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b^. Upper profile convex, with head deep and mouth low. 

 dK Scales cycloid, or nearly so. 



e'. Palatines with teeth anteriorly Cirrhitus 



e^. Palatines toothless. 

 /'. Dorsal origin nearly over hind edge of preopercle; 



canines obsolete Amblycirrhitus 



p. Dorsal origin over pectoral base; canines in both 



jaws Paracirrhites 



d^. Scales large, rough ctenoid; cheeks with large scales; 



canines small; palatines with teeth Isobiona 



¥. Upper profile well incUned; straight or only slightly convex, 

 muzzle pointed, moderate and mouth terminal. 



g^. Dorsal spines not half of body depth; scales in 5 or 6 



rows on cheek Cirrhitoidea 



g^. Fourth dorsal spine nearly as high as greatest body 



depth; scales in 4 rows on cheek Acanthocirrhitus 



a^. OxYCiRRHiTiNAE. Head elongated, with long, extended snout; 



premaxillaries with hind extensions toothed Oxycirrhites 



Subfamily CiRRHiTiNAE 

 Genus CIRRHITICHTHYS Bleeker 



CIRRHITICHTHYS ANALIS, new species 



Figure 18 



Depth 2%; head 2%, width 2. Snout 31/5 in head; eye 3, very 

 slightly exceeds snout, greatly exceeds interorbital ; maxillary reaches 

 front eye edge, expansion 2^/^ in eye, length 3 in head ; teeth in villi- 

 form bands in jaws, wider anteriorly, outer slightly enlarged but 

 more so below where 2 or 3 rather large canines form on middle of 

 each mandibular ramus; narrow band of fine teeth on each palatine 

 and vomer; interorbital 5%, concave; preopercle edge with 18 

 rather large denticles. Gill rakers 5 + 10, lanceolate; 14 of gill fila- 

 ments, which 1% in eye. 



Scales 36 + 3 in lateral line; 4 above, 10 below, 7 predorsal forward 

 opposite hind eye edge; 4 rows on cheek below eye. Fins all scaly 

 basally. Suprascapula with 8 denticles. Lateral line extends little 

 high at first along side of caudal peduncle and becomes median at 

 caudal base. Scales with 10 radiating basal striae; circuli fine, 

 minute, not extended apically. 



D. X, 12, I, third spine 2 in head, first branched ray II/2 ; -^- HI, 

 6, 1, second spine li/l>, first ray 1%; caudal 11-4, truncate; least depth 

 of caudal peduncle 3; pectoral 1, rays i, 7, vi, membranes of lowest 

 or simple rays deeply incised ; ventral rays I, 5, fin 1% in head. 



Pale brown generally, fins more or less whitish. Iris pale gray. 

 Spinous dorsal with edges of eighth and ninth membranes broadly; 

 black. Scattered black spots, less than pupil, on soft dorsal. Small 

 blackish brown spots on predorsal anteriorly and posterior part of 



