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More or less olivaceous and yellowish ; pale below ; orange markings on 

 lower head and under base of pectoral; dorsal and caudal brownish red, 

 caudal darkest ; soft dorsal and top of caudal with white ; other fins yellow. 

 [7069, 7070, 7071]. Same as above. [7072, 7073]. Dusky above with orange 

 shades on lower side and side of head ; dorsal and caudal orange terminally, 

 other fins with yellowish shades. [7074]. Similar to 7072 and 7073 except 

 dorsal and caudal without orange ; lateral blotch more pronounced and black 

 blotch at upper base of pectoral. 



14969 [1263]. Refugio Island, Pasacao, Luzon. March 9, 1909. Length 57 mm. 

 Lips yellow, dusky at top of head and anterior buck ; lower surface pale 

 yellow ; about four distinct yellow stripes on lower side ; one from upper 

 angle of gill opening to top of caudal peduncle, second from behind lower 

 side of eye, above point of opercle, to lateral line on caudal peduncle; third 

 from maxillary across cheek under eye, above base of pectoral, to caudal 

 peduncle; fourth across lower cheek and interopercle and apparent behind 

 base of pectoral ; dorsal hyaline, yellowish at base, becoming dark red bro^Ti 

 at tip with extreme margin pale ; caudal with dusky reddish brown shades, 

 lower fins bright cadmium yellow; pectorals very pale lemon yellow. 



14766, 22506 [478], 22505. Romblon, March 26, 1908. Length 115 to 138 mm. 

 Olive above, centers of scales pale; lower sides washed with bright yellow, 

 tending to fall into stripes on rows of scales ; throat, breast and belly white ; 

 top of head olive, few orange spots on lower preopercle and interopercle; 

 dorsal spines and soft portion narrowly tipped with white; under this seal 

 brown bar merging into orange most distinctly anteriorly ; an olive bar below ; 

 basal half of membranes nearly hyaline ; caudal narrowly tipped with white ; 

 body of fin slaty with a reddish wash terminally ; anal bright yellow, tipped 

 with white on anterior rays; ventral bright yellow; pectoral pale yellow; 

 iris brown and silvery ; mouth white inside. 



5693, 5694, 5942, 16979, 16980, 15783 to 15785. Sabtan Island. November 8, 1908. 

 Length 170 to 207 mm. 



7070, 7078 [1754]. San Roque, Leyte. July 29, 1909. Length 158 to 255 mm. 

 Shows distinct brown stripe on alternate scale rows under lateral line and 

 on each of oblique rows above on anterior part of body, changing into irregular 

 horizontal lines under soft dorsal. 



8814, 21664, 21665. Santiago River, Pagagas Bay, Luzon. February 20, 1909. 

 Length 98 to 130 mm. 



8343, 8344. Subig Bay. January 7, 1908. Length 130 to 138 mm. 



7340. Tara Island. December 14, 1908. Length 488 mm. 



7365. Tara Island. December 15, 1908. Length 210 mm. 



6451, 20550, 20551. Tilig, Lubang. July 14, 1908. Length 41 to 236 mm. 



6471, 10884, 18881. Tilig. July 15, 1908. Length 143 to 265 mm. 



7707. Ulugan Bay near Rita Island, Palawan. December 29, 1908. Length 

 261 mm. 



6629, 18741. Varadero Bay, Mindoro. July 23, 1908. Length 150 to 267 mm. 



6953, 6994. West coast of Sabtan Island. November 8-9, 1908. Length 233 

 to 250 mm. 



21320. Uki, Boero Island, Dutch East Indies. December 9, 1909. Length 

 65 mm. 



13686. Cape Kait, Libani Bay, Celebes. December 29, 1909. Length 208 mm. 



A1104. Makyan Island. November 28, 909. Length 273 mm. 



13582. Talisse Island. September 9, 1909. Length 198 mm. 



A1565, A1568, A1569. Nan Wan, Formose. January 25, 1910. Length 250 to 

 266 mm. 



6247 U.S.N.M. Tahiti. W. Stimpson. Length 167 mm. 



