. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 221 Scales 80 to 88 in lateral line to caudal base, and 15 to 17 more on latter; tubes 43 to 48 in lateral line to caudal base and 3 to 5 more on latter; 15 to 17 scales above lateral line, 29 or 30 below, about 45 predorsal, 22 rows on cheek; scales on head mostly smooth; fins with small basal scales; maxillary naked. Scales with 6 to 9 basal radiat- ing striae; 28 to 35 apical denticles with 3 or 4 transverse series; circuli fine. D. IX, 16,i, or 15, i, third spine 2% to 3)4 in total head
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 221 Scales 80 to 88 in lateral line to caudal base, and 15 to 17 more on latter; tubes 43 to 48 in lateral line to caudal base and 3 to 5 more on latter; 15 to 17 scales above lateral line, 29 or 30 below, about 45 predorsal, 22 rows on cheek; scales on head mostly smooth; fins with small basal scales; maxillary naked. Scales with 6 to 9 basal radiat- ing striae; 28 to 35 apical denticles with 3 or 4 transverse series; circuli fine. D. IX, 16,i, or 15, i, third spine 2% to 3)4 in total head length, eighth ray 2% to 2%', A. Ill, 8,1, second spine 2^, fifth ray 2 to 23^; caudal \% to \%, rounded convexly behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 3 to 334; pectoral 1% to 1%; ventral 1% to 2. Chocolate brown, with eight poorly defined darker vertical cross bands. Head and body anteriorly usually finely spotted with small blue dots each with dark ring marginally, much larger and fewer in. Fioure 9.—Cephalopholis pachycentron (Valenciennes), young young. Lower body surface little paler than back. Eye pale brown. Fins blackish brown, vertical with submarginal blackish bands. Upper dorsal edges and corners or upper and lower caudal edges narrowly white. India, Ceylon, East Indies, Philippines, Queensland, Melanesia. March 6, 1909. Length March 5, 1909. Length 5188, 5189. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. 115 to 133 mm. 16013, 14884, 17707. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. 131 to 168 mm. 10586. Bolalo Bay, Palawan. December 21, 1909. Length 112 mm. 15451. Bolinao Bay, west Luzon. May 10, 1909. Length 124 mm. 8865. Buang Bay, Talajit Island, between Samar and Masbate. March 15,1909. Length 172 mm. S056, 8057, 21269. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. April 22, 1909. Length 140 to 155 mm. 16672, 22775. Busin Harbor. April 23, 1908. Length 121 to 137 mm. 16783. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. March 7, 1909. Length 142 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page i
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