No. 1635. FISHES FROM JAPAN IND RIl KIl ISLANDS SNYDER. 99 



Family SCARID^E. 



CALLYODON LUNULA, new species. 



This species closely resembles Callyodon bataviensis Bleeker" and 

 also C. elere Jordan and Seale. 6 It differs from the former in the 

 absence of lateral canines, in not having a median dark stripe on the 

 dorsal, and in having 2 green bands across the interorbital area and a 

 row of scales on the lower edge of the preopercle. From G. elere it 

 may be known by the white teeth without lateral canines, the long lips 

 which cover the teeth, the very small scales on the lower limb of 

 preopercle, and the more arched interorbital space with its 2 green 

 bands, C. elere having the largely exposed teeth deep green in color, 

 with prominent white lateral canines, 4 large scales on lower edge of 

 preopercle, the interorbital space lower and of one color. 



Head 3 in length; depth 2.7; depth caudal peduncle 0.2; eye 6.5 

 in head; snout 2.7; interorbital space 2.7; scales in lateral series 21; 

 between origin of anal and base of dorsal, counting upward and for- 

 ward 9; D. IX, 10; A. II, 9. 



Anterior profile rather abrupt, the interorbital area with an evi- 

 dent hump, making the position of the eye appear somewhat low. 

 Lips full, almost covering the teeth. Teeth white; no lateral canines 

 present ; 3 rows of scales below eye, a row of 2 or 3 small scales on 

 lower limb of preopercle, 1 scales anterior to origin of dorsal, 5 rows 

 on caudal peduncle. Posterior dorsal spines slightly longer than 

 anterior ones, height 3 in head ; rays somewhat higher than spines. 

 Anal equal in height to spinous dorsal. Lobes of caudal projecting 

 beyond the otherwise truncate edge. Pectoral 1.5 in head; ven- 

 tral 1.5. 



Color in spirits brownish tinged with green, each scale with a 

 lighter edge; middle of chin and throat deep green; a green stripe 

 passing from chin to lower edge of orbit; a similar stripe passing 

 obliquely downward and backward across upper lip and uniting with 

 another which fringes the lower lip, extends upward and backward 

 through lower half of eye; upper lip edged entirely with green: 2 

 green bands passing over the interorbital area; dorsals and anal with 

 a broad basal stripe of green and a narrow edging of the same color; 

 caudal bordered with green above and below: a green crescent on pos- 

 terior pari of fin, the cornua of which reach the tips of the lobes; 

 upper edge of pectoral green, the basal portion suffused with same 

 color. 



Type.— Cat. No. 62236, U.S.X.M.. measuring 403 mm. in length. 

 from the market at Xaha, Okinawa, lint 1 specimen obtained. 



" Java, IV, p. 342. 



6 Bull. U. S. Bur. Fish., XXVI, p. 31, tig. 11. 



