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HOLACANTHUS CHRYSOCEPHALUS Bleeker 



Holacanthus chrysocephalus Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned, Indie, vol. 7, 1854, p. 



428. Batavia. — Gunther, Cat. Fish, Brit. Mus., vol. 2, 1860, p. 54 



(copied). 

 Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerland., vol. 9, 



1877, p. 56, pi. (6) 368, fig. 4 (type). 



Differs from Holacanthus mesoleucus according to Bleeker in its 

 deep golden color and absence of the black ocular band. Head, 

 chest and trunk anteriorly with blue, irregular or waved horizontal 

 lines. Dorsals with blue horizontal line and anal with 2 similar blue 

 lines. Length 170 mm. 



HOLACANTHUS DUBOULAYI GUnther 



Holacanthus duboulayi Gunther, Ann. Mag. Nat, Hist,, London, ser. 3, vol. 

 20, 1867, p. 67. Northwest coast of Australia. — McCulloch, Rec. Aus- 

 tralian Mus., vol. 9, pt. 3, 1913, p. 360, pi. 14 (Rat Island, Port Curtis, 

 and Cape York, Queensland). 



Chaetodontoplus duboulayi Ogilby, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 3, 1915, p. 

 112 (Moreton Bay, Port Curtis, Rockingham Bay); Mem. Queensland 

 Mus., vol. 5, 1916, p. 179 (Hervey Bay). 



Holacanthus darwiniensis Kent, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland, vol. 6, 1890, 

 p. 235. Darwin. 



Purplish brown. Broad yellow band from below 3 front dorsal 

 spines across opercle and pectoral base to ventral and belly. Second 

 band from sixth dorsal spine to caudal peduncle, sometimes across 

 latter. Dorsal and anal purple, with numerous pale blue waved and 

 often interrupted horizontal lines. Caudal and paired fins yellow. 

 Reaches 195 mm. (Ogilby.) 



Queensland. 



HOLACANTHUS CONSPICILLATUS Waite 



Holacanthus conspicillatus Waite, Rec. Austral. Mus., vol. 3, 1897-1900 



(June 15, 1900), p. 203, pi. 35. Lord Howe Island. 

 Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus Ogilby, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 3, 1915, 



p. 114 (Moreton Bay). 

 Holacanthus {Chaetodontoplus) conspicillatus McCulloch, Mem, Queensland 



Mus., vol. 7, pt. 4, 1922, p. 242 (Capricorn Group). 

 Holacanthus (Chaetodontoplus) personifer McCulloch, Rec. Austral. Mus., 



vol. 1, pt. 3, 1914, p. 221, pi. 31. West Australia; Biol. Res. Endeavour, 



vol. 4, pt. 1, 1916, p. 195, pi. 56, fig. 2 (Wide Bay, Queensland). 



Body deep purple, abdomen smoky brown. Broad creamy band 

 from nape to pectoral, sometimes narrowing below pectoral to point 

 or may include whole breast. Snout and interorbital yellowish 

 brown, rest of head smoke brown with small to large scattered yellow 

 spots. Dorsal and anal like body, with narrow white border. Caudal 

 and ventrals yellow. Pectorals purple, upper 2 rays and broad ter- 

 minal border creamy. Length 178 mm, (Ogilby.) 



Lord Howe Island, Queensland and West Australia. 



