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to 3J^, broad, slightly convex; hind preopercle edge minutely dentate. 

 Gill rakers 9+7, short, lanceolate. 



Scales in lateral line 16 or 17+4 or 5+2; 4 scales above lateral line, 

 6 below, 5 predorsal; 2 rows of cheek scales. Scales with 11 or 12 

 basal radiating striae, apical 30 or 31 ; circuli fine. 



D. XI, 9, I, ninth spine 2^^ to 2^^ in head, first ray 2yu to 2}/^] A. 

 Ill, 9, I, third spine 3 to 33^, first ray 2J^ to 2^; caudal l}i to 13^, 

 convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 23^8 to 2}^; pectoral 

 1% to 13^; ventral 13^ to 3 in combined head and body. 



Body pale brownish generally, pale or whitish below. Broad, 

 slightly paler band from side of snout to bases of lower median caudal 

 rays. Iris pale yellowish. Dorsals and anals pale or transparent 

 grayish, basaUy deep brownish. Caudal uniform. Paired fins pale 

 or very light brownish, with slight dusky spot at origin of fin. 



Females show 6 whitish blotches along upper edge of back and 

 deep brown blotch about size of pupil on upper hind portion of caudal 

 peduncle. Back also with many longitudinal whitish lines, more or 

 less broken or irregular. Lower side specked and mottled with 

 whitish. 



Japan. 



A brilliant little fish, reaching 100 mm., the sexes colored differently 

 and the very long ventrals extending to or little beyond the anal base. 



D. 5145. 2 examples, Jolo. February 15, 1908. Length, 51 to 92 mm. [90.] 

 Near D. 5148. Sirun Island. Taken from the stomach of large serranids bought 

 of native fishermen. February 16, 1908. Length, 55 mm. 



CIRRHILABRUS CYANOPLEURA (Bleeker) 



Cheilinoides cyanopleura Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Indie, vol. 2, 1851, 



p. 72, pi. 1. Batavia. 

 Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerl., vol. 1, 1862, 



p. 76, pi. 23, fig. 1 (Java). — Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 



1862, p. 124 (compiled). — Weber, Zool. Forsch. Austral. Ritter Semon, 



vol. 5, 1895, p. 272 (Amboina). 

 Cirrhilabrus lyukyuensis Ishikawa, Proc. Dep. N. H., Imp. Mus., Tokyo, 



vol. 1, 1904, p. 12, pi. 4, fig. 1. Nafa, Okinawa. 



Depth 3 to 33^; head 3>i to 33^, width 2 to 23^. Snout S'J/s 

 to 4; eye 4 to 43^, 1 to 13^ in snout, 13^ to 13^ in interorbital; 

 maxillary reaches % to eye, length 43^ to 4% in head; canines f, 

 upper flaring outward; interorbital S}/q to 3^, convex. Gill rakers 

 5 + 10, lanceolate. 



Scales in lateral line 15 to 17 + 6 or 7 + 1 or2;2 scales above lateral 

 line, 6 below, 6 predorsal; 2 rows of cheek scales, preopercle flange 

 naked. Scales with 11 to 16 basal radiating striae, 30 to 32 apical; 

 circuli very fine. 



D. XI or XII, 8, I or 9, i, eleventh spine 2%, eighth ray 1^ to 2; 

 A. Ill, 8, I or 9, I, third spine 3% to 3%, eighth ray 1% to 2; caudal 



