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STETHOJULIS PHEKADOPLEURA (Bleeker) . 



Julis (Halichoeres) phekadopleura Bleeker, Verb. Batav. Genootsch. 

 (Bali), vol. 22, 1849, p. 8. Boleling, North Bali. 



Stethojulis phekadopleura Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N^erl., vol. 1, 1862, 

 p. 134, pi. 43, fig. 5 (Java, Bawean, Bali, Sumatra, Nias, Borneo, Celebes, 

 Sangi, Ternate, Amboina, Ceram, Timor, Letti). — Gunther, Cat. Fish. 

 Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 1862, p. 143 (East Indies); Journ. Mus. GodeflFroy, vol. 

 7 (15), 1881, p. 255 (Solomons and Ponape). — Weber, Zool. Forsch. Aus- 

 tral. Ritter Semon, vol. 5, 1895, p. 272 (New Guinea). — Jordan and 

 Seale, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 28, 1905, p. 787 (Negros); Bull. Bur. 

 Fisher., vol. 25, 1905 (1906), p. 297, fig. 52 (Pago Pago and Apia); BuU. 

 Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 (1907), p. 30 (Cavite). — Evermann and 

 Seale, BuU. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 (1907), p. 93 (Bacon).— Jordan 

 and Richardson, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 27, 1907 (1908), p. 265 (Cuyo 

 and Calayan).— Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 42, 1912, p. 420 

 (Tanegashima), p. 516 (Okinawa). — Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 

 1913, p. 369 (Savu, Beo, Obi major, Saleyer, Nusa Laut, Tiur). 



Stethojulis phecadopleura Martens, Preuss. Exp. Ost Asien, 1876, p. 397 

 (Amboina R.). 



Julis leucostidus (Van Hasselt) Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerl., vol. 1, 

 1862, p. 134 (name in synonymy). 



Stethojulis filholi Sauvage, Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris, ser. 7, vol. 4, 1879, 

 p. 225. Fiji. 



Stethojulis trossula Jordan and Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 24, 

 1902, p. 633, fig. 7. Misaki. — Franz, Abhandl. K. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., 

 vol. 4, Suppl. vol. 1, 1910, p. 53, pi. 9, fig. 67 (Misaki). 



Depth 2% to 3; head 2^ to 3, width 2^ to 2^. Snout 2^ to 

 3; eye 5 to 5}4, l/o to 1^ in snout, 1^ to l}i in interorbital; max- 

 illary reaches % to eye, 43^ to 5 in head; interorbital 4 to 4J^, 

 slightly convex. Gill rakers 5 + 11, short points. 



Scales in lateral line 20, 4 + 2; 3 scales above lateral line, 8 below, 

 7 predorsal. Scales with 14 or 15 basal radiating striae, 11 to 14 

 apical; circuli fine. 



D. IX, 11, I, ninth spine 3% to 3 ^ in head, first ray 23^ to 2 J^; 

 A. Ill, 11, I, third spine 4 to 4:}i, first ray 2]^ to 3; caudal 134 to 

 1^, convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 23^ to 23^; pec- 

 toral 1% to IM; ventral 2}4 to 2%. 



Brown above, below white. Back and head above all finely dotted 

 with gray white; though dots more numerous on head above. Pale 

 horizontal streak from side of snout to pectoral origin and then back 

 along lower side of body separates equally broad brownish longi- 

 tundinal streak. Along lower side of abdomen and tail each scale 

 with a distmct dark rounded spot formmg 3 rows, these spots much 

 larger than those of back. Slight deep brown blotch at caudal base 

 nearly large as eye. Fins pale brownish. Dorsals finely dotted 

 with grayish. Anal and ventral whitish terminally. Iris pale 

 brownish. 



East Indies, Philippines, Riu Kiu, Japan, Melanesia, Polynesia. 



