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Pseudupeneus pleurospilos Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat, Mus., vol. 32, p. 96, 1907 



(compiled) . 

 Parupeneus luteus (not Blbeker) Klunzinger, Fische Roth. Meer., p. 52, 1884 



(part) . 



Depth SYz to 4; head 3 to Z%, width 2% to 2%. Snout 2% to 3 in 

 head; eye 3}^ to 3%, 1% to 1}^ in snout, greater than interorbital in 

 young; maxillary reaches to or K in eye, expansion 1% to 1% in eye, 

 length 2% to 2% in head; barbel 1% to 2}^; teeth uniserial in jaws, none 

 on vomer or palatines; interorbital 3)^ to 3K, level; preopercle edge 

 entire. GUI rakers 6 + 19, lanceolate, equal gill filaments, which 1% 

 in eye. 



Scales 25 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 more on latter; 2 above, 

 6 below, 3 rows on cheek with margin of flange naked, 15 predorsal 

 forward opposite front nostril. Scales with 3 to 6 basal radiating 

 striae; 38 or 39 apical denticles, biserial; circuU very fine. 



Figure 19.— Pseudupeneus pleurospilos (Bleeker), young 



D. VIII-I, 8, I, second spine Iji to 2 in head, first ray 2}i to 2%; A. 

 I, 6, I, first branched ray 2}^ to 2%; caudal 1% to 1^, deeply forked, 

 lobes pointed; least depth of caudal peduncle 3Ko to Z}i; pectoral 

 lYz to to 1%; ventral 1% to 1%. 



Brown on body and head above, lower sides and under surface 

 white. At seventh or eighth scale below and along lateral line dusky 

 spot of 1 or 2 scales in extent. Iris silvery white. Two indistinct 

 whitish or pale lines along side of snout to eye. Number of scales on 

 back and sides each show whitish blotch or spot, 1 to each scale. Fins 

 aU pale or colorless, membranes of spinous dorsal dusky marginally, 

 also dusky band across middle of soft dorsal. 



Red Sea, East Indies, Philippines, Riu Kiu, Japan. Herre and 

 Montalban give a figure differing a little from Bleeker's in that there 

 are 4 rows of cheek scales, maxillary scaleless, the dark lateral spot 6 

 scales from the head (3 scales in Bleeker's), pale streak to eye not 

 continued over postocular, soft dorsal with 2 dark bands parallel 



