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Celebes, Macassar). — Day, Fauna Brit. India, Fislies, vol. 1, 1889, p. 522. — 

 JoTDAN and EvERMANN, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 25, 1902, p. 349 (Keerun, 

 Formosa). — Dunckeb, Mitt. Naturalist, Mus. Hamburg, vol. 21, 1903 (1904), 

 p. 150 (Singapore). — Jordan and Richardson, Mem. Carnegie Mus., vol. 4, 

 No. 4, 1909, p. 188 (Giran, Formosa). — Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 

 1928, p. 209 (Fat6; Fiji) ; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1929, p. 641 

 (Fat6). 

 Scolopsis monogrammus Evermann and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 

 (1907), p. 85 (Bulan). 



Depth 23/5 to 22/3; head Si/g to 314, width 1% to 2. Snout 2% to 

 2l^ in head; eye 414 to 4%, 1% to 14^ in snout, I14 to 1% in inter- 

 orbital ; maxillary reaches eye, falls little short with age, expansion 

 134 to 3 in eye, length 2% to 3 in head; teeth in broad villiform 

 bands of 8 or 9 irregular series ; interorbital 3 to 3%, broadly convex ; 

 hind preopercle edge with 20 to 25 moderate denticulations and 3 

 to 5 at angle little enlarged ; infraorbital spine 2% to 3 in eye. Gill 

 rakers 4 + 5 short low tubercles, about i^ of gill filaments, which 

 1/2 of eye. 



Scales 44 or 45 in lateral line to caudal base and 3 to 5 more on 

 latter ; 6 scales above lateral line, 12 or 13 below, 30 to 32 predorsal 

 extending forward above nostrils, 9 rows on cheek of which 3 on 

 preopercle flange. Suprascapula and scale below finely denticulated. 

 Scales with 11 basal radiating striae and 5 incomplete auxiliaries; 

 apical denticles 122 to 165, with 1 to 17 transverse series of basal 

 elements; circuli fine. 



D. X, 9, 1, third spine 2% to 3 in head, second ray 2 to 2% ; A. Ill, 

 T, I, third spine ?>% to 31^4, first ray 2% to 2% ; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 2% to 2^% ; pectoral II/5 to li^ ; ventral li/g to II/5 ; caudal 

 2% to 3 in combined head and body to caudal base. 



Back pale olive, below cream buff to buff. On sides just below 

 curve of lateral line posteriorly about dozen or more oblique very 

 slightly darker lines, following along courses of scales. Iris 

 yellowish brown. Before squamous area of interorbital dark brown 

 band across forehead preceded by pale band which extends just over 

 nostrils, rest of anterior part of head also dark brown. Lips pale. 

 Fins all pale brown, paired ones slightly lighter. Pectoral axil 

 pale. Dark streak from pectoral origin down across base of fin. 



India, Singapore, East Indies, Philippines, Formosa, Melanesia, 

 Polynesia. A rather large species, with pale band across snout 

 includes nostrils, preopercle edge rather coarsely denticulated and 

 dark bar across pectoral base. Bleeker had but 3 examples, 190 to 

 260 mm., though his figure agrees with my materials. 



7585 [1234]. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length 

 238 mm. Upper parts pale smoky blue. Lower parts white to silvery. 

 Three pale yellowish blue longitudinal stripes parallel to profile of back 

 above lateral line; 18 to 20 diagonal stripes below lateral line. Yellow bar 



