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ulate; opercle with 2 spines. Gill rakers 9 + 22 lanceolate, greatly 

 longer than gill filaments or li/^ in eye. 



Scales 43 to 46+2 to 4 in lateral line; 5 above, 12 below, 28 to 

 30 predorsal; 10 rows down across cheek to preopercle angle, of 

 which last 3 on preopercle flange ; 2 or 3 transverse rows of scales on 

 maxillary expansion. Scales with 8 to 13 basal radiating striae; 

 27 to 77 apical denticles ; circiili fine. 



D. X, 14, I or 15, I, fifth spine 2% to 2% in total head length, 

 tenth ray 3% to 3% in combined head and body to caudal base; 

 A. Ill, 7, third spine 2% to 3 in total head length, third ray 1^^ to 

 2% ; caudal deeply forked, pointed lobes ending in filaments, 1% to 

 3 in combined head and body to caudal base ; pectoral 3^4 to 3% ; 

 ventral 2% to 4%, first ray ending in long filamentous point with 

 age ; in young, pectoral longer than ventral. 



In alcohol head and body brown, below pale to whitish. Fins all 

 pale, middle of each caudal lobe in some examples with narrow white 

 edges. Iris gray to whitish. 



East Indies and Philippines. Changes with age are considerable. 

 The young without the rostral proboscis and the fins without pro- 

 longed filaments, though the hind orbital edge has a distinct row of 

 papillae. 



Originally described as " close to Caesio but is markedly differen- 

 tiated from it " thus the inference is that Herre considered it a lut- 

 janid? The original specimens consisted of a type and 3 paratypes, 

 84 to 94 mm. in length, collected at Maricaban Island in a school of 

 Caesio. Beyond this no suggestion of its relationship is given. I am 

 therefore quite interested to locate the rather extensive series of 

 specimens enumerated below. Though for the present retaining 

 them with or near Caesio^ they really greatly suggest various aberrant 

 members of the subfamily Anthiinae in the Serranidae. The ros- 

 tral papilla, edentulous palate and filamentous fins are all a com- 

 bination of characters valid generically. The dentition, especially 

 in the arrangement of the canines, approaches closely that of most 

 of the small Anthiinae and not at all the type found in any species 

 of Caesio. Likewise the squamation, with the presence of numerous 

 small auxiliary basal scales. In most ways the species have an aber- 

 rant physiognomy of the Anthiinae. 



Two examples. Cagayan Island. March 31, 1909. Length 83 to 87 mm. 



[1491.] 

 6065. Cagayan Island. March 31, 1909. Length 45 to 85 mm. Lernean below 



left pectoral axil. 13 examples. 

 Nine examples. Caracaran, Batan Island. June 8, 1909. Length 46 to 95 mm. 

 15114 to 15117. Dupon Port, Leyte. March 17. 1909. Length 92 to 116 mm. 

 One example. Malapascua Island. March 16, 1909. Length 104 mm. [1372.] 

 Two examples. Maribojoc Bay, Marlbojoc, Bohol Island. March 26, 1909. 



Length 96 to 100 mm. 



