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the bars not extending below the lower row of spots associated with 

 the brown background bars; middle of side with broad light band, 

 speckled with tiny brown spots irregularly spaced and not in a row; 

 lower side of body behind pectoral base with 8 dark bars, the first 

 is composed of 2 or 3 dark spots in a narrow dark streak that meets 

 or almost meets its fellow about midway between anus and pelvic 

 base; the next 7 bars are composed of large dark spots dorsally, thence 

 becoming paler and narrower as they extend ventrally, but not 

 reaching anal fin base; axis of pectoral base with a narrow black bar 

 that extends ventrally and meets its fellow across belly just behind 

 pelvic fin bases; all of the body bars are in line with black spots in 

 the median fins; base of caudal fin with a pair of small dark spots; 

 front of base of pectoral with 2 to 4 small black spots; lower edge of 

 pectoral fin with a small black spot basally; 6 dark spots in a row 

 across top of head behind orbits and a pair of dark spots of same size 

 in front of the row of spots at rear of interorbital space; a few other 

 dark spots in interorbital space; side of head with dark spots and 

 2 oblique dark bars from below eye extending postero ventrally; 

 caudal fin with tiny dark spots, irregularly scattered; anal fin with 2 

 rows of dark spots, the basal row composed of larger spots; dorsal 



Table 6. — Measurements made on three neiv species of Parapercis expressed in 

 thousandths of standard length 



