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Novaculichihys macrolepidotus Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N6erl., vol. 1, 

 1862, p. 144, pi. 31, fig. 6 (Bali, Sangi, Amboina, Ceram, Banda, Goram). — 

 Jordan and Seale, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 28, 1905, p. 788 (Negros). — 

 EvERMANN and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 (1907), p. 94 

 (Bacon).— Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 42, 1912, p. 508 (Okin- 

 awa, Riu Kiu). — Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1925, p. 259> 

 (Delagoa Bay). 



Novacula macrolepidota GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 1862, p^ 

 174 (Mozambique); Fishes of Zanzibar, 1866, p. 96 (Zanzibar). — Weber,. 

 Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 377 (Siau). 



Labrus arago Quoy and Gaimard, Voy. Uranie, Zool., 1824, p. 263, pi. 65- 

 fig. 2. lies des Papous. 



Xyrichthys arago Steindachner, Verh. zool. bot. Ges. Wien., 1872, p. 136,, 

 pi. 4, fig. 1 (Moluccas?). 



Julis taenianotus (Cuvier) Quoy and Gaimard, Voy. Uranie, Zool., 1824,. 

 p. 27. Waigiu. 



Julis trimaculatus Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 13, 1839, p. 386 

 (on Bloch, pi. 284). 



Novacula julioides Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Indie, vol. 2, 1851, p. 25.4- 

 Neira, Banda. 



Depth 3% to Zj4; head 33^ to 33/g, width 2^ to 3^. Snout 

 S}/2 to 4; eye 43^ to 5, l}i to 13<C in snout; maxillary 33^8 to 33^ in 

 head, reaches eye; interorbital 4 5^ to 5^ in head, convex. Gill 

 rakers 6+12, lanceolate. 



Scales in lateral line 20 + 4 or 5 + 1 ; 2 scales above lateral line^ 

 8 or 9 below, predorsal none. Scales with 34 to 40 basal striae, apical 

 40 to 50 incomplete and obsolete; circuli fine. 



D. IX, 13, I, ninth spine 3% to 3J4 in head, first ray 2^ to 23^; 

 A. Ill, 13, I, third spine S}/8 to 43^^, second ray 23/^ to 23^; caudal 

 13^ to 13^, convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 23^ to 23^;; 

 pectoral 1% to 1^; ventral 13^ to 2. 



Body pale brownish generally, fins all lighter and under surface of 

 head and trunk little paler. Small black spot in first membrane of 

 spinous dorsal, otherwise fins colorless. Front of head with brown 

 band medianly, with darker brown marginal line each side. Brown 

 band from side of snout to eye, then from postocular arching down 

 toward pectoral origin; also short postocular brown band to sup- 

 rascapula; short brown crescent on opercular flap behind and like 

 bands bordered with dark brown line. Iris pale yellowish or buff. 

 Some gray spots above and little beyond depressed pectoral, also- 

 median streak of brownish bars. Along middle of tail and caudal 

 peduncle laterally some dusky spots, first usually most conspicuous^ 



Delagoa Bay, Zanzibar, East Indies, Philippines, Riu Kiu. 



22386. Canmahala Bay, Ragay Gulf. March 11, 1909. Length, 126 mm. 



3 examples. Guijulugan shore, Negros. April 2, 1908. Length, 78 to 128 mm. 

 [834, 835.] 



1 example. Pandanon Island. March 24, 1909. Length 115 mm. [1440.] 

 General color pale green, more or less yellowish; head with reddish shades 

 above; purplish stripes on sides of head, double one across preorbital, upper 



