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Back brown, sides paler and below whitish. Three dusky brown 

 horizontal bands of which uppermost from spinous dorsal origin to 

 middle of soft dorsal base ; second from predorsal to upper surface 

 of caudal peduncle; third from suprascapula, arches down little be- 

 low medial axial line to caudal peduncle medially and then out 

 over middle of tail. "Whole side with more or less silvery white re- 

 flections. Iris pale brown. Fins all with pale ground color. 

 Spinous dorsal with greater upper portion of third and fourth 

 membranes blackish. Soft dorsal with black spot at apex and an- 

 other medially to apex. Caudal with tip of upper lobe blackish, also 

 very slightly inclined blacldsh band on each lobe medially. 



Red Sea, Arabia, Zanzibar, Mozambique, Delagoa Bay, Natal, 

 Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, India, Ceylon, Malacca, Pinang, 

 Singapore, East Indies, Philippines, Tonkin, China, Riu Kiu, Ja- 

 pan, Queensland, West Australia, New South Wales, Melanesia, Poly- 

 nesia. The best known species of the genus, very variable, though 

 the three blackish or dark longitudinal bands bowed downward most 

 characteristic in color pattern. The variations are very extensive 

 with age. In small examples often the uppermost dark band very 

 variable, sometimes broken as 2 dark blotches, again as loop, or even 

 interrupted variably, often asymmetrical on both sides of body. 



21082. Abuyog, Leyte. July 26, 1909. Length 158 mm. 



5483. Basud River, Luzon. June 15, 1909. Length 150 mm. 



20064. Batangas Bay. June 7, 1908. Length 128 mm. 



5957[745], 5959[750]. 12075. Cavite market. December 1. 1908. Length 99 

 to 177 mm. 



5349. Cebu market. April 4, 1908. Length 235 mm. 



7539, 12881. Cotabato, Mindanao. May 20, 1908. Length 100 to 150 mm. 



19708. Davao. Gulf of Davao. May 16, 1908. Length SO mm. 



20581. East side Tagbilaran Channel. April 9. 1908. Length 108 mm. 



20607. Estero, Sablayan Bay, Mindoro. December 13, 1908. Length 113 mm. 



6032. Hinunangan Beach, Leyte. July 30, 1909. Length 143 mm. 



6636. Iloilo market, Panay. March 28, 1908. Length 120 mm. 



19281. Inamucan Bay, Mindanao. August 9, 1909. Length 172 mm. 



4856. Jolo market. February 11, 1908. Length 236 mm. 



17553. Langao Point, southern Luzon. June 24. 1909. Length 130 mm. 



4515. 20166. Manila Bay. Luzon. December 9, 1907. Length 112 to 113 mm. 

 Brassy with 3 blackish brown longitudinal stripes. Dorsal spots black, 

 greenish where color thin ; spines, especially last, bright pearly blue. 

 Caudal stripes greenish brown on whitish background. Anal zone orange, 

 with dusky. Ventral rays orange, membranes plain, produced rays milky. 

 Called " Ma-ga-ong " and " Bugaong." 



19895. Manila Harbor. December 30, 1907. Length 84 mm. Silvery, with 

 greenish iridescence above. Longitudinal markings black, paling to brown 

 below. Black dorsal blotch, tips of third to seventh spines white, spines 

 and membranes in emargination brown, blotches of soft dorsals brown. 

 Ventral and anal light brown, except spines and tips of first 4 rays. Lower 

 caudal tip white. Pectoral colorless, except dusky inside and near axil. 



