narrower, vent little behind in depressed ventral spine 
length and caudal edge behind straight. +ts color in arreck 
derker, mostly shaded with dusky or blackish, Vertical fins 
dark, without spots, Spots on sides of body small and ver- 
thcalliy elongate, 
We also include a fine example in the Academy from India, 
but with the finely spotted pattern of the Manila specimen, 
Platax teira(Forskal) 
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Head of a large example, lebeled ‘South America", which 
erroneous #s it was more likely ‘obtained in the Philtgpines. 
It shows, the front nostril 3/5 an eye-diameter before and 
slightly below third nostril; latter much nearer eye than 
former; about 24 rows of cheek scales to preopercle ridge; 
preopercle flange scaleless, 
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