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CORADION CHRYSOZON5JS (Cuvier) 



Chaetodon chrysozonns (Kuhl and Van Hasselt) Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., 

 vol. 7,1831, p. 82. Java. — Valenciennes, Regne Animal Cuvier, Poiss., 

 111., 1839, pi. 37, fig. 2 (Java).— GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 2, 

 1860, p. 34 (Amboina, China). — Kner, Reise Novara, Fische, 1865, p 

 101 (Java). — Meyer, An. Soc. Espanola, Hist. Nat. Madrid, vol. 14. 

 1885, p. 17 (Manado, Celebes). 



Coradion chrijsozonus Kaup, Arch. Naturg., abth. 1, 1860, p. 146 (Java). — 

 Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N^erland., vol. 9, 1877, p. 25, pi. (14) 376, 

 fig. 5 (Java, Celebes, Amboina). — Elera, Cat. Fauna Filipin., vol. 1, 1895, 

 p. 487 (Luzon, Manila). — Weber, Siboga Exped., vol. 57, 1913, p. 309 

 (Macassar). — Ahl, Arch. Naturg., vol. 89, abth. A, Heft 5, 1923, p. 40 

 (Ralum and Java). — Herre and Montalban, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 

 34, No. 1, Sep. 1927, p. 70 (Calapan, Bulalacao, Masbate, Tagapula, 

 Gigantangan, New Washington, Estancia, Bantayan). 



Chaetodon cnneacanthus Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 7, 1831, p. 82. No 

 locality. 



Chaetodon labiatus (Kuiil and Van Hasselt) Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., 

 vol. 7, 1831, p. 83. Java. 



Chaetodon quttatus (not Bloch) Gray, Cat. Fish. Gronow, vol. 2, 1854, p. 71. 

 Indian Ocean. 



Coradion altivelis McCulloch, Biol. Res. Endeavour, vol. 4, pt. 4, 1916, 

 p. 191, pi. 56, fig. 1. Wide Bay, Queensland. 



Depth \% to 1%; head 23^ to 2%, width 2^ to 2%. Snout 23^ 

 to 33^ in head from snout tip; eye 2^ to Z%, greater than snout in 

 young to 1% with age, equals interorbital; maxillary ^ to % in 

 snout, 4 to 4% in head; interorbital Sj^g to 4, broadly convex. Gill 

 rakers 3 + 6 short feeble points, y^ of gill filaments, which \}/^ in eye. 



Scales 34 to 39 between gill opening and caudal base; tubes 42 to 

 46 in lateral line to caudal base; 9 or 10 scales above lateral line, 22 

 to 26 below. Scales with 10 or 11 basal radiating striae; apical 

 denticles 35 to 93, with 4 series of transverse basal elements; 

 circuli fine. 



D. IX, 28, 1 or 29 i, last spine lYs to \% in total head length, first 

 ray 13^8 to 1%; A. Ill, 19, i to 21, i, last spine 13^ to 1^, third ray 

 13^ to 1%; least depth of caudal peduncle 2^ to 33^; caudal \% 

 to 13^, hind edge convex; pectoral 13^ to 1%; ventral 2)^ to 2% 

 in combined head and body. 



Brown generally. Muzzle whitish, snout above brownish. Broad 

 blackish brown band from predorsal down through eye and below, 

 forms broad band on breast and chest medianly, though not quite 

 reaching ventrals. Posteriorly broad white band comprising rest of 

 head and all of side of breast. Broad deep brown band from front 

 half of dorsal to ventral origin and vent; posteriorly narrower whit- 

 ish parallel band ; from soft dorsal to anal another brown band, in young 

 extends down narrowed to ends of first anal rays; front of caudal 



