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Wiss. Berlin, vol. 1, 1877, p. 26 (Red Sea). — Gunther, Journ. Mus. 

 Godeffroy, vol. 7 (15), 1881, p. 244, pi. 131 (East Africa, Fiji, New Heb- 

 rides, Samoa, Society Islands, Gilbert Islands, Rowland, Pondpe, Fu- 

 tuna). — Day, Fauna British India, vol. 2, 1889, p. 398. — Picaglia, 

 Atti. Soc. Nat. Modena, ser. 2, vol. 12, 1893, p. 33 (Assab, Red Sea). 



Cheilinus sinuosus Quoy and Gaimard, Voy. Uranie, Zool., November 20, 

 1824, p. 278. Madagascar. 



Cheilinus abudjubbe Ruppell, Neue Wirbelth. Fische, 1835, p. 18 (on 

 Cheilinus trilobatus Ruppell). 



Cheilinus rivulatus Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 14, 1839, p. 86. 

 New Ireland. 



Cheilinus polygramma Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 14, 1839, 

 p. 103. Ulea. 



Cheilinus maculosus Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 14, 1839, 

 p. 104. Oualan. 



Cheilinus nebulosus Richardson, Proc. Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci. (Ich. China 

 and Jap.), 1846, p. 261. Sea of China. 



Cheilinus tetrazona Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Indie, vol. 4, 1853, p. 293. 

 Priaman, Sumatra. 



Cheilinus pulchellus Sauvage, Bull. Soc. Philomath. Paris, ser. 7, vol. 4, 

 1879, p. 224. Fiji. 



Depth 2}4 to 2%; head 2}i to 2%, width 2}i to 2}^. Snout 

 2% to 3J^; eye 4 to 7, Ij/g to 2^ m snout, 13^ to 2 in interorbital; 

 maxillary reaches % to ^ to eye, 2 3^ to 3% in head; interorbital 

 S}/2 to 4}/4, convex. Gill rakers 4 + 6, short, robust, lanceolate. 



Scales in lateral line 14 to 16 + 6 or 7 + 2, tubes arborescent; 2 

 scales above lateral line, 6 below, 6 predorsal. Scales with 13 to 

 15 basal radiating striae, auxiliaries 11 with age; marginals and 

 apicals 42 to 72, with many as 10 auxiliaries; circuli very fine. 



D. IX, 10, I, ninth spine 3^^ to 4 in head, fifth ray 1^ to 23^; 

 A. Ill, 8, I, third spine 3 to Sjjf, fourth ray 1^4 to 2}4', caudal 1 to 

 13^, cuneate behind with median rays longest, though upper and 

 lower with extended points; least depth of caudal peduncle IJ^ to 

 2rff; pectoral liiy to 2)4; ventral 1}^ to 1%. 



Brown, with 3 or 4 transverse obsolete darker bands, ill-defined 

 and last across side of caudal peduncle. Head spotted with whitish 

 and streaks on snout same towards eye. Each scale on body with 

 grayish or whitish vertical line. Fins brownish, vertical fins largely 

 with pale greenish. Dorsals and anals each with 2 submarginal 

 dark lines. Pectoral pale brown. Ventral greenish. 



East Africa to the East Indies, Japan, Samoa, and the Society 

 Islands. A large handsome species. The young resemble Cheilinus 

 cMorurus, but are without the pale spots of that species. Most all 

 our series obtained with dynamite. 



5682 and 7684. Agojo Point, Catanduanes Island. June 10, 1909. Length, 



143 to 198 mm. 

 9290. Biri Channel. June 1, 1909. Length, 122 mm. 

 8672. Biri Channel. June 25, 1909. Length, 196 mm. 



