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2b. Midaxis of caudal peduncle without pale-bordered black spots or black spots. 

 3a. A prominent pale streak extending past lower edge of pectoral base. 



4a. A prominent pale streak extending below corner of mouth across lower 

 cheeks under lower edge of pectoral base along lower side to base of 

 caudal fin rays ; a short streak from snout past lower edge of eye, 

 pale in front of eye, across opercle, blackish on opercle, thence ex- 

 tending as a short pale bar only over pectoral base; a narrow pale 

 streak from middle of snout, past upper part of orbit, thence from 

 upper edge of gill opening just below lateral line pores, anteriorly, to 

 caudal fin base ; belly pale below lower pale streak, blackish above ; 

 all fins pale Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch in Schneider) 



46. A prominent pale streak extending from shoulder ))ast lower edge of 

 pectoral base but ending about over origin of anal fin, and not con- 

 tinuing to caudal fin or occurring on head ; pale streak from tip of 

 snout past lower edge of eye and ending just past upi>er edge of 

 pectoral base ; pale streak from upper snout past upper edge of eye 

 above pectoral fin base ; to midbase of caudal fin rays, sometimes with 

 a black spot just as it ends, another pale streak a little below base of 

 dorsal fin; belly pale (after Bleeker). 



Stethojulis renardi (Bleeker) 

 36. No single prominent pale streak extending lengthwise past lower edge of 

 pectoral base. 



5a. A curved pale streak from under and below corner of mouth across 

 cheek to lower edge of opercle ; another from rear of maxillary past 

 lower edge of eye to above pectoral base, where it is much wider, 

 giving off a branch that runs to base of caudal fin rays and a nar- 

 rower short one on next dorsal row of scales, the streak ending under 

 pectoral fin ; from upper part of snout in front of eyes a third pale 

 streak extending past orbit, two or three scales past upper 

 edge of gill opening; pale streak from eye to along base of dorsals; 

 shoulder girdle with pale streak along outline of opercle ; body pale 

 below, darker above. Color in life taken from color crayon sketch 

 by author : A reddish-puii)le line running from upper middle of 

 snout, touching upper edge of eye, thence to base of first few rays 

 of spiny dorsal ; a narrow line of same color extending from behind 

 eye backward at same level ending below first few rays of spiny 

 dorsal; upper side of head grass green; eye orange; tip of snout 

 and tip of chin yellow ; from side of upper lip a reddish-purple line 

 or narrow band extending past lower edge of eye curving over 

 upper edge of gill opening, thence posteriorly behind pectoral fin 

 turning dark pui*ple or bluish, ending near midaxis of body below 

 base of first soft ray of dorsal ; space below this line under ey<; 

 orange, lower part of head, and operculum grayish olive; a brilliant 

 scarlet band curving from just behind opercle over upper base of 

 pectoral and ending behind that fin; below this a narrow bright 

 blue band anteriorly ; from upper rear edge of pectoral base a pur- 

 plish-red band curving downward behind pectoral fin thence posteri- 

 orly, slanting upward where it becomes blue on caudal region; a 

 purple curved band, from under side of chin upward on cheek 

 thence downward to subopercle; under side of body grayish olive; 

 caudal fin plain gray as are dorsal and anal fins; upper sides and 

 sides greenish to olive; along base of dorsal fin a bluish band. 



Stethojulis casturi (Bleeker) 



