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pectoral base, which sometimes small, again may cover whole base 

 of fin. Variation is also noticeable with blackish hind edge of upper 

 caudal lobe, which may be pale in some examples. Dark front 

 border to dorsal always distinct and continuous. 



17584. Biri Channel. June 2, 1909. Length 165 mm. 



8870, 8871. Buang Bay, Talajit Island. March 15, 1909. Length 145 to 153 mm 

 11852. Caracaran, Batan Island. June 8, 1909. Length 160 mm. 

 7433. Dalaganam Island. April 8, 1909. Length 139 mm. 

 5699. Sabtan Island. November 8, 1908. Length 208 mm. 

 7076. San Royue, Leyte. July 29, 1909. Length 117 mm. 

 12196. Tataan, Simaluc Island. February 20, 1908. Length 1.54 mm. 

 19043. Varadero Bay, Mindoro. July 23, 1908. Length 160 mm. 

 6991. West coast Sabtan Island. November 9, 1908. Length 212 mm. 

 52327 U.S.N.M. Apia, Samoa. Bureau of Fisheries. Length 174 to 211 mm 

 4 examples. 



PEMPHERIS ITOI. new species 



Depth 2iV to 21/5; head S^V to 33/5, width 1% to 1%. Snout 

 4% to 5 in head from snout tip : eye 21/5 to 2%, greater than snout 



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Figure 7. — Pempheris itoi, new species. Type 



or interorbital ; maxillary reaches % in eye, expansion 21^ to 2% 

 in eye, length 1% to 1% iii head from snout tip: teeth fine, villi- 

 form, in bands in jaws, on vomer and palatines, none on tongue; 

 interorbital 3% to 3%, convex. Gill rakers 8 + 18, lanceolate, slen- 

 der, 1% in eye ; gill filaments % of gill rakers. 



Scales 62 to 67 in lateral line to caudal base and 20 more on latter; 

 8 scales above lateral line, 16 to 18 below, 47 to 52 predorsal forward 

 to snout tip. Scales cycloid along medial axil region of body and 

 flanks, otherwise weakly ctenoid. Scales with 11 to 14 basal radi- 

 ating striae; apical denticles 38 to 40, in 4 transverse series; circuli 

 very fine. 



