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spots in pale color phase; naked area behind 

 second dorsal spine becomes denticulate on 

 the large adults of this species ; no dark spot 

 each side of third dorsal spine. (Indo- 



Pacific.) A. chironectes Lacepfede 



276. Body with some warts; last 3 soft dorsal rays divided; 



caudal peduncle distinct, longer than deep; dorsal 



11 or 12; anal 6 or 7; pectoral 10; no pelvic ray 



branched. (Western Pacific and Indian oceans.) 



A. phymatodes Bleeker 



266. Bony part of first dorsal spine about as long as or shorter 



than second dorsal spine. 



31a. Body striped with dark brown; more or less zebralike; 



dorsal rays 13; anal 7; pectoral 10, rarely 11. 



(Western Pacific and Indian oceans.) 



A. hispidus (Bloch and Schneider) 

 316. Body not striped like a zebra; anal rays 7 or 8. 



32a, Soft dorsal rays 13; pectoral 11 or 12; anal 7 or 8; 

 belly with scattered blackish or dark brown 

 spots (absent in young) notably larger than dark 

 spots elsewhere if latter present; fleshy tip of 

 first dorsal spine with some blackish tentacles; 

 only last 2 or 3 and last pelvic rays branched; 

 caudal peduncle scarcely present. (Eastern 



Pacific.) A. sanguineus Gill 



326. Soft dorsal rays normally 11 or 12, rarely 13; anal 

 rays normally 7, occasionally 8. 

 33a. Caudal peduncle absent or scarcely present, dor- 

 sal and anal fins join at or very close to base 

 of caudal fin rays; last two or three rays of 

 soft dorsal divided; last pelvic ray divided; 

 dorsal rays 11; no ocellate spot in soft dorsal; 

 pectoral rays 11 or 12; median fins finely 

 bro^vn spotted; background color brownish 

 to Hglit brownish, mottled or finely spotted. 

 (Hawaii, Cocos Island.) 



A. drombus Jordan and Evermann 

 336. Caudal peduncle present, distinct. 



34o. Color black; body with minute white specks; 

 no ocellate spot; dorsal 12; anal 7; pectoral 

 9; last pelvic ray undivided. (Western 



Pacific.) A. dorehensis Bleeker 



346. Color not as above. 



35a. Last pelvic ray simple or undivided; pectoral 



rays 9, rarely 10; ocellate spot on soft 



dorsal fin ; blackish bar on body below 



area between third dorsal spine and 



origin of soft dorsal. (Western Pacific.) 



A. notophthalmus Bleeker 



356. Last or fifth pelvic ray divided; pectoral rays 



normally 9 or 10. 



36a. Pectoral rays usually 9, occasionally 10; 



general coloration dark brown and 



