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Pentapodus CYANOTAENiATUfj (Richardson) 



Maenoides? cyano-taeniatus Richardson, Icones Pise, p. 8, pi. 5, fig., 1843 

 (type locality : Depuch Islands, North West Australia). (I have not seen 

 the original account of this.) 



Pentapodus multidens (Valenciennes) 



Dentex multidens Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 6, p. 238, 1830 (type locali- 

 ty: Red Sea).— GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, p. 373, 1859 (com- 

 piled). 



Dentex dispar Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 6, p. 239, 1830 (type locality: 

 Lohaja). (Name only, in text.) 



Numerous strong curved canines arm edges of both jaws, 8 or 10 in 

 outer series of each, behind very narrow row of small obtuse teeth. 

 Suborbital shallow, long. Scales smooth, bases not striate. D. X, 

 11, spines moderate. A. Ill, 9. Ventral I, 5, spine compressed, 

 expanded, nearly long as soft rays. Pectoral rays 17, fin very long. 

 Rose color, fins paler. Length, 200 mm. (Valenciennes.) 



Pentapodus unicolor (Valenciennes) 



Pentapus iinicolor Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 6, p. 263, 1830 (no 

 locality). (Stadhouder collection.) — GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 

 1, p. 382, 1859 (copied). 



IBodianus fischerii Lacepede, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 4, pp. 281, 293, 1802 

 (no locality). ("Collection zoologique cedee par la HoUande a la France.") 



Resembles Pentapodus vittatus in general form. Scales smaller or 

 60 in lateral line and very finely ciliated. Preopercle limb naked. 

 Teeth fine, same of lower laterals. Number of rays similar. No 

 traces of band on body. Length, 188 mm. (Valenciennes.) 



ANALYSIS OF SPECIES 



a'. Pentapodus. Predorsal scales extend forward in interorbital. 

 6'. No oblique dark bar across pectoral base. 



c^. Median lateral band from snout to caudal base. 



dK Scales very small, about 70 vitta. 



d'^. Scales larger, 45 to 50. 



e^. Median lateral golden band; dorsals edged golden; caudal lobes end 



in long points, not filaments macrurus. 



e^. Median lateral dark band, with silvery bordering line above and 

 below. 

 p. Blue dots along lateral line; spinous dorsal edged golden. 



hellmuthii. 

 p. Two brilliant streaks on back, one leaden; belly with oblique 



streaks of silvery dots peronii. 



c^. Two postocular silvery longitudinal lines far as depressed pectoral; 

 oblique dark streaks on back; 2 gray lines on back above lateral 



line porosus. 



c'. Two golden longitudinal bands, upper narrower above lateral line; 

 lower broad and axial from snout tip to end of median caudal rays; 

 each caudal lobe ends in long filament nemurus. 



