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(Hakuri). — Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., vol. 1, 1895, p. 554 (Luzon, Manila, 

 Navotas). — Ishikawa and Matsuura, Prelim. Cat. Fish. Mus. Tokyo, 

 1874, p. 28 (Japan). 



Halichoeres poecilopterus Bleeker, Ned. Tijds. Dierk., vol. 2, 1865, p. 251 

 (Simabara Straits, Japan). — Jordan and Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 vol. 24, 1902, p. 637 (Aomori, Matsushima, Tok3^o, Misaki, Wakanoura, 

 Kobe, Onomichi, Hiroshima, Tauruga, Nagasaki). — Franz, Abhandl. K. 

 Bayer, Akad. V/iss., vol. 4, Suppl. vol, 1, 1910, p. 53 (Yokohama and 

 Aburatsubo). — Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 42, 1912, p. 421 

 (Hakodate, Nagasaki, Oki Island, Misaki). — Jordan and Metz, Mem. 

 Carnegie Mus., vol. 6, No. 1, 1913, p. 43 (Fusan, Korea). — Seale, Philip- 

 pine Journ. Sci., vol. 9, 1914, p. 70 (Hong Kong). 



Halichoeres poecilepterus Jordan and Hubbs, Mem. Carnegie Mus., vol. 10, 

 No. 2, 1925, p. 250 (Toba, Tokyo, Misaki, Toyana, Miyazu). 



Julis pyrr ho gramma Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Poiss., pts. 7-9, 1845, p. 170, 

 pi. 86, fig. 2. Japan 



Plaiyglossus pyrrhogramma GiJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 1862, 

 p. 166 (copied). — KXroli, Termesz. Fiizetek, Budapest, vol. 5, 1881, 

 p. 174 (Yokohama and Hakuri). — Ishikawa and Matsuura, Prelim. Cat. 

 Fish. Mus. Tokyo, 1897, p. 29 (Japan). 



Choerojulis pyrrhogramma Martens, Preuss. Exp. Ost Asien, 1876, p. 397 

 (Yeddo and Yokohama). 



Julis thyrsites Richardson, Rep. Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci. (Fish. Chin. Jap.), 

 1846, p. 260. Canton. 



Depth 4K; head 3H, width 2J4. Snout 3%; eye 4^^, IM in 

 snout, 13^ in interorbital; maxillary reaches % to eye, 43^ in head; 

 interorbital 4®/e, broadly convex. Gill rakers 5 + 10, slender, mod- 

 erate, lanceolate. 



Scales in lateral line 21, 6 + 1; 3 scales above lateral line, 8 below, 

 5 predorsal. Scales with 23 or 24 basal radiating striae, apical 21 to 

 30; circuli fine. 



D. IX, 11, I, ninth spine 3% in head; first ray 3; A. Ill, 11, i, 

 third spine 4, first ray 3}/^; caudal 1%, slightly convex behind; least 

 depth of caudal peduncle 2}/^; pectoral 1^; ventral, 2^. 



Pale brown generally. Deep dusky brown band from side of snout 

 across eye and head to middle of caudal base, in width little less than 

 eye. Another dark band extends from above eye close along dorsal 

 bases, though paler than lower band. Fins all pale to transparent 

 and without any markings. 



China, Korea, Japan. Reported from the Philippines by Elera. 



16636 (Dr. 5146). Sulade Island. February 16, 1908. Length, 85 mm. 

 49494 U.S.N.M. Yokohama, Japan. Albatross collection. September, 1896. 



Length, 115 to 125 mm. 2 examples. 

 38792 U.S.N.M. Tokyo market. Department of Education. Length, 144 



to 149 mm. 2 examples. 

 24750 A.N.S.P. Aomori, Japan. Jordan and Snyder. Length, 127 mm. 

 26062 A.N.S.P. Nagasaki. Jordan and Snyder. Length, 225 mm. 

 26274 A.N.S.P. Tsuruga. Jordan and Snyder. Length, 210 mm. 



