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vermilion, tip broadly white ; paired fins and anal bright yellow ; usual 

 orange spots along lower side of head. 



Two examples [1099, 1102]. Mariveles wharf. January 30, 1909. Length 114 

 to 160 mm. [1099]. Entire side with golden reflections; top of head very 

 dark, with dusky crimson shades anteriorly ; back dark olive ; oblique rows 

 of scales with narrow obscure brown stripe through center ; lower head dusky, 

 side with more or less dusky vermilion and crimson shades ; sometimes latter 

 appearing between tip of maxillary and edge of interopercle ; side of chest 

 with orange; dorsal vermilion at base, the terminal portion more or less 

 shaded with black; tips of posterior half dozen spines and soft portion 

 hyaline whitish ; more or less definite translucent bar just above middle of 

 fin ; caudal vermilion, overshaded with black, tip in fork white ; anal orange, 

 soft tip dusky, extreme margin white ; ventrals cadmium orange ; pectorals 

 pale hyaline cadmium, rays slightly dusky. [1102]. About nine longitudinal 

 lines of bright golden, interspaces between these more silvery but somewhat 

 washed with golden ; anterior head with reddish shades, top dark ; obscure 

 blotch about half size of pupil just above lateral line below first three soft 

 dorsal rays ; dorsal golden olive, more or less dusky towards tip ; colors of 

 soft portion dusky ; caudal and anal similar to soft dorsal ; ventrals clear 

 yellow; pectorals similar, but paler, axil slightly darker. 



8586. Matnog Bay. May 31, 1909. Length 225 mm. 



15520. Pandanon Island. March 24, 1909. Length 242 mm. 



8183. Port Busin, Burias Island. March 8, 1909. Length 223 mm. General 

 shade yellow; golden below and much modified with olive above; head with 

 reddish wash ; oblique rows of scales above lateral line with yellow stripe 

 through centers, showing most distinctly after fish has faded ; similar stripes 

 on rays below lateral line, but somewhat less distinct ; dorsal and caudal 

 dusky vermilion, becoming blackish terminally; soft dorsal and caudal with 

 white tips ; lower fins bright yellow, including pectorals ; lower cheek with 

 some broken orange spotting, not distinct. 



6345, 6378, 12962, 18871. Port Jamelo. July 13, 1908. Length 140 to 283 ram. 



6549. Port Maricaban. July 21, 1908. Length 273 mm. 



16532. Port Matalvi. November 22, 1908. Length 168 mm. 



13475 to 13477, 13479. Port San Pio Quinto, Camiguin Island. November 10. 

 1908. Length 55 to 106 mm. 



6180 to 6182, 6191, 6192, 7020, 7050, 7056, 7068, 7069, 7071, 8349, 11306, 15198, 

 17440. Port San Pio Quinto. November 11, 1908. Length 65 to 280 mm. 22 

 examples. One shows dark vermiculations on lower side of head. [7050, 

 7051]. Silvery gray with yellow overshades. Head more or less red an- 

 teriorly. Dorsal and caudal dusky vermilion; soft dorsal and fork of caudal 

 narrowly margined white. Lower fins cadmium yellow. [7061]. Prevailing 

 color red, overshaded with browns on top of head and back, becoming bright 

 on lower surface ; scales throughout more or less palish silvery centered 

 on body, but only on posterior edge on head ; vertical fins edged and margined 

 with dark brown ; ventral with dash of brownish terminally and upper jjortion 

 of pectoral brown, internally above and on upper portion of axil very dark 

 brown ; this may entirely fade away ; iris and nasal furrows reddish. [7062, 

 7063]. Identically same colors as 7061. [7064, 7065, 7066, 7067]. General 

 color red, overshaded with dusky above ; centers of scales of upper side and 

 back paler ; lower surface silvery, washed with red ; fins red, all more or 

 less with brownish shades marginally except caudal, which darkest on base, 

 bright red at tip except for narrow line of blackish on extreme tip and 

 narrow margin of white and black in fork ; soft dorsal and anal narrowly 

 margined with white on black. Pectoral axil dark before fading. [7068]. 



