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Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, vol. 8 (16), 1909, p. 270 (Ovalaii).— Weber, 



Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 373, fig. 75, figs, a and b (Siau Island). 

 Julis (Halichoeres) polyophthabnus Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Indie, vol. 3, 



1852, p. 731. Lepar Island; Cauer, West Sumatra. 

 Julis perlatus Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N4erl., vol. 1, 1862, p. 124. (Name 



in synonymy.) 

 Platyglossus guttulatus Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 7, 



1882, p. 587. New Guinea. 

 Halichoeres leparensis (not Bleeker) Fowler, Copeia, No. 58, June 18, 



1918, p. 64 (Philippines). 



Depth 3 to 33/^; head 3 to 3 3/^, width 23^ to 2^. Snout 3 to 33^; 

 eye 5 to 5%, 1^ to 2 in snout, 1 to 13^ in interorbital; maxillary 

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

 rakers 4 + 11, short, lanceolate. 



Scales in lateral line 22 or 23, 3 or 4 + 2; 4 scales above lateral line, 

 9 below, 10 predorsal. Scales with 23 to 31 basal radiating striae, 

 apical 27 to 30; circuli fine. 



D, IX, 12, I, ninth spine 23^ to 2J^ in head, first branched ray 

 21^8 to 33^; A. Ill, 12, I, third spine 3% to 33^, first branched ray 

 23^ to 23^; caudal IM to 13^> convex behind; least depth of caudal 

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



Body brownish generally, under surface pale. Each scale with 

 large pale terminal spot about size of pupil, resulting dark area above 

 and below formed as horizontal longitudinal heliotrope purple 

 bands. Head with several heliotrope purple bands, more or less 

 horizontal and short one close behind eye neutral black. Dorsals 

 and anals grayish, spotted with brownish and margins narrowly 

 pale. Caudal whitish, with traces of crowded brownish spots and 

 terminally dusky. Paired fins pale, uniform. Ventral slightly 

 yellowish. No dark blotch at pectoral base, either in axil or 

 externally. 



East Indies, Philippines, Chusan, Ovalau. Bleeker's figure shows 

 the pectoral dark terminally and 5 pale blotches along the back 

 above the lateral line. 



1 example, Batan tide pool. June 5, 1909. Length, 33 mm. 



9 examples, Batan Island. July 22, 1909. Length, 24 to 42 mm. 



1419. Cebu market. March 20, 1909. Length, 23 mm. Dark green, centers of 

 each scale below lateral line with red-centered black-rimmed ocellus; olive- 

 yellow interpolated posteriorly; breast and belly paler; triangular blotch of 

 greenish on cheek, another on opercle, each edged blue and black, vinaceous 

 within; vinaceous stripe along interopercle, edged with blue; preorbitals with 

 vinaceous stripe. Dorsal with double row of round red-centered, blue and 

 black rimmed ocelli, fuse anteriorly in second row; tips of rays and membranes 

 hyaline; on soft portion double row of red dots between these and ocelli; no 

 black blotch. Caudal yellow at corners and in base, centrally on tip blackish; 

 body of fin with reticulations of orange or scarlet. Anal similar to dorsal. 

 Paired fins plain, except a reddish stripe in front of ventral. 



5 examples, Cebu market. March 22, 1909. Length, 83 to 94 mm. 



