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5082. Pujada, Mindanao. May 15, 1908. Length 193 mm. 



9242, 12591, 15647. Rapurapu Island. June 22, 1909. Length 125 to 205 mm- 



2. Examples without black blotch on back: 



16065. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 1909. Length 188 mm. 



9796. Caxisigan Island, off Balabac. January 2, 1909. Length 137 mm. 



9252. Endeavor Strait. December 22, 1908. Length 223 mm. 



21535. Endeavor Strait. December 23, 1908. Length 117 mm. 



5020. Lagoon South Tuniindao. February 26, 1908. Length 205 mm. Dusky 

 cadmium, tront part of body, breast and head mainly black. Paler median 

 stripe through top of head from front of dorsal, washed with yellow. From 

 upper preopercle edge across head below, including region between breast and 

 chin, olive gray peppered with small brownish spots. From shoulder down- 

 ward behind pectoral and ventral paler, becoming silvery to gray below, breast 

 and region in front black. Iris dark. Dorsal body color, exposed edge of 

 spines bluish. Soft verticals dusky. Anal like dorsal. Pectoral dusky, 

 upper edge black. Ventral with first spine and ray blackish, inner spine 

 and raj's with yellowish terminally. 



6154, 6155. Mansalay, Mindanao. June 4, 1908. Length 195 to 208 mm. 



14345. Matnog Bay. March 31, 1909. Length 205 mm. 



8354. Murcielagos Bay, Mindanao. August 21, 1909. Length 190 mm. 



8210, 15856, 15857. Pagapas Bay, Luzon. February 20, 1909. Length 185 to 

 200 mm. 



14650. Parang, Mindanao. May 23, 1908. Length 188 mm. 



14356. Paron Point, Albay Gulf, Luzon. June 21, 1909. Length 190 mm. 



5897. Polloc, Mindanao. May 22, 1908. Length 205 mm. 



7379, 14710. Port Caltom. December 15, 1908. Length 164 to 207 mm. 



6375. Port Jamelo. July 13, 1908. Length 230 mm. 



15475, 15476. Port Matalvi, Luzon. November 23, 1908. Length 210 to 

 214 mm. 



15152. Port Uson, west of Pinas Island. December 17, 1908. Length 204 mm. 



8252, 8253. Reefs of southern lagoon. February 26, 1908. Length 140 to 

 163 mm. 



14310, 14311. Tara Island. December 14, 1908. Length 150 to 178 mm. 



7655, 16384. Ulugan Bay. Channel mouth of inlet. December 28, 1908. 

 Length 200 to 240 mm. 



9724. Kayoa Island. November 29, 1909. Length 167 mm. 



14944. Talisse Island. November 9, 1909. Length 115 mm. 



22859, 22884. Togian Bay, Togian Island. November 19, 1909. Length 90 to 

 118 mm. 



14741. Limbe Strait, Celebes. November 10, 1909. Length 190 mm. 



21361. Limbe Strait. November 11, 1909. Length 120 mm. 



A1509. Birabirahan Island. Borneo. December 31, 1909. Length 210 mm. 



21492 to 21494, 22685, 22686, 22817. Gane Road, Gillolo Island. December 1. 

 1909. Length 60 to 110 mm. 



14682. Tidore Island, south of Ternate. November 24, 1909. Length 192 mm. 



A1069. Tidore Island. November 25, 1909. Two examples. Length 189 to 

 200 mm. 



84230 U.S.N.M. Zamboanga. Dr. Fred Baker. Four examples. Length 193 

 to 230 mm. 



