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HaEPIN^ : 

 g. Anterior canines strong ; lower pharyngeals large, with large, tubercular 

 teeth; spinous dorsal not enveloped in scales; lower jaw naked; 

 species mostly of large size and bright coloration, inhabiting semi- 

 tropical seas. 

 h. Dorsal spines about 14, the 3 or 4 anterior falcate, produced in long 

 streamers; body deep and compressed, the anterior prohle steei); 

 teeth uniserial ; no posterior canine ; cheeks and opercles scaly ; 

 bases of soft dorsal and anal scaly; soft parts of vertical flns 

 produced; scales moderate (40). Lachnolaimus, 630. 



Ml. Dorsal spines 11 or 12 (rarely 13), none of them produced in tilaments ; 

 checks and opercles scaly; body oblong; the back not greatly 

 elevated. 

 i. Soft dorsal and anal flns each with a scaly sheath at base ; scales 

 large (about 32) ; posterior canine present, 

 j. Soft dorsal and anal elevated, produced behind. 



Haepe, 631. 

 ii. Soft dorsal and anal vrithout sheath of scales; preopercle ser- 

 rulate (at least in young) ; soft dorsal and anal more or less 

 falcate. 

 k. Scales large, about 30; lower limb of preopercle scaly; 

 posterior canine present; anterior canines |. 



Dbcodon, 632. 

 kk. Scales moderate or small, 45 to 60; both limbs of preoper- 

 cle n.aked; adult male with a fleshy hump on the 

 forehead ; caudal subtruncate, with the angles more 

 or less produced. 

 I. Posterior canines present; anterior canines | ; dorsal 

 spines 12. 

 m. Scales small, about 60 in lateral line. 



PiMELOMETOPON, 633. 

 CLEPTICIN^ : 



gg. Anterior teeth small, bluntish, not canine-like; no posterior canine; 

 mouth very small, terminal ; snout short and blunt ; dorsal and anal 

 enveloped in scales, except produced tips of both fins ; caudal deeply 

 forked; dorsal spines almost hidden by series of scales; head every- 

 where closely scaled, except on lips and snout; scales of body large; 

 preopercle serrulate; gill rakers slender, short; pectoral falcate; 

 lower pharyngeals very small, Y-shapod, their teeth small, very 

 blunt and coalescent ; vertebne 10 -f 17 ^^ 27 ; dorsal spines 12. 



Clepticus, 634. 

 /. V ertebriB 23 to 26 ; dorsal spines 8 or 9 ; anterior canines strong, 2 to 4 on each 

 side in each jaw; head mostly naked; preopercle entire. Species of the 

 Tropics, mostly of small size and bright coloration. 



JULIDIN^ : 



n. Lateral line complete and continuous. 



0. Snout not tubiform; preopercle entire; teeth uniserial; none of the 

 teeth chisel-shaped. 

 p. Cheeks and opercles naked. 



q. Scales large, 25 to 30 in the lateral line; anal spines 2 or 3. 

 r. Dorsal spines 9; dorsal enlarged, without scaly sheath ; 

 scales of breast not enlarged. 

 s. Anterior canines all normal in position; lower 

 pharyngeals j-shaped, with numerous teeth; 

 anal spines 3. 

 t. Posterior canine well developed on both sides; 

 dorsal spines pungent; anterior canines J. 

 Ieidio, 635. 



