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There may be a tendency for specimens from Oceania to have a 

 greater number of gillrakers than those from the East Indies and 

 Phihppines. 



Table 68. — Number of gill rakers in Parupeneus bifasciatus, by locality 



> Raker at the angle of the arch was Included only in the total count. 



Table 69. — Diameter of eye and length of snout as a percentage of standard length 

 in Parupeneus bifasciatus from various Indo-Pacific localities, by size-groups 



Table 70. — Length of head and barbel as a percentage of standard length in Paru- 

 peneus bifasciatus, from various Indo-Pacific localities, by size groups 



