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numerous fine horizontal iiarallel lines in upper two-tliirds of body 

 anteriorly ; pale oval spots ou body, more distinct veutrally ; seven or eight 

 bars on young, fading on adults, with pale spots; below base of spiny dorsal 

 and above pectoral body peppered with fine dots ; body bars extending on 

 base of dorsals ; dorsals marked with a few oblique rows of pale spots 

 in large adults and with i"ows of black specks in young; pectoral and 

 caudal fins crossed with a few rows of black spots ; anal with two or 

 three almost longitudinal rows or lines of blackish color ; pelvics with 

 three or four black spots ; narrow blackish line over belly between bases 

 of pectorals, chin with irregular obscure black and white bars. 



Salarias fasciatus (Bloch) 

 1&. Dorsals with a notch between spines and soft rays, membrane sometimes 

 joined as much as one-third of first soft ray. 

 2a. Canines absent at each corner of lower jaw ; peritoneum dusky to jet 

 black; membrane of spiny dorsal joined one-fourth to one-third of 

 distance out the first dorsal soft ray. 

 3a. Dorsal rays XII or XIII, 19 to 23; anal rays, 23 to 25: .soft dorsals 

 joined one-fifth to one-third of upper ray of caudal fin except in 

 very small specimens ; nasal cirri short, multifid ; crest well developed 

 on males. 

 4a. Cirri on eyes simple (rarely with a branch), as long as diameter of 

 eye ; one pair of long simple tentacles on nape ; dorsal rays XII 

 or XIII, 19 to 22; anal 22 to 24; depth 41/2; head 414; eye 4% to 

 4% ; height of longest soft dorsal ray in head IV5 to l^/i ; lips not 

 crenulate; on breeding males sides of tips of second or third to 

 ninth anal rays enlarged and pitted or convoluted; color grayish 

 brown to blackish, with four to six double bars, rather indistinct 

 with pale interspaces on adults narrow to wide lines, those on 

 females wider than on males, often equal to width of a bar and 

 more distinct; posterior part of body with black spots more or less 

 arranged in rows; bars extending on base of dorsal fin, intensified 

 to form double black blotches; a pale oblong spot in midbase of 

 caudal fin rays, bordered above and below with black pigment ; 

 caudal fin plain grayish on females, blackish on males; spinous 

 and sttft dorsal finely spotted on females; males almost plain 

 blackish, but obscure somewhat oblique pale lines on dorsal fins, 

 entirely absent on many males, obvious on a few; anal, pelvics, 

 and caudal plain, paler in females than males ; an obscure, oblique, 

 blackish bar behind eye about as wide or wider than pupil and as 

 long as eye diameter; anal sometimes on males with a pale horizon- 

 tal line near its middle but usually obscure ; females often with v\hite 

 specks on head and body (reddish in life) ; sometimes a silvery 



spot at rear base of soft dorsal Salarias edentulus ( Bloch i 



46. A wide, broad-based cirrus on each eye, with its edges fringed, 

 one-third to one-half length of eye diameter ; no tentacles on nape : 

 dorsal rays XII or XIII, 23; anal 24 or 25; depth 6; head 5-!'t ; 

 Pye 3%; height of longest soft dorsal ray one in head; lips crenu- 

 late ; color grayish to brown with five to seven faint horizontal pale 

 streaks and dark lines, most obvious on sides of body below soft 

 dor.sal, dark lines ending in small dots and broken lines on caudal 

 I)eduncle: body with about 12 obscure brownish bars, obsolete in 

 males and large females; soft dorsal with white margin, then a 

 submarginal blackish line, rest of fin plain grayish ; all fins un- 

 spotted, plain grayish brown; head darker than body; caudal fin 



