no. 362G PARAPERCIS-SCHULTZ 3 



10a. Last dorsal fin spine connected by membrane to base of first soft dorsal 

 ray; 5 dark V-shaped bars on upper side, 1 under spiny dorsal, 4 under 

 soft dorsal; pectoral fin base with a black spot (Korea; Japan to Formosa). 



snyderi Jordan and Starks 



10b. Last dorsal fin spine connected by membrane to first soft dorsal fin ray 

 opposite tip of last dorsal spine. 



11a. Dorsal fin rays IV,24; total pectoral fin rays 16; oblique scale rows 60-64; 

 scales above lateral line 4 (New South Wales and South Australia). 



ramsayi Steindachner 



lib. Dorsal fin rays V,23; total pectoral fin rays 20; oblique scale rows 50-54; 

 scales above lateral line 6 (Japan and Formosa) . . muronis (Tanaka) 

 lb. Palatine teeth absent. 



12a. 6 teeth in outer row of lower jaw. 



13a. Last dorsal fin spine connected by membrane to base of first soft dorsal ray. 



14a. Dorsal fin rays V,21 rarely 22; total anal rays 18, rarely 19; upper and 

 lower caudal fin rays greatly elongated, with brownish coloration (Ha- 

 waiian and Seychelles Islands) schauinslandi (Steindachner) 



14b. Dorsal fin rays V,22; total anal rays 19; no caudal fin ray greatly elongated. 



15a. Oblique rows of scales above lateral line 56-62; scales above lateral line to 

 first soft dorsal ray 4 or 5 with 13-15 below to anus; zigzag row of scales 

 around caudal peduncle 24-30. 



16a. Total pectoral rays 16; zigzag row of scales around caudal peduncle 26-30; 

 total gill rakers 9-12; anterior rays of soft dorsal fin greatly elongated 

 (Singapore and Hainan) filamentosa (Steindachner) 



16b. Total pectoral rays 17-19; zigzag row of scales around caudal peduncle 

 24-26; no soft ray of dorsal elongated. 



17a. Total pectoral fin rays 18 or 19; gill rakers 6 or 7 + 12-16=19-23 (Arabian 

 Sea, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea, Misool Island [2°S 130°E], Philip- 

 pines, and China Sea) aiboguttata (Gunther) 



17b. Total pectoral fin rays 17; gill rakers 4 or 5 + 9 or 10=14 or 15 (Somali 

 coast and Red Sea) si m data, new species 



15b. Oblique rows of scales above lateral line 70-83; scales above lateral line to 

 base of first soft dorsal ray 8-10, and below lateral line to anus 20-24; 

 zigzag row of scales around caudal peduncle 35-44. 



18a. Total gill rakers 17-20; oblique scale rows above lateral line 70-77; 3 dark 

 stripes across interorbital space; 5 V-shaped dark bars below dorsal fins, 

 but no broad, light, lengthwise streak with dark edge along middle of 

 side, interrupting the dark bars (Bustard Head, Queensland to Dampier 

 Archipelago, Western Australia) emeryana (Richardson) 



18b. Total gill rakers 11-17; oblique scale rows above lateral line 77-87; no dark 

 stripe in interorbital space; dark bars somewhat V-shaped below dorsal 

 fins, interrupted along middle of side by dark-edged, broad, light streak 

 (Durban, Natal, Persian Gulf, Madagascar, oif Somali, Reunion, West 

 Australia, Queensland, and New South Wales). 



nebulosa (Quoy and Gaimard) 



13b. Last dorsal fin spine connected by membrane to first soft dorsal ray opposite 

 tip of last dorsal spine. 



19a. 4 dorsal fin spines. 



20a. Small intense black spot in each of 9 vertical bars on side along length- 

 wise line just below midside; black ocellate spot just above opercle; 

 midcaudal fin rays occasionally with white area in basal half; snout in 

 front of eyes notably brown spotted; anal fin distally with single series 



