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STETHOJULIS STRIGIVENTER (Bennett) 



Figure 102; Plate 101, A 



Julis strigiventer Bennett, Proc. Comm. Zool. Soc. London, p. 184, 1832 



(type locality, Mauritius). 

 Stethojulis strigiventer Bleeker, Atlas ichthyologique . . ., vol. 1, pi. 43, fig. 1, 



1862. 

 Julis {Halichoeres) renardi Bleeker, Nat, Tijdschr. Nederl.-Indie, vol. 2, p. 



253, 1851 (type locality, Neira, Banda). 

 Stethojulis renardi Bleeker, Atlas ichthyologique . . ., vol. 1, p. 132, pi. 43, 



fig. 2, 1862. 

 Stethojulis psacas Jordan and Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 24, p. 629, 



fig. 6, 1902 (type locality, Nafa, Okinawa). 



SPECIMENS STUDIED 



Rongelap Atoll: 3 stations, 11 specimens, 12 to 49 mm. in standard length. 

 Wotje Atoll: 1 lot, 1 specimen, 70 mm. 

 Guam: 9 lots, 103 specimens, 25 to 78 mm. 

 Saipan: 1 lot, 10 specimens, 23 to 40 mm. 



Figure 102. — Stethojulis strigiventer (Bennett), after holotype of S. psacas Jordan and 



Snyder, adult male. 



Description. — Dorsal rays IX,11; anal 111,11; pectoral ii,13, rarely 

 ii,12; pelvics 1,5; branched caudal rays 6 + 6; pores in lateral line 

 19+2 + 5; 2^ scales above lateral line, and 8K below to anal origin; 

 vertical scale rows 26 from upper edge of gill opening to base of caudal 

 fin; gill rakers 8 to 11 + 1 + 15 to 19, 



Head 2.7 to 3.0; greatest depth 3.0 to 3.5; longest pectoral ray 4.2 

 to 5.0; snout tip to anus 1.6 to 1.7; snout to dorsal origin 2.4 to 2.7; 

 all in standard length. Snout 2.8 to 3.4; eye 3.8 to 5.3; postorbital 

 length of head 2.0 to 2.1 ; interorbital space 3.6 to 4.8; longest pectoral 

 fin ray 1,6 to 1.8; least depth of body 2.5 to 3.2; all in length of head. 

 Distance between anterior and posterior nasal openings 5.0 to 7 in 

 snout. Eye 1.0 to 1.5 in interorbital space. 



Body a little compressed ; dorsal profile of head rounded, forming an 

 angle of about 50 to 55 degrees with ventral contour of head; canine 

 tooth at corner of mouth small but distinct; teeth uniserial, compressed, 

 incisorlike, short, about 5 to 7 on each side in upper jaw and 6 to 9 



