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dusky bar from eye to snout tip; 2 dusky bars from eye across pre- 

 orbital and maxillary, another dark bar with light center from lower 

 rear of eye downward to corner of mouth, and a dusky pale centered 

 bar across preopercle; all bars separated by light areas; inner rays of 

 pelvic fins blackish; dorsal three-fourths of base of axil of pectoral 

 fin dusky; dark spot near base of middle rays of upper lobe of caudal 

 fin, and sometimes a less intense dark spot in lower lobe in a similar 

 position; caudal fin and posterior soft dorsal rays lightly marked with 

 dusky bars; pectoral and anal fin rays unmarked. 



Table 1. — Measurements made on two species of Paraperciy expressed in thousandths 



of standard length 



