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D. V, 23, 1 or 24, i, last spine 13^ to 13^ in head, third ray 1 to IJ/g ; 

 A. Ill, 19, I or 20, I, third spine 1% to 1^, thu-d ray \}i to \]4; 

 caudal with hind edge slightly convex, 13^ to 1%; least depth of 

 caudal peduncle 2J^ to 3%; pectoral 1 to l}/s', ventral \-^ to 1^^; 

 caudal spine 1 to 1% in eye. 



Largely uniform dark brown, variably from chocolate to seal brown. 

 With age head and body with minute grayish dots, more or less form- 

 ing as streaks about margins of scales, whole appearance with incon- 

 spicuous longitudinal more or less waved lines. Iris dark brown. 

 Vertical fins dusky, with age greater basal half neutral black and 

 outer half dusky olive, though not greatly contrasted. Pectoral pale 

 brownish to yellowish. Ventral blackish. Membranes in sheath of 

 caudal spine whitish. 



Mauritius, East Indies, Philippines, Melanesia, Polynesia, Hawaii. 

 The species is apparently dichromatic. All our Philippine and East 

 Indian materials'listed below are of the dark phase. 



12996, 15155. Alibijaban Island, Luzon. Length 124 to 150 mm. 



11199, 11201, 15691, 16015. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. Length 105 to 

 115 mm. 



16276. Biri Channel. June 1, 1909. Length 138 mm. 



14897, 14899. Biri Channel. June 2, 1909. Length 105 to 126 mm. 



9864. Bolalo Bay, Palawan Island. December 21, 1908. Length 140 mm. 



15969. Bugsuk Island. June 5, 1909. Length 148 mm. 



298. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. March 8, 1909. Length 85 mm. Purplish 

 slate. Small black blotches at axils of vertical fins. Breast with numerous 

 round bronze spots, likewise side of head. Iris narrowly golden. Dorsal 

 tipped black, barred with narrow paler bands. Anal narrowly tipped blue, 

 anteriorly with submarginal black line continued posteriorly as margin. 

 Caudal slate, with white margin in fork. Pectoral membranes hyaline, rays 

 dusky orange, edge blackish. Ventral bluish on front and edge. 



16460. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. April 22, 1908. Length 165 mm. 



15903. Capulaan Bay, Pagbilao Island. February 24, 1909. Length 148 mm. 



6857, 6858. Caxisigan Island. January 2, 1909. Lengtii 96 to 118 mm. 



272. Cagayanes Island. March 31, 1909. Length 129 mm. 



5383, 7571. Cebu market. April 6, 1908. Length 87 to 95 mm. 



18466. Cebu market. April 15, 1908. Length 122 mm. 



10892. Dasol Bay. March 9, 1909. Length 130 mm. 



15111,15841. Dupon Port, Leyte. March 17, 1909. Length 88 to 137 mm. 



15470, 15471, 18280. Galera Bay, Mindanao Island. June 9, 1908. Length 102 

 to 148 mm. 



14375, 14629. Galvaney Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 9, 1909. Length 

 126 to 129 mm. 



14434. Gubat, Sorsogon, Luzon. June 23, 1909. Length 115 mm. 



18864. Inamucan Bay. August 8, 1909. Length 128 mm. 



193, 15527. Langao Point, Luzon. June 24, 1909. Length 145 to 152 mm. 

 Seal brown, changing to light olive green. Body with very fine, numerous 

 lines of pearl blue, breaking as dots on head and breast. Iris brown. Dorsal 

 greenish black. Anal and caudal slate. Pectoral with orange sliades and 

 narrow line on first ray. Ventral greenish black. 



21038. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 28, 1908. Length 114 mm. White 

 streak from opposite opercle back along median axis to villi of tail. 



