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106. Anal rays 111,8 or 9; branched caudal rays 6 + 5; lateral line 



with 2 scales above and 6 below it. 



14a. Anal rays 111,8; pectoral ii,10; dorsal rays IX or X,8 to 10; 



pores in lateral line 14 to 16 + 6 to 9; a single pair of 



enlarged canines at tip of lower jaw and 1 or 2 pairs near 



tip of upper jaw Cheiiinus Lacepfede 



146, Anal rays 111,9; pectoral ii,ll to 15; dorsal rays IX,11 or 12; 

 pores in lateral line 14 to 18 + 5 to 7; small canines at 

 front of upper jaw in 2 or 3 pairs directed obliquely 

 forward and the outer one greatly enlarged and hooked 

 backward; a single pair of canines at front of lower jaw. 



Pseudo cheiiinus Bleeker 

 66. Lateral line continuous; dorsal spines VIII to X; branched caudal fin rays 

 6+6. 

 15a. Preopercular edge scaled over, no free edge; entire head scaled except 

 area around mouth; lips very thick, plicate; dorsal rays IX,11; 

 anal 111,10; pectoral ii,ll to 13; pores in lateral line about 18 to 

 20+2 + 5 or 6, with 3 or 4 above and 10 or 11 below lateral line; 

 the pair of canines widely spaced at front of both jaws; gill mem- 

 branes joined to isthmus Labrichthys Bleeker 



156. Preopercular edge not completely scaled over, at least part of it free. 

 16a. Lower lip with a broad and deep concavity, on each side of which 

 is a forward projecting fleshy lobe; lips not phcate or folded 

 outward v/ith median incision as in Hemigymnus; side of head 

 scaled; preopercular edge free at the postero ventral angle only; 

 dorsal rays IX,11; anal 111,10; pectoral ii,ll; pores in lateral 

 line 20 to 40+5 to 13; the pair of canines at front of both jaws 

 widely spaced, the upper pair fitting between lower when mouth 



is closed Labroides Bleeker 



166. Lower lip normal, not incised as in 15a. 



17a. GiU membranes joined to each other, free from isthmus, forming 

 a broad free fold; pores in lateral line totaling 45 to 48, with 

 6 or 7 above and 10 to 14 below it; the lateral line running a 

 straight course, without an abrupt bend, to caudal peduncle; 

 preopercular edge free posteriorly nearly as much as ven- 

 trally; dorsal rays IX (rarely VIII), 11 to 13; anal rays 111,11 



or 12, pectoral rays ii,10 Cheilio Lacepfede 



176. Gill membranes joined to the isthmus with or without a narrow 

 free fold posteriorly over isthmus. 

 18a. Anal rays 11,9 or 10; preopercular edge free posteriorly but not 

 ventrally; dorsal rays IX, 9 or 10; pectoral ii,ll; pores in 

 lateral line about 30+2 + 7, with 6 scales above and 13 below 

 it; both lips thick anteriorly, somewhat plicate; head scaled 

 posteriorly from behind eye--I>iproctacanthus '° Bleeker 

 186. Anal rays 111,10 to 13 (rarely 9 or 14); sometimes the first anal 

 spine is minute, but it is not absent. 

 19a. Pores in lateral line 33 to 54 + 3 to 7 + 9 to 15; dorsal rays 

 IX,11 or 12; pectoral ii,ll or 12; anal 111,11 or 12; pre- 

 opercular edge free posteriorly about as much as ven- 

 trally; head naked; dorsal and anal fins without scaly 

 bases. 



Diproctacanlhus Bleeker, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 416, 1861 (type species, Labroides xarUhume 



