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snout to front of eye, bordered by pale blue, continued brokenly behind, showing 

 on opercle as four bars, lower with broad bluish border below; nuchal region 

 irregularly spotted, on back two rows under dorsal fin, spots apparently occupy 

 center of scales; under lateral line row of irregular dots, below two rows, some 

 short vertical bars; dusky area above short limb of lateral line, lower head sul- 

 phur yellow; vinaceous stripe from below middle of eye obliquely backward 

 toward lower base of pectoral, not reaching beyond opercular margin, upward 

 along margin to above base of pectoral, bordered either side by bluish line; 

 behind pectoral base two rows of red spots, lower oblong and transversely 

 placed anteriorly; belly whitish with more or less blue shade posteriori j'^; 

 pale green above anal. Dorsal yellowish green, much striped with red; near 

 base red arches across each membrane to base of spines and rays, second 

 bar not so distinctly arched, becoming almost straight oblique lines on 

 soft membranes; third marginal bar on spinous portion, becoming infra- 

 marginal to hyaline tips on soft portion. Caudal pink. Anal similar to 

 dorsal, but paler, second red bar joining third, forming broad band. Paired 

 fins pale, pectorals lemon yellow at base, with blue spot in upper edge and dash 

 of reddish in front. 



1 example, Ulugan Bay, near Baheli River mouth. December 28, 1908. 

 Length, 85 mm. 



20634. Kowloon market, China. September 26, 1908. Length, 113 mm. 



49869 U.S.N. M. Yokohama. A. Owston. Length, 127 mm. 1 example. 



50245 U.S.N.M. Kobe, Settsu. Jordan and Snyder. Length, 107 to 127 mm. 

 5 examples. 



51809 U.S.N.M. Japan. Dr. E. A. Mearns. Length, 110 to 133 mm. 2 

 examples. 



71575 U.S.N.M. Tokyo market. Albatross collection. Length, 157 mm. 1 



example. 



HALICHOERES PROSOPEION (Sleeker) 



Julis (Halichoeres) prosopeion Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Indie, vol. 5, 



1853, p. 347. Amboina; Act. Soc. Ind. N6erl., vol. 6 (No. 2), 1859, p. 3 



(Doreh, New Guinea). 

 Halichoeres prosopeion Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N^erl., vol. 1, 1862, p. 122, 



pi. 37, fig. 2 (Amboina). 

 Platyglossus prosopeion Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 1862, p. 155 



(Amboina). 



Depth 3K to 3K; head 3^ to 3^, width 2^ to 2^- Snout 3 

 to 33^; eye 43^^ to 4J^, IJ^ to 13^ in snout, 1 to l3<t in interorbital; 

 maxillary reaches % to eye, 4% to 4% in head; interorbital 4 to 43^, 

 convex. Gill rakers 4 + 8, lanceolate, short. 



Scales in lateral line 21 or 22, 5 + 1; 5 scales above lateral line, 10 

 below, 9 to 12 predorsal. Scales with 22 to 26 basal radiating striae, 

 apical 24 to 27; circuli very fine. 



D. IX, 12, I, third spine 3J^ to 4 in head, first ray 2% to 2^; 

 caudal 13^ to 13<^, convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 to 

 2r?; pectorall^ to 13^; ventral IK to 1^. 



Brown generally; head and anterior portion of body all smoky or 

 dusky brown. Scales on back posteriorly show traces of slightly 

 deeper brown basal spot. Iris neutral brown. Small neutral dusky 

 postocular spot, not larger than pupil and another larger at pectoral 



