbital; 16 to 

 18 teeth in each jaw; maxillar}^ 33^^ to 3?^ in head; interorbital 2J^ 



