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neutral dusky to blackish blotch quite dusky at fin origin externally 

 as triangular blotch. Iris yellowish brown. 



India, Nicobars, Siam, Singapore, East Indies, Philippines, 

 Queensland. A handsome species known by its numerous golden 

 longitudinal bands, and a dark blotch at the pectoral base above. In 

 alcohol this fades to a pattern as described above and as so well fig- 

 ured by Day who also mentions a young example 102 mm. long in 

 the British Museum at that time. It had a black blotch on the lat- 

 eral line from the twenty-second to the thirty-second scale. This is 

 surely the same as the nominal Lutianus orientalis described from an 

 example but 95 mm. Bleeker had five examples, his largest 305 mm. 



7468, 12404 to 12406. Bolalo Bay, Palawan. December 21, 1908. Length 123 



to 288 mm. 

 8356. Buang Bay, Talajit Island. March 15, 1909. Length 260 mm. 

 9355. Bugsuk Island, Balabac. January 5, 1909. Length 210 mm. 

 8729. Caracaran, Batan Island. June 28, 1909. Length 336 mm. 

 6818. Catbalogan, Samar. April 14, 1908. Length 159 mm. 

 13011, 13012, 5512. Catbalogan. April 15, 1908. Length 163 to 357 mm. 

 6932. Catbalogan. April 16, 1908. Length 182 mm. 

 7516. Chase Head near village. Endeavor Strait, Palawan. December 22, 1908. 



Length 260 mm. 

 5261. Dagupan, Luzon. March 19, 1908. Length 118 mm. 

 18832. Endeavor Strait, Palawan. December 22, 1908. Length 172 mm. 

 8238. Galvaney Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 9, 1909. Length 292 mm. 

 20424. Malampaya River, Palawan. December 26, 1908. Length 92 mm. 

 7420. Malcochin Harbor, Linapacan Island. December 19, 1908. Length 355 



mm. 

 22340. Malinao River, Mantaquin Bay, Palawan. April 2, 1909. Length 69 



mm. 

 9034. Nabatas Point, Samar. July 24, 1909. Length 250 mm. 

 12754, 20661. North end Endeavor Strait, Northwest coast of Palawan. De- 

 cember 22, 1908. Length 103 to 151 mm. 

 22620. Paluan River, Mindoro. December 11, 1908. Length 63 mm. 

 19483. Pangauran River, Port Caltom, Busuanga Island. December 16, 1908. 



Length 72 mm. 

 8176. Port Busin, Burias Island. March 7, 1909. Length 310 mm. 

 11255. Port Caltom, Busuanga Island. December 15, 1908. Length 205 mm. 

 7720, 7764. Port Ciego, Balabac. January 3, 1909. Length 170 to 242 mm. 

 8774. Quinalasag Island. June 12, 1909. Length 300 mm. 

 11178. Rasa Island, Mantaquin Bay, Palawan. April 1, 1909. Length 220 mm. 

 22295. River at Port Dupon, Leyte. March 17, 1909. Length 116 mm. 

 12619. Santiago River, Pagapas Bay, Luzon. February 20, 1909. Length 124 



mm. 

 8331. Subig Bay, Subig. January 7, 1908. Length 88 mm. 

 7338. Tara Island. December 14, 1908. Length 238 mm. 

 4924, 4925. Tataan, Simulac Island, Tawi Tawi Group. February 20, 1908. 



Length 227 to 248 mm. 

 A571. Tutu Bay, Jolo. September 19, 1909. Length 334 mm. 

 20689. Ulugan Bay, near Baheli River mouth, Palawan. December 28, 1908. 



Length 81 mm. 

 19345. Sandakan Bay, Borneo. March 2, 1908. Length 45 ram. 



