drops about upper 2/5 in least depth of caudal peduncle, 
large simple tubes short, Fourth dorsal spine 2 in head; 
third anal spine 2%; firts anal ray 2 1/10; upper caudal 
lobe 11/10; pectoral 1 1/3, ventral 1 1/3, 
Color in alcohol dull brown, paler below. Fale band 
from upper hind eye edge up along lateral line, then straight 
to upper caudal peduncle edge. Another white band begins 
above maxillary or along lower edge of preorbital and eye, 
and then horizontally above Leetanel origin to caudal base 
medially, expanding over middle of side until wide as pupil. 
tris and fins brown . Length 150 mm, One without locality, 
probably from the Philippines? 
Bleeker's figure! of Pentapus bifasciatus does not 
show the lower white band beginning above the premaxillary as | 
in our example. He indicates a third longitudinal pale streak 
from the upper eye edge to soft dorsal origin, mot present in 
our specimen, 
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Atles Ich,,vol.7,1873-6, Pl. 294 (16) fig. 5. 
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