. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 14 BULLETIN 10 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM ing distinctly only by transmitted light; anal obscurely barred in same manner; no bars on caudal. Paired fins more orange; pectoral black on upper base. 16110. Bolalo Bay, Palawan. December 21, 1908. Length 222 mm. 10677 [94]. Bubuan Island, Jolo. February 14, 1908. Length 162 mm. Gener- ally saffron umber. Yellowish bar from dorsal down to middle of pectoral dividing upper side of body; posterior area with narrow black lines, defined by pale edges; anterior area with blue-green centers to sca
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 14 BULLETIN 10 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM ing distinctly only by transmitted light; anal obscurely barred in same manner; no bars on caudal. Paired fins more orange; pectoral black on upper base. 16110. Bolalo Bay, Palawan. December 21, 1908. Length 222 mm. 10677 [94]. Bubuan Island, Jolo. February 14, 1908. Length 162 mm. Gener- ally saffron umber. Yellowish bar from dorsal down to middle of pectoral dividing upper side of body; posterior area with narrow black lines, defined by pale edges; anterior area with blue-green centers to scales forming irreg- ular rows of dots, fusing as stripes across cheek; below yellowish bar black stripes extend slightly nearer head and lower 4 broken on left side; first black line along base of dorsal, breaking into branches on dorsal and ending on caudal peduncle; second immediately above lateral line and ends with. Figure 1.—Dampieria melaxotaenia (Bleeker). of color same; fourth ends at hind dorsal edge, next four end at base of caudal, ninth and tenth at hind anal edge and all stripes equidistant. Head and breast slaty scarlet, abdominal region more purely scarlet, merging into orange along lower side. Chin and lower head dark slaty; top of head slate with indistinct brown markings. Iris red brown, with narrow golden inner ring. Dorsal brilliant scarlet, short paler bars across membranes of last three- fourths of fin; on first 7 membranes red segregated into numerous small dots; scales of base dusky yellowish-green and dash of same color on soft part of fin near hinder edge; entire fin narrowly edged with bright blue. Caudal brilliant scarlet, with dusky green shades in central region and tipped with brilliant blue. Anal bright scarlet, tipped with blue. Pectoral bright green- ish yellow, somewhat orange at tip, base color of adjoining region and black blotch on upper edge of base. Ventral rays greenish yellow, membranes with orange scarlet stripes.
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