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10370. Subig, Lubang Island. July 14, 1908. Length 200 mm. 



6441. Tilig Bay, Lubang. July 14, 1908. Length 260 mm. Brownish olive 



above, becoming j'ellowish below. Dorsal and anal olive j^ellow, margined with 



blue; anal with 4 interrupted cross bands of slate gray; dorsal similar, except 



bands much more broken, become almost an irregular mottling; spines with 



blue bases. Caudal with blue-gray shades. Paired fins similar to adjacent 



regions of body. 

 6481, 6482. Tilig, Lubang Island. July 15, 1908. Length 212 to 334 mm. 

 7661. Ulugan Bay, Palawan Island. December 28, 1908. Length 533 mm. 

 6930, 6979. West coast of Sabtan Island. November 8, 1908. Length 480 to 



605 mm. 

 4451. Apra Bay, Guam. November 19-21, 1907. Length 530 mm. 

 A1461, A1462. Kait Point, Libani Bay, Celebes. December 29, 1909. Length 



455 to 565 mm. 

 A1557. Nan Wan, Formosa. January 25, 1910. Length 262 mm. 

 17976 U.S.N.M. Honolulu. Dr. T. H. Streets. Length 290 mm. 

 32734 U.S.N.M. Indian Archipelago. Leiden Museum. Length 74 mm. Aa 



Naseus amboinensis. 

 50792 U.S.N.M. Southern Japan. Imperial Museum, Japan. Length 107 mm. 

 62343 U.S.N.M. Samoa. Bureau of Fisheries. Length 246 to 350 mm. Two 



examples. 

 55105 U.S.N.M. Honolulu. Albatross collection. Length 134 to 147 mm. Two 



examples. 

 55429 U.S.N.M. Hilo, Hawaii, from dolphin's stomach. July 18, 1901. Bureau 



of Fisheries Length 30 to 34 mm. Four examples. 

 55483 U.S.N.M. Honolulu. Dr. O. P. Jenkins. Length 150 to 393 mm. Four 



examples. 

 55970 U.S.N.M. San Fabian, Philippines. Bureau of Fisheries. Length 66 mm. 

 58518 U.S.N.M. Honolulu. E. L. Berndt. Length 70 mm. 

 59697 U.S.N.M. Matsushima Bay, Japan. Dr. H. M. Smith. Length 80 mm. 

 71661 U.S.N.M. Nafa, Okinawa. Albatross collection 1906. Length 202 mm. 

 82907 U.S.N.M. Oahu. Wilkes Exploring Expedition. Length 73 mm. 



NASO BRACHYCENTRON (Valenciennes) 



Naseiis brachycentron Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 10, 1835, p. 275. 



Waigiu. 

 Naso brachycentron Herre, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 34, No. 4, Dec. 1927, 



p. 448, pi. 5, fig. 2 (Bennett Island and Bantayan). 



Frontal horn with axis passing through orbit. D. V, 29; A. II, 

 28. Gray. Length 512 mm. (Valenciennes.) 



Apparently close to Naso unicornis but with very strong dorsal 

 spines only half as long as in that species. 



NASO BREVIROSTRIS (Valenciennes) 



Naseus brevirostris Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 10, 1835, p. 277. 

 Moluccas; Mauritius; New Guinea. — Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. 

 Indie, vol. 5, 1853, p. (154) 165 (Macassar); vol. 9, 1855. p. (283) 306 

 (Macassar); Act. Soc. Sci. Ind. N^erland., vol. 2, No. 7, 1857, p. 5 

 (Amboina); vol. 3, No. 5, 1857-58, p. 2 (Macassar). — Gunther, Cat. 

 Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 3, 1861, p. 349 rCeylon, Malay Archipelago, Macas- 

 sar, Amboina, Tana, Aneiteum). — Gttichenot. Notes I. Reunion, vol. 2, 

 1862, p. 27. — Playfair, Fishes of Zanzibar, 1866, p. 58 ("Zanzibar). — Klun- 

 ziNGER, Verh. zool. bot. Ges. Wien, vol. 21, 1871, p. 511 CKoseir, Red 



