278 BULLETIN 100, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



HALICHOERES SOLOBENSIS (Bleeker) 



Julis (Halichoeres) solorensis Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Indie, vol. 5, 1853, 



p. 86. Lawajong, Soior. 

 Halichoeres solorensis Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N6erl., vol. 1, 1862, p. 116, 



pi. 40, fig. 2 (Solor). 

 Platyglossus solorensis GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 1862, p. 155 



(copied) .^ — Kner, Reise No vara, Fische, vol. 2, 1865, p. 255 (no locality).— 



Weber, Zool. Forsch. Austral. Ritter Semen, vol. 5, 1895, p. 272 (Ambon). 



Depth 31/^ to 33^; head 2 ji to 2]^, width 2%. Snout 2^^ to 2^^; 

 eye 4 to 4%, 1)4 to 1^ in snout, equals or Uttle greater than inter- 

 orbital; maxillary reaches % to eye, 4 to 4}^ in head; interorbital 

 4^ to 5, convex over surface. Gill rakers 6 + 9, short, lanceolate. 



Scales in lateral line 21, 5 + 1; 4 scales above lateral line, 10 

 below, 9 predorsal. Scales with 23 to 26 basal radiating striae, 

 apical 20 to 23; circuli fine. 



D. IX, 12, ninth spine 3 to 3J^ in head, first ray 2% to 2}4; A. 

 Ill, 12, I, third spine 3% to 4, first ray 2^ to 2J4; caudal IH to 

 1%, convex behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 2}/q to 23^; 

 pectoral 1^5 to 1%; ventral 1% to 2. 



Brown generally, under surface and fins largely paler to whitish. 

 Iris whitish. Upper surface of head with fine broken gray lines, 

 some as spots or short bars, and, though all parallel, variable in extent. 

 Dusky spot less than half size of pupil about midway or little ad- 

 vanced at each side of snout; grayish band from near front of snout 

 to eye and another continued behind eye. Also gray longitudinal 

 band across cheek. Dorsals with some traces of gray blotches or 

 mottling basally. Black blotch on first 2 membranes of spinous 

 dorsal medially, another smaller at sixth dorsal ray and also one 

 like second at bases of supero-median caudal rays. Pectoral origin 

 with small triangular blacldsh blotch. 



East Indian region. Easily distinguished by the more uniform 

 appearance and the disposition of the black spots. 



22427, 22428. Jolo. March 7, 1908. Length, 54 to 74 mm. 



22022. Panpan, Tara Island. September 20, 1909. Length, 75 mm. 



HALICHOERES PAPILIONACEUS (Valenciennes) 



Julis papilionaceus Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 13, 1839, p. 484. 



Vanicolo. 

 Julis (Halichoeres) schwarzii Bleeker, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. (Bali), 



vol. 22, 1849, p. 7. Bolehng, Bali; Sumanap, Madura. 

 Halichoeres schwarzi Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N6erl., vol. 1, 1862, p. 117, 



pi. 39, fig. 3 (Madura, Bawean, Bali, Lepar, Celebes, Timor, Ternate, Hal- 



maheira, Batjan, Buru, Amboina, Banda). 

 Platyglossus schwarzii GOnther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 4, 1862, p. 149 



(Amboina). — Meyer, An. Soc. Hist. Nat. Madrid, vol. 14, 1885, p. 36 



(Cebu and Manado). 

 Platyglossus schwarzi Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., vol. 1, 1895, p. 552 (Elera). — ■ 



BEAtTFORT, Bijd. Dierk. Amsterdam, vol. 16, 1888, p. 130 (Saonek). — 



Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 370 (Menado. and Nusa 



Laut) . 



