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of eye, through and above base of pectoral, always parallel with 

 second to base of caudal, curved upward toward second, similar to 

 the first; a fourth from tip of mandible to posterior base of anal; 

 head dusky brown, with an iridescent sheen in places; lateral stripes 

 not nearly so distinct anteriorly as m smaller examples; two silvery 

 lines cross eye forming a margin to second stripe to tip of opercle; 

 opercle brown and iridescent, an irregular dark brown or blackish 

 area above pectoral base; anterior dorsal spines with a silvery sheen, 

 membranes and posterior spines dusky; soft dorsal dusky, a brownish 

 bar along base to tips of posterior rays; caudal dusky, outer and 

 median rays with a brownish tinge; anal similar to soft dorsal; ven- 

 trals dusky with traces of a silvery sheen, especially on the spine; 

 pectorals hyaline, axil brownish black, base brownish. 



Color in life: Body pearl gray with three broad olive-green stripes 

 along side, another less distinct, along middle of back and base of 

 dorsal and a fifth below base of pectoral; head with yellowish shades; 

 lower portion of opercle with a dusky blotch (while specimen was 

 being described, this was invaded by a silvery white spot about size 

 of pupil) ; ground colors on cheeks and under pectoral becoming 

 somewhat silvery; first dorsal with greenish yellow shades on ante- 

 rior membranes; spines silvery white in front; posterior portion of 

 fin purplish ; second dorsal washed with orange distally ; a dark olive- 

 green bar from base of spine to tips of last rays; caudal somewhat 

 pink; anal pale vermilion, a reddish brown bar from base of spines 

 to tips of posterior rays ; edge of fin somewhat dusky ; ventral similar 

 to anal but paler, tip dusky; pectoral pale pink; iris dark green. 



Small examples in alcohol have the spot at base of caudal more 

 distinct, larger, often black in color; the second and third stripes are 

 broadest, broader than interspaces, parallel, the third not following 

 the curvature of belly as in related species; base of pectoral not 

 darker than rest of stripe; first lateral stripe joins its fellow near tip 

 of snout; traces of a short stripe behind upper third of eye in all save 

 one or two of smallest examples. 



The collection contains about 150 specimens from eleven localities 

 in the Philippines and Celebes, principally from the southeastern 

 coast of Luzon. The characteristic coloration, the greater breadth 

 of body, and the more rounded appearance of dorsal surface of head 

 and body are diagnostic of the species. 



Jordan and Scale ^ list this species as a color variation of A. novem- 

 fasciata with the following note: "A third specimen from the same 

 locality has a deeper body, the black stripes more olive, none below 

 level of pectoral; no black bar across axil; a blackish spot on lower 

 part of opercle; fms dull red; both dorsals and anal with an obhque 

 black crossband; stripes on caudal less distinctly converging, the 



' Fishes of Samoa, p. 243, fig. 37. 



