FAMILY CIRRHITIDAE — SCHULTZ 



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caudal fins pale; eye with a black line posteroventrally, belly plain 

 pale; breast and pectoral base with a few brown spots. 



Ecology. — This species was taken on those parts of the reefs where 

 coral growths were abundant and where wave action v/as strong. 



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Figure lOS.—Ctrrhitoidea sexfasciata, new species, holotype, USNM 141980, from Bikini 

 Atoll. Drawn by A. M. Awl. 



CIKRHITOIDEA SEXFASCIATA, new species 



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Holotype.— VSNM 141980 Bildni Atoll, Airy Island, ocean reef in 

 surf, April 16, 1946, S-46-96, Schultz, standard length 77.5 mm. 



Description.— DoTsaX rays X,ll; anal 111,6; pectoral i,8,v— i,8,v; 

 pelvics 1,5; branched caudal rays 7+6; vertical scale rows from 

 upper edge of gill opening to midbase of caudal fin 42; scales from 

 dorsal origin to lateral line 4^ and 9 scales in a row from anal origin to 

 lateral line ; cheek Avith about 5 irregular rows of large scales and these 

 posteriorly and dorsally with very small scales; gill rakers 4+1 + 10. 



The following measurements, expressed in thousandths of the 

 standard length, are recorded for the holot>T)e: Length of head 361; 

 snout 103; eye 76; postorbital length of head 194; greatest depth 374; 

 least depth of caudal peduncle 124; length of caudal peduncle 219; 

 snout tip to dorsal origin 348, to anal origin 715, to rear of maxillaries 

 155; bony interorbital space 41; longest simple pectoral ray 271; 

 longest (fourth) dorsal spine 125; longest anal spine 142; length of 

 caudal fin 230; length of pelvic fin 191; least suborbital width 46. 



Greatest depth 2.7; head 2.7; length longest branched pectoral ray 

 4.7; longest lower simple pectoral ray 3.6; all in the standard length. 

 Snout 3.1; eye 4.8; snout tip to rear of maxillary 2.3; greatest depth 



