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yellowish, edged orange, with gulden yellow spots and large olive spots at 
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e base of each spine* Soft dorsal membrane golden, also seme of pectoral 
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||hd caudal. Rays of'S'ffiese f$|is yellow. Anal and ventral yellowish. 
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4l example. 
8647. V^irl''Channel. June ^2, 1909. Lengthy 544 nan. 
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llayan Bay, Lulon. June 17, 1909. LengtVx83 mm. 
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15274* ■ Canmahala Bay, Raj 
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Gulf, Luzon, March 11, 1909. Length 240 mm. 
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5543.jFCataingan, Masbatjjj^ April 18, 1908. length.233 mm. Back dark olivet 
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green. Top of heaffmore or les3 slaty, sides and lower portions paler. 
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Centers of s calespLight, edges fonuing color, except on upper side where 
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scale centers irregularly blue and on middle of side borders of scales 
with brownish^Pinge, forming more or less ill^defined stripes. Side of 
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head with ueper shades; blue stripe from 
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to front nostril; bluish 
under eve Carried downward across front of cheek to mouth corner as slaty 
stripe; iv #imilar stripe across preorbital parallel. Vertical fins oliv 
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greeny reddish terminal!^ on membranes#^ Caudal with obscure reddish bars 
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irrefular. ^ector^l hyaline straw, fjpst or uppermost raf blue* Ventral 
oMve, front 
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bluish. 
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5552. ■^TCataingafi. April 19, 1908 
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265 mm# 
5134 and 5135#4 Iloilo market. June 1|! 1908# ^ength 198 to>218 mm# 
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21163. ^ Jolo market. February 11, 
5963# Little Santa Cruz Island. 
Lengtn 80 mm# ?, 
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26, 1908. Length-686 mm. Olivaceous 
above, whitish below, margin of scales darkest#'^^axillan; and pre- 
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maxillary membranes scarl.et. Inside mouth posteriorly scarlet. Membrane 
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of soft dorsal reddish#^4: Anal less so# ( ,.Sii^nt reddi^i tinge on caudal 
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tips 
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8508. 
Makesi Island, Palawan. April 5, 1909. ^ength 280 mm 
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