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(Port Denisou). — Kaeoli, Termesz. Fiizetek, Budapest, vol. 5, 1881, 

 p. 173 (Hirado). — Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., vol. 1, 1895, p. 544 (Bohol, 

 Cebu, Ubay).— EvERMANN and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 

 (1907), p. 89 (Philippines). — Webeb, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, 

 p. 337 (Beo and Postillion Island). — Fowler, Copeia, No. 58, June 18, 

 1918, p. 64 (Philippines). 



Pomacentrus (Pomacentrus) taeniurus Bleekee, Nat. Verh. HoU. Maatscji. 

 Harlem, (No. 6), ser. 3, vol. 2, 1877, p. 47 (Biliton, Buru, Amboina, 

 Philippines). 



Pomacentrus cyanomos Bleekee, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Indie, vol. 11, 1856, p. 89. 

 Batavia.— Bleeker, Atlas Ich. Ind. Ngerl., 9, 1877, pi. 408 (9), fig. 3. 



Pomacentrus cyanomus Gijnther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 1862, p. 21 

 (Bast Indies). — Martens, Preuss. Exp. Ost Asien, 1S76, p. 396 (Yoko- 

 hama). 



Pomacentrus {Pomacentrus) cyanomos Bleekee, Nat. Verh. Holl. Maatsch. 

 Harlem, (No. 6), ser. 3, vol. 2, 1877, p. 45 (Java and Ceram). 



Glyphisodon amboinensis Bleekee, Act. Soc. Sci. Ind. Neerl. (Amboina), 

 vol. 2, 1857, p. 72. Amboina. 



Gli/phidodon amloincnsis GtJNTHER, Cat. Fi.sh. Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 1862, 

 p. 56 (copied). 



Pomacentrus leucosphyrus Fowlee, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., ser. 2, 

 vol. 12, 1904, p. 533, pi. 19, lower left figure. Padang, Sumatra. 



Depth 214 to 21/2; head 31/3 to 31/2, width 1% to 14^. Snout 3% 

 to 4; eye 2% to 314, greater than snout or interorbital ; maxillary 

 reaches little beyond front of eye or to front pupil edge in young, 

 3 to 4 in head; teeth compressed, uniserial, truncate; interorbital 3 

 to 31^, broadly convex; lower infraorbital edge entire; hind pre- 

 opercle edge weakly and rather irregularly serrate. Gill rakers 

 8 + 14 lanceolate, long, slender. 



Tubes in lateral line 15 or 16, pores in straight section 9 + 2; 4 

 scales above lateral line, 9 below, 17 or 18 predorsal ; 4 rows of cheek 

 scales, uppermost on infraorbital. Scales with 6 or 7 basal radiating 

 striae, apical denticles 79 to 90, with 4 or 5 transverse series of basal 

 elements; circuli fine. 



D. XIII, 10, I or 11, I, thirteenth spine 1% to 1% in head, fifth 

 ray 3 to 3l^ in combined head and body ; A. II, 10, i or 11, i, second 

 spine 1^ to 1% in head, fifth ray 2^/2 to 3% in combined head and 

 body, first ray sometimes simple; caudal 1% to 2^4, deeply forked, 

 lobes slender and ending in filaments; A^entral 3 to 3%; pectoral 

 1 to 1% in head ; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 to 2^/^. 



Deep umber, little paler below or on abdomen and under surface 

 of head. At present all show a dark and more or less uniform ap- 

 pearance and very few with traces of gray spots, these on lower 

 surfaces. Large neutral black blotch at beginning of lateral line, its 

 size but little less than eye. Another small, dusky spot at pectoral 

 origin and axil of fin dusky black. Vertical fins all largely dusky or 

 dull blackish, with dull gray or whitish submarginal line or as 

 narrow band on spinous dorsal, not always distinct. Likewise, last 

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