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traces of a sixth, below this ; head dusky brown (in adults the stripes 

 on anterior part of head merge into the bro\vn and are practically 

 indiscernable; in the young they are very distinct); spinous dorsal 

 dusk}^ brown; soft dorsal dusky, a dark brown bar near base to 

 tip of last ray; caudal dusky, outer rays dusky brown; anal similar 

 to soft dorsal; ventrals dusky; pectoral hyaline. 



Color in Hfe of a specimen 8 cm. in length from Tataan, Simaluc 

 Island: Alternate dark red bro\\Ti and silvery stripes on body; 

 fins reddish brown; first dorsal dusky anteriorly; second with an 

 indistinct blackish bar at base; anal with a similar bar but distinct; 

 snout and lower portion of head blackish. 



Color in life of a specimen 8.5 cm. in length from Port Uson, west 

 of Pinas Island: Body crossed by longitudinal brown stripes, ap- 

 proaching vermfiion below; first stripe extending along base of 

 dorsal composed of a row of spots, interspaces oHve; lower inter- 

 spaces between stripes pearly; throat blackish; breast pink; front 

 of dorsal spines with golden shades; soft dorsal rays pink, a dusky 

 bar at base, turning upward on vertical edge; caudal pink, edges 

 dusky; pectoral pink; iris with sapphire reflections. 



Color in alcohol of a specimen 3.4 cm. in length from Balalo Bay, 

 Palawan Island: Median dorsal stripe ending at base of last dorsal 

 ray; three lateral stripes fading out on middle of caudal peduncle; 

 first stripe united wdth its fellow on middle of snout; short bar behind 

 eye indistinct, not continued upward to first stripe; second stripe 

 united with its fellow on tip of snout, passing backward through 

 middle of eye; the third encircles tip of lower jaw, touches lower 

 margin of eye and passes backward through base of pectoral; other 

 stripes not apparent; a large black area on caudal peduncle at base 

 of caudal; a narrow brown bar near base of soft dorsal and anal; 

 outer caudal rays brown. 



This species is easily recognized by its short head, large eye, deep, 

 strongly compressed body,, the number of dorsal spines and anal rays, 

 and distinctive coloration. 



The collection contains over 200 specimens from about 45 different 

 localities rangmg fi-om Port Matalvi on west coast of Luzon and 

 Quinalasag Island on the east coast, southward throughout the 

 Philippine Archipelago to Borneo and the Moluccas. The largest 

 example is 10.7 cm. in length. 



Type.— Cat. No. 68398, U.S.N.M., 10.2 cm. in length, from Bisucay 

 Island, Cuyos Group, taken with dynamite April 9, 1909. The 

 figure is of ah example 7.2 cm. in length from Tataan Pass, Tawi 

 Tawi Group. 



