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Daya jerdoni Webeir, Siboga Exp., Fische, vol. 57, 1913, p. 344 (Tougkil 

 Island, Sulu Archipelago, Borneo Bank). — McCulloch, Mem. Queens- 

 land Mus., vol. 7, pt. 3, November 4, 1921, p. 170, pi. 11, fig. 1 (Capricorn 

 Group in 25 to 30 fathoms, types of Pomaoentrus dolii). 



Pomacentrus doUi Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 6, 

 1881, p. 65, pi. 1, fig. 1. Port Jackson. 



Dapa jerdoni var. fusca McCulloch, Mem, Queensland Mus., vol. 7, pt. 3, 

 1921, p. 171, pi. 11, fig. 2. Queensland; vol. 8, pt. 2, July 7, 1925, p. 

 166 (Double Island Point, Cape Capricorn, Bustard Head Light, Hervey 

 Bay, Bowen). 



Depth 23/5 to 22/3 ; head 33/- to 3%, width 1% to 1%- Snout 4 in 

 head, measured from snout tip; eye 3 to 31/2, greater than snout or 

 1 to 1% in interorbital ; maxillary reaches eye, 21^ to 2i/^ in head; 

 teeth uniserial, obtuse, strong, larger forward in jaws; interorbital 

 2% to 3 in head, broadly convex; infraorbitals and preorbital not 

 free; hind preopercle edge finely dentate. Gill rakers lO-f-19, lan- 

 ceolate, slender, moderate. 



Tubes in lateral line 20; pores in straight section of lateral line 

 10 to 12 to caudal base and 2 more on latter; 4 scales above lateral 

 line, 10 below, 17 predorsal forward opposite front eye edge ; 5 rows 

 of cheek scales. Scales with 9 or 10 basal radiating striae; apical 

 denticles 94 to 117, with 2 or 3 series of basal elements transversely; 

 circuli very fine. 



D. XIII, 13, 1, thirteenth spine 2 to 214 in total head length, ninth 

 ray ll^ to 1%; A. II, 13, i, second spine 2% to 31/5, ninth ray 1^4 to 

 11/2 ; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 to 2%; pectoral II/5 to li^; 

 ventral li/g to IYq; caudal sharply forked, 2i/6 to 3% in combined 

 head and body. 



Largely umber-brown, but little paler on lower surface of head 

 and breast. Each scale with small, slightly darker brown spot. 

 Iris brownish. Some pale spots on cheek and opercle, also on breast 

 and abdomen. Vertical fins deep brownish terminally. Paired fins 

 pale, with neutral dusky spot less than pupil at pectoral origin. 



Persian Gulf, India, East Indies, Philippines, Queensland. 



56111 U. S. N. M. Luzon. Philippine Commission. Length, 150 mm. 



56112 U.S.N.M. Luzon. Philippine Commission. Length, 120 mm. 

 33250 A.N.S.P. Bulan, Luzon. Bureau of Fisheries. Length, 98 mm. 



Genus ABUDEFDUF Forskal 



Abudcfduf FoBSKAL, Descript. Animal., 1775, p. 59. Type Chaetodon sor- 

 didus Forskal, assumed through vernacular name. 



Olyphisodon Lacepede, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 4, 1803, p. 542. Type Glyph- 

 isodon moucharra LACEPi:DE = Chaetodon marginatus Bloch = Chaeto- 

 don saxatilis (part) Linnaeus, designated by Blebkee, Nat. Verb. Holl. 

 Maatsch. Harlem, (No. 6), ser. 3, vol. 2, 1877, p. 91. 



Gliphy>^odon Dumeril, Zool. Analyt., 1806, p. (134) 336. Type Chaetodon 

 marginatus Bloch. 

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