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of the lower; teeth whitish; a posterior canine present on upper jaw; 



gill-rakers small and setiform, about thirty-seven on outer limb of 



lower arch. Caudal ])eduncle stout, its depth equal to its length. 



Longest dorsal spine 

 3.75 in head, longest 

 dorsal ray 2.90: base 

 of anal 1.50 in head; its 

 longest ray 3.10 in 

 head; pectorals 1.45 in 

 head; ventrals 1.90, 

 their tip falling far 

 short of anal opening; 

 the origin of the ven- 

 tral is midway between 

 tip of snout and third 

 anal ray. Caudal lu- 

 nate, its middle ray 1.80 

 and its longest ray 1.30 

 in head. 



Color in spirits: Dull 

 brown above, the lower 

 third of body yellow- 

 ish white, between the 

 latter and the lateral 

 line there is a wash of 

 deep black extending 

 from the posterior mar- 

 gin of eye to the caudal 

 ])eduncle. Top of snout 

 dusky; margin of lips 

 yellowish. Spinous dor- 

 sal dull greenish with 

 narrow blue margin ; 

 soft dorsal fading into 

 whitish, without the 

 blue margin; caudal 

 greenish yellow, with 

 slight dusky margin to 

 upper and lower rays: 

 Anal, ventral, and pec- 

 torals, yellowish, with- 

 out markings; a slight 



dusky blotch on upper axis of pectorals. 



Two fine specimens, 10.25 and 11.25 inches long from Zamboanga. 

 Type-specimen.— Q^i. No. 57845, U.S.N.M.; 11.25 inches long. 



