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Glyphidodontops uniocellatus Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N^erl., vol. 9, 1877^ 

 pi. 410 (11), fig. 6; Nat. Verb. Holl. Maatsch. Harlem (No. 6), ser. 3, 

 vol. 2, 1877, p. 133 (Borneo, Letti, Timor, Batjan, Amboina, Haruco, 

 Goram, Philippines). 



Chrysiptera gaimardi Swainson, Nat. Hist. An., vol. 2, 1839, p. 216. 



Glyphidodon assimilis Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 1862, p. 52. 

 Borneo, Philippines, Indian Seas. — Peters, Monatsb. Akad. Wiss. Ber- 

 lin, 1868, p. 271 (Paracali, Luzon). — Meyer, An. Soc. Hist. Nat. Madrid,, 

 vol. 14, 1885, p. 34 (Sangi).— Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., vol. 1, 1895, 

 p. 548 (Luzon, Manila). 



Depth 2% to 3; head 3^ to 3%, width 1% to Ij/^. Snout 4 to 

 4%; eye 2}itoS}i, much greater than snout or interorbital; maxillary 

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

 3 to 33/3 in head; interorbital 3 to 3 J^, broadly convex; preorbital and 

 preopercle edges entire. Gill rakers 6+12, lanceolate, moderate. 



Tubes in lateral line 15 to 17, followed by 3 to 5 irregular pores; 

 pores in straight section 7 to 9 to caudal base (abnormally 4), to 2 

 on latter; 3 scales above lateral line, 10 below, 14 or 15 predorsal for- 

 ward opposite front eye edge; infraorbitals naked, cheek with 3 

 rows of scales. Scales with 8 basal radiating striae and many as 5 

 auxiliaries marginally frequent; apical denticles 54 to 103, with 

 2 or 3 transverse series of basal elements; circuli extremely fine. 



D. XIII, 11, I to 13, I, fourth spine 1^ to 2)4 in head, sixth ray 



1 to 13/^; A. II, 12, I to 14, I, second spine 1^ to 2, eighth ray 1 to 

 1%; caudal emarginate, 2J^ to 3 in combined head and body; least 

 depth of caudal peduncle IJ^ to 2 in head; pectoral 1 to 1)^; ventral 

 2J/8 to 33^ in combined head and body. 



Back and sides above bright blue, under surface of head and 

 abdomen whitish, becoming pale brown in spirits. Along side of 

 body, especially below, many small scattered pale blue spots, each 

 bordered or ringed with pale dusky. Dusky median frontal streak 

 from interorbital to spinous dorsal. Dusky brown band wide as 

 pupil from snout tip through eye and continued behind eye as several 

 spots until up above and parallel along lateral line. Another similar 

 paler band from side of maxillary, with series of several brownish 

 spots across opercles. Iris pale greenish, except dark cross invading 

 from snout. Fins all pale brownish. Margins of spinous dorsal 

 dusky, base blue. Soft dorsal with blue basally and large slaty 

 black blotch, little smaller than eye, at bases of last 6 rays. Caudal 

 bluish basally. Ventral with slight dusky tint to end of first ray. 



Ceylon, East Indies, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia. A very 

 beautiful little fish, known by its showy blue coloration. 



2 examples, Tataan Island, Simaluc Island. February 18, 1908. Length, 47 to 

 49 mm, 



1 example, Tataan Island. February 20, 1908. Length, 30 mm. 



5 examples, Tomahu Island. December 11, 1909. Length, 45 to 52 mm. 



15112 U.S.N.M. Samoa. Steinberger. Length, 40 mm. 1 example. 



9652 A.N.S.P. Samoa. Dr. H. C. Caldwell. Length, 33 mm. 



31497 to 31512 A.N.S.P. Apia. Bureau of Fisheries. Length, 38 to 65 mm. 



