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1 * D, X, 9, "0, fourth spine 2,/ g to 3 /g in head, fourth ray 2^/£ to 
\ * 2 2 /3J A. III, 8 , third spine 2 7 /g to 3^/?, second ray 2 V 2 to 3; caudal 
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eroarginatej least depth of caudal peduncle 3 to 3^/p ; 
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pe'ctoral 1 V 5 tdJlV^i ventral lVg to l u /g 
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Browniy on back and upper surfaces each scale with slightly darker 
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border. Head Wa low, belly and abdomen whitish. About 7 or 8 vertical diffuse 
slightly Jf 
/dark bands ohsjfback and sides, mostly as intensified dark edges to scales. 
Iris gray 
Dorsals and caudal grayish, other fins paler. Anal and 
ventrals igifire or less whitish. 
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Cej^in, East Indies, Philippinej^^inaylfiiu Kiu, Queensland, Micronesia, 
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Melanesia, Polynesia. Known by.^ts much moregdeeply emarginate or lunate 
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caudal 5 tha n in Lethrinus 
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, also upper 
file of snout slightly convex. 
The dark blotch at the:. ; /lnd of the depressed ectoral is always with dark extend 
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ing upwards and 4Wnwards, exactly as showrf by Bleeker s figure. In small 
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examplae/the caudal is less noticeably luaj&te. 
Lethrinus reticulatus Valenciennes is based on *1 example but 100 mm. 
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long. Head reddish, with 2 or 3 browi Jbands above the eye, mgnbranous border 
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of opercle yellow* Body lighter tha#head, with irregulej* blackish spots* 
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Bays of soft vertical fins finely marked with blackish* streaks. 
17410. Candaraman Island. January 4, 1909. Length/95 mm. 
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7734[l0233 • Caxisigan Island. January 2, 1909. ../length ,214 mm, 
9917. Inamucan Bay, Mindanao# August 8 , 1909# Length. 145 mm. 
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7292. Mansalay, Mindoro. #une 4, 1908. h%'gth,150 mm. 
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7 -£■ 
127t>Q*\ Korth end of liid^-avor Strait, -Palawan* December 22, 1908. Length 
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CJ 148 mm. / 1 
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8397. Surigao, Mindanao. May. 8 ',' 1908. Length 233 mm. * 
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