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KXroli, Termesz. Fiizetek, Budapest, vol. 5, 1881, p. 173 (Singapore). — 

 Meyeb, An. Soc. Hist. Nat. Madrid, vol. 14, 1885, p. 35 (Cebu and 

 Rubi, New Guinea). — Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., vol. 1, 1895, p. 548 

 (C. de Cebu, Luzon, Batangas, Nasugbu). — Seale and Bean, Proc. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 33, 1907, p. 245 (Zamboanga). 



Choerops macrodontus Weber, Abhandl. Senckenberg. Ges., vol. 34 (1), 

 1911, p. 8 (Kei Island). 



Choerops meleagris Ruppell, Verz. Senckenberg. Mus. Fische, 1852, p. 20. 



Labrus chlorodus Gray, Cat. Fish. Gronow, 1854, p. 80. Habitat? 



Crenilabrus leucozona Blebker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Indie, vol. 15, 1858, 

 p. 238. Biliton. 



Choerops leucozona Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N4erl., vol. 1, 1862, p. 163, 

 pi. 44, fig. 4. (Biliton).— GtJNTHBR, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 1862, 

 p. 95 (copied). — Meter, An. Soc. Hist. Nat. Madrid, vol. 14, 1885, 

 p. 35 (Cebu and Manado). — Elera, Cat. Fauna FiHp., vol. 1, 1895, 

 p. 549 (Cebu). 



Labrus cholrodon ■ (Kvni, and Van Hasselt) Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. 

 N^erl., vol. 1, 1862, p. 162 (name in synonymy). 



Choerops maeander Cartier, Verh. Ges. Wurzburg, vol. 5, 1874, p. 102. 

 Cebu, Philippines. 



Choerops meander Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., vol. 1, 1895, p. 549 (Cebu). 



Choerops graphicus De Vis, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 9, 

 1885, p. 878. Cardwell, Queensland coast. 



Depth 2% to 2%; head 2}4 to 23^, width 2 to 2K- Snout 

 2i^ to 4, compressed; eye 3 to 63^, 13^ to 3 in snout or greater 

 than snout in young, 1 to 1 % in interorbital and little greater than 

 interorbital in young; canines |, lower with each outermost curved 

 out and slightly backward, upper with outer small, inconspicuous 

 and directed backward; interorbital 3% to 43^, broadly convex. 

 Gill rakers 5 + 9, short, robust, lanceolate. 



Scales in lateral line 26 or 27+ 2 or 3, tubes arborescent; 3 scales 

 above lateral line, 7 or 8 below, 7 or 8 predorsal. Scales with 14 to 

 22 basal radiating striae, apical 18 to 27; circuli very fine. 



D. XIII, 7, I, thirteenth spine 2% to 3% in head, sixth ray 2yo 

 to 214', A. Ill, 9, 1, third spine 2^ to 3 J^, first ray 2}i to 23^; caudal 

 13^ to 1%, nearly truncate, convex behind as expanded; least 

 depth of caudal peduncle 13^ to 1%; pectoral 13^ to 1%; ventral 

 IH to iVs. 



Back and upper surface of head brown, with pale dots, thick-set 

 over side of head usually and sometimes over back. Upper surface 

 of caudal peduncle pale like lower surface, dark streak following 

 along lateral line to caudal base. Under surface of head and breast 

 pale, like belly. Along side medianly sometimes pale area of 

 abdomen extends upward in variously narrowed angle or wedge to 

 lateral line opposite last half of depressed pectoral fin. In small 

 examples this may even appear as white wedge for a scale above 

 lateral line. Pectoral base neutral dusky, fin pale like ventral. 

 Last few rays of soft dorsal pale like upper surface of caudal peduncle 

 and caudal fin. Anal pale. 



