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Pagrus unicolor Richardson, Ichth. China Japan, p. 242, 1846 (Canton; Hong 

 Kong). — GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, p. 468, 1859 (Hong Kong). — 

 Kner, Reise Novara, Fische, p. 85, 1865 (Hong Kong). — Steindachner, 

 Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, math.-nat. KL, vol. 61, pt. 1, p. 625, 1870 

 (China). — Martens, Preuss. Exped. Ost-Asien, p. 387, 1876 (Yeddo). — 

 KAroli, Term^sz. Fiizetek, Budapest, vol. 5, p. 157, 1881 (Yokohama). — 

 Regan, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, vol. 15, p. 20, 1905 (Inland Sea of 

 Japan) . 



Sparisomus unicolor Fowler, Proe. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1900, p. 502 

 (Hawaiian example). 



Pagrus chinensis Steindachner, Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, math.-nat. Kl., vol. 

 61, pt. 1, p. 625, 1870 (type locality: China). 



Pagrus ruber (Doderlein) Steindachner and Doderlein, Denkschr. Akad. 

 Wiss. Wien, math.-nat. KL, vol. 48, pt. 1, p. 20, 1884 (type locality: Tokio). 



Pagrus arthurius Jordan and Starks, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 31, p. 517, 

 fig. 1, 1906 (type locality: Port Arthur, Manchuria). 



Depth l%o to 2%; head 2% to 3%, width 2 to 2^. Snout 2 to 2 K in 

 head; eye S}i to 4, 1% to V/i in snout, 1}^ to IK in interorbital ; maxil- 

 lary reaches % to or )^ in eye, expansion 2 to 2}^ in eye, length 2% to 2% 

 in head; 4 upper conic front canines, 5 or 6 lower, 2 or 3 upper rows 

 of molars and 2 rows below each side; interorbital Z% to 4, convexly 

 elevated; eye l}i in preorbital width to slightly greater with age, 

 which 2% to 4% in head ; preopercle edge entire. Gill rakers 2 to 7 + 10 

 or 11 points, which )^ to }^ of gill filaments, last IK to 2 in eye. 



Scales 53 to 60 in lateral line to caudal base and 3 to 10 more on 

 latter; 7 to 10 above, 13 to 17 below; 35 to 46 predorsal, of which 19 

 to 25 to occiput, extend forward opposite front eye edge; 6 to 8 rows 

 on cheek to preopercle ridge, none on flange. Scales with 7 to 9 

 basal radiating striae; 65 to 115 short obtuse apical denticles, with 1 

 to 20 transverse series of basal elements; circuli very fine. 



D. XI or XII, 10, 1, fourth spine l%o to 3 in head, first ray 2% to 3^; 

 A. Ill, 8, I, third spine 2% to 3%, first ray 2% to 3%; caudal 1 to 1%, 

 deeply forked; least depth of caudal peduncle 2% to S%; ventral 1% 

 to 2%; pectoral 2% to 3% in combined head and body to caudal base. 



Light brown generally, with mauve to gray tints on head and back, 

 which darker than lower surface of body. Some very small, pale 

 grayish spots or dots obscurely on snout inyoimg. Iris gray- white. 

 Fins pale brownish. 



India, China, Formosa, Korea, Japan, Hawaii. Elera has also 

 reported it from the Philippines. Pagrus chinensis Steindaclmer, 

 described also as the adult of Pagrus unicolor, is evidently the present 

 species. It is said to have: Scales 57 to 59 in lateral line, 9 above, 

 16 below. Preorbital width 3% in head. D. XII, 9; A. Ill, 8. Dark 

 gold-brown, with clear color in middle of scale rows and silver spot 

 above lateral line. Based on large examples. 



6693. Hong Kong market. August 13, 1908. Length, 285 mm. Pink, silvery 

 below. Back and upper side with numerous pale specks. Fins like body. 



