to I 1/2; ventral I l/5 to 3 l/3 in combined head and body* 
Brownish generally, little paler^n ventral surface of head and belly 
In young general color more whitish 
with silvered reflections. 
L _es pecially on lower side. Also brjpd deeper brown band nearly wide as 
eye, from occiput to breast, 
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eye in its course. Second band 
usually much paler, from dorsal Jgpines to include pectoral base and space 
immediately behind ventra^ase||fSometimes obscure third band includes soft 
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dorsal posteriorly and most Jar anal. With age most all vertical bands 
obsolete or Indistinct. Vefffcical fins largely like body color. Pectorals 
-Wr 
little paler and ventrajp dusky to neutral brown, mostly dark in contrast 
Iris more or less br 
Red Sea, Zanzibar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar, 
Seychelles, Indm, East Indi es^ tihlna. Phillipines, Queensland, Polynesia. 
