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Scales 78 to 80 along above lateral line to caudal base; tubular 

 scales 48 to 50 in lateral line to caudal base and 7 or 8 more on lat- 

 ter; 10 or 11 scales above lateral line, 16 or 17 below, 25 to 34 pre- 

 dorsal extend forward opposite front eye edge, 6 or 7 rows on cheek 

 to preopercle ridge and 3 more on preopercle flange. Suprascapula 

 denticulate. Scales with 11 to 14 basal radiating striae; apical 

 denticles 72 to 80, very small short points, with 2 to 6 transverse 

 series of basal elements; circuli very fine. 



D. X, 14, I or 15, I, fourth spine 21/3 to 2% in head, first ray 3% 

 to 4 ; A. Ill, 8, I, second spine 2i/^ to 21"^, second ray 2% to 9,% ; 

 caudal 1% to 1%, rounded in young to emarginate with age; least 

 depth of caudal peduncle Zy^ to Z% ; pectoral I14 to ly^ ; ventral 

 1% to 2. 



Back pale or dull brown, below lighter or pale yellowish brown. 

 Iris light yellowish brown. On head and body 4, and occasionally 

 traces of an incomplete lower or fifth band, gray to brown in color 

 and each with darker bordering line, uppermost extends from inter- 

 orbital each side till below posterior dorsal spines; second from 

 upper hind eye edge to middle of soft dorsal base; third usually 

 from upper front part of opercle to below last dorsal rays or caudal 

 peduncle above, rarely starting at middle of hind eye edge; fourth 

 sometimes on preorbital above middle of maxillary, then along 

 lower eye edge and back over pectoral base to caudal base medially ; 

 imperfect fifth band may even start below eye or be obscure along 

 lower side of abdomen or above anal. Dorsal light yellowish brown, 

 both fins usually with rather broad dark border. Caudal dull brown 

 or yellowish. Other fins all yellowish. Diffuse blackish blotch 

 little smaller than eye above lateral line below front of soft dorsal 

 in young. 



Red Sea, Arabia, Mozambique, Natal, Mauritius, Reunion, Bour- 

 bon, Madagascar, Seychelles, India, Ceylon, Andamans, East Indies, 

 Philippines, China, Riu Kiu, Japan, Queensland, New South Wales, 

 INIelanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia. 



5891. Calangaman Island, Leyte. March 16, 1909. Length 170 mm. 

 17076. Canmahala Bay, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 11, 1909. Length 170 mm. 

 9600. Hermana Mayor Island, Luzon. May 8, 1909. Length 205 mm. 

 14987. Makesi Island, Palawan. April 5, 1909. Length 137 mm. 

 21290. Malanipa Island, east of Zamboanga. September 8. 1909. Length 64 

 mm. 



17688, 17690, 17691. Mureielagos, Mindanao. August 9, 1909. Length 174 to 

 201 mm. 



17689. Near Palag Bay, Luzon. June 16, 1909. Length 180 mm. 



7718, 7719, 7721. Port Ciego, Balabac. January 3, 1909. Length 140 to 156 mm. 

 18870. Port Jamelo, Luzon. July 13, 1908. Length 155 mm. 

 11351. 11352. Port Matalvi. November 22, 1908. Length 188 to 208 mm. 

 Twenty examples. Port San Pio Quinto, Camiguln Lsland. November 11, 1908. 

 Length 98 to 158 mm. 



