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CAESIO PISANG Bleeker. 
Head, 34; depth, 44; D. X, 14,1; A. III, 12; tubular scales, 62? 
in lateral line to caudal base and 5 more on latter; 6 scales above 
lateral line to soft dorsal origin; predorsal scales, 25%; snout, 4 in 
head from upper jaw tip; eye, 4; maxillary, 3; interorbital, 3. 
Gill-rakers, 10-++-25, lanceolate, equal gill-filaments, or 14 in eye. 
Scales with 12 basal radiating striae, moderately pointed apical denti- 
cles 68 to 77 and circuli fine. Cheek with 4 rows of scales. Color in 
alcohol faded nearly dark purplish-gray on back, sides and lower 
surface pale brownish. Iris slaty. Mandible and snout tips brown- 
ish. Dorsals gray-brown. Other fins all pale, tips of caudal lobes 
slightly dusky to blackish. Length, 140 mm. Cebu. 
PTEROCAESIO MULTIRADIATUS Steindachner. 
Head, 32 to 34; depth, 33 to 4; D. XII, occasionally XI, 20, 1; 
A. TIJ, 13, 1; tubular scales 71 to 75 in lateral line to caudal base 
and 7 more on latter, occasionally 6; 7 scales above lateral line to 
soft dorsal origin, 15 or 16 below to spinous anal origin; predorsal 
scales 20 to 21 to occiput and 6 or 7 more forward on cranium; 
snout, 34 to 44 in head from upper jaw tip; eye, 32 to 4; maxillary, 
2%; interorbital, 34 to 34. Gill-rakers, 11+-27, lanceolate, slightly 
less than gill-filaments or 12in eye. Scales with 11 to 13 basal radiat- 
ing striae, rather tuberculate apical denticles 53 to 58 and cireuli 
fine. Color in alcohol, back dull olivaceous. From over eye olive 
band to suprascapula, along lateral line till below last dorsal rays 
when continued straight to base of upper caudal lobe. Above lateral 
line each scale with small dull bluish median basal spot, these form- 
ing longitudinal lines. From upper hind half of eye broad blue 
band back to caudal base medianly, four scales wide below spinous 
dorsal and narrowing posteriorly. Dorsals dusky-olive. Caudal 
with longitudinal dusky-brown band in each lobe, borders pale. ° 
Lower surface of body whitish, also fins, except axial and blotch 
at pectoral origin, which blackish. End of mandible brownish, like 
snout. Eye pale yellowish. Length, 134 to 140 mm. Four from 
Zamboanga. 
This handsome species does not appear to have been noticed since 
Steindachner originally described it from Amboina. Pterocaesio 
Bleeker is here admited to generic rank, chiefly on account of the 
increased dorsal spines and rays. It is, however, more closely allied 
allied with Caesio than with Pinjalo. 
PENTAPUS CANINUS (Cuvier). 
Head, 31 to 34; depth, 3 to 34; D. X, 9,1; A. ITI, 7, 1; tubular 
scales 43 in lateral line to caudal base and 7 or 8 more nontubular 
on latter; 3 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 11 below 
