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Color in alcohol: Ground color dull silvery gray with about 18 

 narrow longitudinal olive brown stripes, those on head indistinct, 

 alternate stripes narrower; a distinct silvery line from tip of snout 

 through lower third of eye, across opercle to above base of pectoral, a 

 second from lower margin of eye to lower base of pectoral; a fine 

 silvery line fi'om eye above posterior nostril meeting its fellow near 

 tip of snout, a median line from this point backward to between eyes 

 where it divides and fades out; fins dusky hyaline; a dusky brown 

 bar at base of soft dorsal and anal to tips of posterior rays. This 

 description is of a specimen 8.2 cm. in length from Jolo Reefs, taken 

 with dynamite. 



Color in life of an example 6.6 cm. in length from Tataan Bay: 

 Ground color olive gray with many narrow dark-green olive stripes, 

 these irregularly alternately narrower and mder; the median stripe 

 ends in a blotch at base of caudal; head yellowish green; pearl gray 

 through lower edge of eye across snout and posterior part of head; 

 a similar stripe under eye, through angle of preopercle; posterior 

 and lower parts of head with bronzy and green shades; third and 

 posterior membranes of spinous dorsal yellowish, spines lilac, tips of 

 first four or five scarlet; soft fins orange; pectoral very pale; caudal 

 membranes in fork of fin citron yellow; anal with a dusky bar at base 

 posteriorly; iris dark. 



Color in life of an example 7.6 cm. in length from Great Tobea 

 Island: Ground pearly gray mth numerous olive stripes; side of 

 head olivaceous with white stripe through lower eye from snout to 

 edge of opercle; a similar stripe along upper maxillary to base of 

 pectoral; pale stripes on top of head and snout; fins very pale 

 scarlet or orange; brownish bar across base of second dorsal and 

 anal, other fins unmarked. 



In smaller examples, there are fewer stripes, the narrow alternate 

 stripes bemg the first to disappear. In an example 2.3 cm. in length 

 from Great Tobea Island there are three distmct lateral stripes and 

 one along the middle of the back, these are arranged very much as m 

 the young of A. rohusta except that the first lateral stripe does not 

 unite with its fellow near tip of snout and there is no distinct caudal 

 blotch; very indistinct traces of narrow lines between lateral stripes. 

 The marked similarity in color of the young to some of foregoing 

 species make them diflicult to identify, especially where bands and 

 markings on head are not distinct. Lepidamia noordzieki (Bleeker) 

 resembles this species in coloration, but is easily identified by the 

 smaller scales. 



The collection contains about 25 examples from the Philippines and 

 Celebes. 



