FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 219 



CAESIO DIGRAMMA Sleeker 



Caesio digraryimc Bleekeb, Nederland. Tijdschr. Dierk., vol. 2, 1865, p. 180. 



Amboina; Atlas Ichth. Ind. N4erland., vol. 8, 187&-1877, p. 40, pi. (56) 334, 



fig. 1 (Amboina). 

 Caesio diagramma Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 285 (Macassar; 



Saleyer). 



Depth 31/2 to 3% ; head 3i^ to 33/5, width 1% to I2/3. Snout 31/3 

 to 41/3 in head from snout tip; eye 334 to 3%, greater to subequal 

 with snout, subequal with interorbital to I14 in interorbital ; maxil- 

 lary reaches eye, expansion 2% to 2% in eye, length 2% to 3 in head 

 from snout tip; teeth simple, conic, uniserial, small, largely con- 

 cealed; interorbital 314 to 3%, broadly convex; preopercle flange 

 with parallel venules, edge entire. Gill rakers 9 + 25, lanceolate, 

 1% in gill filaments, which 1% in ej^e. 



Scales 69 to 72 in lateral line to caudal base and 7 or 8 more on 

 latter; 8 scales above lateral line, 16 below, 30 predorsal forward 

 opposite front pupil edge, 5 rows on cheek. Suprascapula entire. 

 Scales with 10 or 11 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 67, with 

 11 transverse series of basal elements ; circuli very fine. 



D. X, 14, I, fourth spine 2xV to 'l^s in total head length, first ray 

 2% ; A. Ill, 12, I, third spine 2% to 3, first ray 3 to 3xV ; caudal 11/5 

 to 114? well forked; least depth of caudal peduncle 3% to 3%; 

 pectoral 1 to 1^4 ; ventral 1%. 



Back heliotrope purple down until midway on side, lower side and 

 under surfaces white. Gray white line from each side of occiput 

 along back above to last dorsal rays. Second gray white line from 

 hind nostril back to suprascapula and then horizontall}'^ back to 

 bases of upper caudal rays. Dorsals and caudal yellowish brown, 

 end of each dark caudal lobe with dusky brown blotch about size of 

 eye. Other fins whitish. Iris yellowish white. 



East Indies, Philippines. Bleeker had a single example but 93 

 mm. long. My examples show the dark bands on the back pale and 

 the caudal much more deeply forked. Weber reports 18 examples 

 80 to 120 mm. 



[1281]. Philippines ? Length 213 mm. 



12712. Atulayan Bay, Luzon. June 18, 1909. Length 143 mm. 



Four examples. Guiniyan Island. June 4, 1909. Length 62 to 66 mm. 



16371. Maculabo Island, Luzon. June 14, 1909. Length 175 mm. 



19294. Malapascua Island, north of Celebes. March 16, 1909. Length 157 mm. 



16501, 16505. Masamat Bay, Quinalasag Island. June 12, 1909, Length 52 to 



75 mm. 

 6936, 6938. Port Galera, Mindoro. June 9, 1908. Length 198 to 200 mm. 

 11366. Port San Pio Quinto, Camiguin Island. November 11, 1908. Length 

 199 mm. 

 10792, 10793, 10795, 10797, 11265, 14963 [1269]. Refugio Island, Pasacao, 



Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 9, 1909. Length 205 to 230 mm. Top of 



