FAIVIILY LABRIDAE — SCHULTZ 215 



USNM 159901, Guam, 1945, Nov. 26, 1945, Frey, 5 specimens, 61 

 to 81 mm.; USNM 115621, Enderbury Island, 1939, Schultz, 2 speci- 

 mens, 89 and 92 mm.; USNM 115622, Tutuila Island, Samoa, 1939, 

 Schultz, 4 specimens, 82 to 90 mm.; USNM 115620, Canton Island, 

 1939, Schultz, 2 specimens, 61 to 76 mm.; USNM 52416, Apia, Samoa, 

 Jordan and Kellogg, 3 specimens, 69 to 72 mm.; USNM 126619, 

 Apia, Samoa, Jordan and Kellogg, 2 specimens, 68 to 73 mm. ; USNM 

 71731, Nafa, Okinawa, Albatross, 1906, 2 specimens, 88 to 96 mm.; 

 USNM 152227, Philippme Islands, Cebu Market, Albatross, 12 speci- 

 mens, 73 to 82 mm.; USNM 152228 and 152229, Philippines, Sulade, 

 Teomabel Island, Albatross, 2 specimens, 86 and 87 mm. 



Description. — The following counts were made on the holotype: 

 Dorsal rays IX,11; anal 111,11; pectoral ii,12-ii,12; pelvics 1,5; 

 branched caudal rays 6+6; pores in lateral Ime 19+2-f-5; 2K scales 

 from lateral line to base of spiny dorsal and 8K to anal origin; vertical 

 scale rows from upper edge of gill opening 26 ; gill rakers 9 or 10+1 + 17 

 or 18; teeth each side of jaws, 8 in upper and 8 or 9 in lower. See 

 table 103 for counts. 



Detailed measurements were made on the holotype and one para- 

 type; these data are expressed in thousandths of the standard length 



in the tabulation below: 



Holotype Paratype 



Standard length in mm 90 77 



Length of head 333 331 



Greatest depth 333 312 



Least depth of caudal peduncle 127 122 



Snout - 136 114 



Eye. 53 62 



Interorbital space 74 84 



Postorbital length of head 166 162 



Snout tip to anus. 599 598 



Snout tip to dorsal origin 392 360 



Longest ray of: 



Pectoral 197 221 



Pelvics 133 130 



Dorsal spine 98 101 



Anal spine 61 71 



Caudal. 200 234 



Soft dorsal HI 119 



Soft anal 100 109 



Head 2.8 to 2.9; greatest depth 3.0 to 3.3; longest pectoral ray 4.8 to 

 5.0; snout tip to anus 1.7 to 1.8; snout tip to dorsal origin 2.5 to 2.6; 

 all in standard length. Snout 2.7 to 2.9; eye 4.5 to 5.5; postorbital 

 length of head 2.0 to 2.1 ; interorbital space 4.0 to 4.2; longest pectoral 

 fm ray 1.6 to 1.7; least depth of body 2.6 to 3.0; all in length of head. 

 Distance between anterior and posterior nasal openings 6 to 7 times 

 in snout. Eye 1.1 to 1 .5 in interorbital space. 



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