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third very little longer than second and rather arched; second to 

 fourth rays longest. P. 17. Ventral far from reaching anal. Back 

 brown, each scale center obscure. Below pink. Dorsal, anal and 

 caudal scarlet, paired fins pink. Length 506 mm. 



Castelnau compares it with Diaco'pus tiea Lesson (pi. 23), but con- 

 tends it is different. 



13712, 16443 [1220], 17764. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 1909. 

 Length 169 to 210 mm. Broadly spindle shaped spot on each scale in elliptical 

 region under seventh to ninth dorsal spines, having appearance of an elliptical 

 spot on white blotch. Similar white blotch below base of second dorsal. In 

 fading similar white broadly spindle shaped spots appear on scales all over 

 body, causing original 2 white blotches to become less pronounced. Back 

 blackish. Lower side olive. Belly dirty white. 



6504, 17904. Balikias Bay, Lubang. July 17, 1908. Length 143 to 238 mm. 



8618. Biri Channel, Balicuatro Islands. June 1, 1909. Length 627 mm. 



16119. Bolalo Bay, Palawan. December 21, 1908. Length 168 mm. 



7832, 9057, 9058 [1042], 12206. Bugsuk Island, Balabac. January 5, 1909. 

 Length 158 to 283 mm. 



5601. Busin Harbor, Burias Islands. April 22, 1908. Length 233 mm. 



13330. Caxisigan Island, off Balabac. January 2. 1909. Length 218 mm. 



7594. Endeavor Strait, Palawan. December 23, 1908. Length 242 mm. 



7595, 7596, 11623, 11624. Endeavor Strait. December 24, 1908. Length 221 to 

 322 mm. 



8236, 14632. Galvaney Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 9, 1909. Length 222 



to 329 mm. 

 6105. Iloilo market. June 1, 1908. Length 295 mm. 

 9025. Langao Point, Luzon. June 24, 1909. Length 254 mm. 

 8676. Leung Point, Batog Island. Length 343 mm. 

 4671. Limbones Cove, Luzon. January 14, 1908. Length 238 mm. 

 6053, 6054, 8730. Little Santa Cruz Island. May 28, 1908. Length 172 to 258 



mm. 

 897. Luzon Point, Manila Bay, Luzon. January 81, 1909. Length 617 mm. 

 9003. Mactan Cove, Mactan Island. April 6, 1908. Length 171 mm. 

 5446. Maculabo Island. June 14, 1909. Length 255 mm. 



15017, 21614. Makesi Island, Palawan. April 5, 1909. Length 1.52 to 162 mm. 

 20027. Malapascua Island. March 16, 1909. Length 189 mm. 

 6177, 16782. Mansalay, Mindoro. June 4, 1908. Length 185 to 284 mm. 

 18548. Observatory Inlet, Palawan Passage. December 19, 1908. Length 148 



mm. 

 7997, 13649, 22637. Port Banalacan, Marinduque. February 23, 1909. Length 



207 to 341 mm. Has same colors las examples of half or 2^ size ; white blotch 



under axil of dorsal shows distinctly ; anterior blotch is not apparent. 

 6832. Port Galera, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length 210 mm. 

 6346. Port Jamelo. July 13, 1908. Length 240 mm. 

 8532, 8533, 17614, 17615. Port Langcan, Dumaran Island, Palawan. April 8, 



1909. Length 143 to 379 mm. Side of head with orange wash; back with 



purplish shades on young; lower portions somewhat washed with reddish; 



white spots show distinctly in both specimens ; front spot in the larger quite 



small. 

 6573. Port Maricaban, Luzon. July 21, 1908. Length 260 mm. 

 7006, 7019. Port San Pio Quinto, Camiguin Island. November 10, 1908. Length 



443 to 515 mm. 



