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Species rather numerous in tropical seas. Whitley has described 

 and figured Macleay's type of Upeneus JUamentosus , erecting the new 

 subgenus Hogbinia for it chiefly as the third and fourth dorsal spines 

 are elongate. Bleeker's designation (Arch. Neerland. Sci. Nat. 

 Harlem, vol. 11, p. 334, 1876) of Upeneus barberinus Valenciennes for 

 Parupeneus is invaUd. 



ANALYSIS OF SPECIK8 



a'. Parupeneus. At least one black blotch on side of body. 



6'. Black spot on flanks above pectoral; barbels reach ventrals. pleurospilos. 

 b^. Black spot above end of pectoral, followed by pale blotch below soft 



dorsal pleurostigma. 



b^. Black spot below end of soft dorsal base on side of tail; head and trunk 

 anteriorly above blackish, with pale band from mouth below eye till 



below spinous dorsal ; ventrals black barberinoides. 



b*. Black spot on caudal peduncle midwaj' in caudal peduncle length. 



macronemus. 

 6*. Black saddle on caudal peduncle above behind soft dorsal base. 



c*. Two dark lateral bands, extend on head; barbels reach hind preopercle 



edge; fins uniformly pale spilurus. 



c^. Two dark lateral bands, extend on head; barbels reach hind pupil edge; 



oblique dark bars on caudal; pectoral base dark jeflfl. 



c'. Broad obscure dusky band from opercle till below soft dorsal; black 

 saddle on caudal peduncle above, often preceded by pinkish blotch. 



signatus. 



6'. Black spot on caudal peduncle near caudal base; golden lines obliquely on 



head. 



d*. No black band from snout to eye and below soft dorsal, barberinus. 



d^. Black band from snout to eye and below soft dorsal-- indicus. 



6^ Body with black cross bands. 



e^ Three broad black cross bands, first below front of spinous dorsal, 



second below soft dorsal, third on hind half of caudal peduncle; 



ground color pinkish; no dark longitudinal bands., bifasciatus. 



e^. Four blackish cross bands; coloration largely swarthy; each row of 



scales with narrow longitudinal dark band orientalis. 



e*. Four or 5 blackish cross bands; broad yellow area between black 

 band below soft dorsal and black saddle on caudal peduncle. 

 /'. Broad black transverse band from nearly entire base of spinous 



dorsal trifasciatus. 



p. No blackish transverse band from base of spinous dorsal. 



multifasciatus. 

 a'. PsEUDUPENEUs. Body without black spots or blotches. 

 g^. Pale or whitish blotch behind soft dorsal. 



h^. Red or gold band from eye to soft dorsal base; another 

 parallel below to pale postdorsal saddle; barbels reach 



gill opening fraterculus. 



h^. No bands as above. 



iK Gold or blue lines on head; dorsal and anal with oblique 

 lines, 

 ji. Obhque blue lines on head; eye 6 to 6}i in head; 3 to 3% 



in snout cyclostomus. 



j2. Divergent golden lines about eye; eye 3% in head, 1^ in 

 snout chryserydros. 



