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projecting, extending into dorsal outline; maxillary rather broad, 

 reaching below anterior margin of pupil, 2.5 in head; teeth in each jaw 

 in a narrow band anteriorly, the outer row in each jaw somewhat en- 

 larged, each jaw anteriorly with a few canines (in part broken in speci- 

 men in hand), fairly prominent teeth on vomer, and an irregular row 

 on palatines; preopercular margin serrate, the angle prominent, the 

 serrae at angle and on horizontal margin larger than those on vertical 

 margin; gUl rakers slender, those at angle about two-thirds length of 

 eye, 23 on lower and 9 on upper limb of first arch; lateral line some- 

 what arched anteriorly, not running close to back; scales fairly small, 

 about 8 complete rows between lateral line and origin of dorsal, 

 6 at beginning of soft part of dorsal, and 5 at base of last ray, not ex- 

 tending forward on interorbital and snout, 7 or 8 oblique rows on 



Figure 37. — Hemanthias peruanus (Steindachner). From a specimen 345 mm. long, Parca, 

 Peru (U.S.N.M. No. 77682). (After Evermann and Radcliffe, 1917.) 



cheek; dorsal spines fairly strong, the third with a filament reaching 

 base of third soft ray from end of fin, the other spines all notably 

 shorter than the soft rays ; caudal long, some of the middle rays much 

 produced, the two middle ones shorter, and the membranes between 

 them deeply scalloped, the longest rays about 2.2 in length; anal 

 spines rather strong, graduated, the second 5.0 in head, the soft rays, 

 especially the last two, quite long; ventral inserted under base of 

 pectoral, the middle rays filamentous, reaching base of first soft ray 

 of anal, with slender spine contained 2.6 in head; pectoral inserted a 

 little behind origin of dorsal, rather pointed, the middle rays longest, 

 1.45 in head, 4.1 in length. 



Color of preserved specimen uniform pale. "Color rose-red, with 

 small diffuse golden-brown spots on body and on soft dorsal, caudal, 

 and anal" (Jordan and Evermann). 



The description is based on the same specimen (U.S.N.M. No. 

 77682), reported by Evermami and Radcliffe (see reference above), 

 which is 325 mm. (224 mm. to base of caudal) long and was secured at 



