1457 # 
Scales 68 to 71 in lateral line from over gill opening to caudal 
base (8 or 9 more forward on head to dorsal intersection); 33 or 34 above, 
36 to 38 below# Vertical fins all scally basally* Scales all ctenoid* 
Scales with 34 to 45 basal radiating striae; 5 to 9 slender apical denti¬ 
cles; circuit fine# Lateral line complete, present on both sides* 
D# 64 to 66, fin height 1 l/2 to 1 3/5 in head; A# 50 or 51, fin 
height 1 1/2 to 1 3/o; caudal 1 l/5 to 1 l/4, convex behind; depth of cau¬ 
dal peduncle 2 to 2 l/8; ventral 2 to 2 l/3# 
Variably brown to russet or dark brown on right side, with innum¬ 
erable very variable dark to blackish rings, many with black central dot, 
some often enclosing pale or gray white blotches# Along fins marginally 
rings smaller, more numerous and crowded# In young coloration all made up 
of small-dark spots with paler areas and fins with dark to blackish spots* 
Left side whitish, fins brownish submarginally# 
Andamans, Malaya, East Indies, Philippines, Micronesia, Melanesia, 
Polynesia, China, Rui Kui, Queensland* 
20312* Bolinao Bay# May 10, 1909* Length 108 mm. 
1 example# Capunuypugan, Mindanao* May 9, 1908* Length 65 mm* 
11342, 11343* Cebu market, Cebu# April 4, 1908# Length 150 to 
170 mm# 
15487# Cebu market# March 26, 1909* Length 141 mm# 
21754* Cebu market* March 28, 1909# Length 64 mm* 
