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spines, with 4 to 7 transverse series of basal elements; circuli very 

 fine. 



D. X, 13, I to 15, I, third dorsal spine 2% to 2% in head, first 

 ray 21^ to 2%; A. Ill, 8, i or 9, i, third spine 2% to 2%, first ray 

 2 to 2-^^ ; caudal ly^ to 1%, little emarginate behind ; least depth of 

 caudal peduncle 2% to 3; pectoral ly^ to 1%; ventral 1%. 



Back and upper surfaces brown, below paler and under surfaces 

 whitish. Broad dusky brown band from eye horizontally to and 

 on caudal, nearly wide as eye, upper and lower edges each with 

 diffuse narrower whitish band. Iris gray white. Dorsals pale or 

 dull brownish basally, each fin broadly bordered dusky. Caudal 



Figure 12. — Ldtjancs flavipes (Valenciennes). Variation of young 



largely dusky, at least over terminal portion. Other fins all pale, 

 pectoral and anal slightly brownish terminally and ventrals 

 yellowish. 



Mauritius, Madagascar, Natal, Reunion, East Indies, Melanesia. 

 A well-marked species. As figured by Bleeker my largest example 

 does not show the two lower pale or yellow lateral bands. Two small 

 examples, which I believe to be the young, show a pearly white band 

 from the snout tip over the infraorbital, medial alongside above 

 pectoral base to caudal base medially. This, like another similar 

 small one, both have in addition four narrower white lines above 

 and another below. 



One example. Cebu market. March 20, 1909. Length 69 mm. 

 21816. Philippines. Length 68 mm. 



11674 [1112]. Mariveles Bay. January 30, 1909. Length 113? mm. Dusky 

 band from eye to caudal base width of eye. Two nax-row brown bands % 



