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{)^. Infraorbitals scaleless ; G dark obscurely defined vertical bands, much 

 wider than interspaces, with black ocellus saddled on caudal pedun- 

 cle above sordidus. 



g'. Several rows of small scales on infraorbitals; 7 dark vertical bands, 

 wide as interspaces ; dark caudal blotch only present in young. 



septemfasciatus. 

 f. Blackish spot at suprascapular and at pectoral origin ; 5 whitish verti- 

 cal lines, only median usually persistent with age notatus. 



!>^ AMBLYGLYPHinoDON. Orbicular ; 1 or 2 rows of scales above end of upper 

 section of lateral line ; transverse dark bands usually ill defined or 

 absent. 

 7i\ Body with 6 broad, dark, transverse bands ; preorbital and infraorbi- 

 tals with row of scales ^ curacao. 



7^^ No dark transverse bands. 

 t\ Preorbital and infraorbitals naked ; largely golden-yellow ; no dark 



spot at pectoral origin aureus. 



x'. Preorbital and infraorbital with row of scales ; small black spot at 

 pectoi-al origin ; front of soft dorsal and anal and upper and lower 



caudal edges dusky unimaculatus. 



Ovate, ovate-oblong, or oblong ; transverse bands, when dark never more 

 than 1, when more numerous as narrow white bands ; teeth uniserial or 

 irregularly biserial. 



;\ Stegastes. Oblong ; 2 or 3 rows of scales above end of lateral 

 line ; anal base not longer than soft dorsal base. 

 fc\ Black transverse band between soft dorsal and anal ; no white or 



blue spots on scales dickii. 



fc'. No black transverse band ; scales with white or blue spots. 

 I \ White transverse band from front of spinous dorsal down till 

 beliind pectoral base ; black ocellus at juncture of spinous and 



soft dorsals ; pectoral base pale leucozonus, 



I ^. No white transverse baud or black ocellus present. 

 m\ Pale spots mostly numerous along lower surface of body ; pec- 

 toral base and ventral pale azurepunctatus. 



m^. Pale spots scattered only over back and dark upper sides; pec- 

 toral base dusky ; ventral blackish lacrymatus. 



f. Chbysiptera. Oval to ovate oblong ; 1 or 2 rows of scales above 

 end of lateral line ; teeth never lobulate or emarginate at tips. 

 n\ Body ovate. 

 o\ Back without oblique blue bands, 

 p'. Black ocellus at last dorsal spines ; each scale with light blue 



spot bonang. 



p". No black ocellus. 

 g\ Body variegated, not uniformly dark, 

 r*. Dusky band below eye and another along and behind pre- 

 opercle edge; ventrals and front of anal dusky. 



xanthurus. 

 r^. Three transverse dark bands, with white interspaces, on 



front half of body thoracotaeniatus. 



?''. Back and head above yellowish, below darker ; ventrals 



and front half of anal blackish xanthonotus. 



</'. Uniform brown ; black spot at pectoral origin behnii. 



q". Uniform black melas. 



o'. Back with 3 oblique blue bands, coloration otherwise dark. 



oxyodon. 



