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Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1927, p. 274 (Philippines); Mem. 

 Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, p. 159 (compiled). 



Dipterodon hexacanthus Lacepede, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 4, 1803, pp. 166, 

 168; vol. 3, 1802, pi. 30, fig. 2. Great Equatorial Ocean. 



Cenlropomus aureus Lacepede, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 4, 1803, pp. 253, 273. 

 Mauritius and Reunion. 



Amia aurea Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerland., vol. 7, 1873-76, p. 92, 

 pi. (59) 337, fig. 1 (Celebes, Flores, Solor, Batjan, Burn, Amboina, Waigiu, 

 Rawak). 



Apogon aureus Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 7, 1883, p. 

 236 (Port Moresby, New Guinea). — Steindachner, Abh. Senckenberg. 

 Naturf. Ges., vol. 25, 1900, p. 416 (Ternate). — Borsieri, Ann. Mus. Civ. 

 Stcr. Nat. Genova, vol. 41, 1904, p. 190 (Massaua, Red sea). — Pellegrin, 

 Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, vol. 13, 1907, p. 204 (Tulear Bay, Madagas- 

 car). — Beaufort, Bijd. Dierk., Amsterdam, 1913, p. 114 (Saonek, 

 Waigiu). — Weber, SibogaExp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 228 (West Ceram, 

 Saleyer, and Banda). — Barnard, Ann. South Afric. Mus., vol. 21, 1927, 

 p. 521 (Natal coast, Mozambique). 



Apogon (Amia) aureus Klunzinger, Fische Roth. Meer., 1884, p. 22 

 (Koseir). 



Apogon annularis Ruppell, Atlas Reise nordl. Afrika, Fische, 1828, p. 48. 

 Tor, Red Sea; Neue Wirbelth., Fische, 1835, p. 85. — Quoy and Gaimard, 

 Voy. Astrolabe, Zool., 1834, p. 649, pi. 1, fig. 5 (Amboina). — Gunther, 

 Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 239 (Amboyna and Hong Kong). — 

 Playfair, Fishes of Zanzibar, 1866, p. 20 (Zanzibar). — Klunzinger, 

 Verh. zool. bot. Ges. Wien, vol. 20, 1870, p. 713 (Koseir, Red Sea).— 

 Kossmann and Rauber, Wiss. Ergebn. Reise Kiistengeb. Roth. Meers, 

 1877, p. 8 (Red Sea). — Meyer, Anal. Soc. Espafi. Hist. Nat., Madrid, 

 vol. 14, 1885, p. 12 (Cebu). — Boulenger, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1887, 

 p. 655 (Muscat). — Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., 1895, p. 470 (Cebu).— 

 Zugmayer, Abh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. Math.-Phys. Kl., vol. 26, pt. 6, 

 1913, p. 10 (Oman).— Regan, Ann. Durban Mus., vol. 1, 1914-17, p. 168 

 (Durban). — Gilchrist and Thompson, Ann. Durban Mus., vol. 1, 1917, 

 p. 340 (compiled). 



Apogon roseipinnis Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 3, 1829, p. 490. Trin- 

 quemale, Ceylon. — Peters, Arch. Naturg., 1855, p. 234 (Inhambane, 

 Mozambique). 



Apogon annularis var. roseipinnis Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 

 1859, p. 239. 



Depth 2% to 2%; head 2}4 to 2%, width 2 to 2%. Snout 4^ to 

 534 in head from snout tip; eye 23^ to 3, greater than snout or inter- 

 orbital; maxillary reaches % to % in eye, expansion 2% to 23^ in 

 eye, length 1% to 2; teeth minute, villiform, in bands in jaws, on 

 vomer and palatines, very short band on latter; interorbital 4^ to 

 434, nearly level; preopercle with ridge entire, edge with minute and 

 rather sparse denticles. Gill rakers 5+16, lanceolate, also 2 small 

 rudiments above, equal gill filaments which 2^5 in eye. 



Scales 23 or 24 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 or 5 more on 

 latter; 2 or 3 above, 7 below, 4 predorsal, 2 or 3 rows of scales on cheek 

 to preopercle ridge. Lateral line with tubes large, well exposed, each 

 with small crenulate basal scale. Muzzle, including interorbital, 



