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b\ Klunzingerina, new subgenus. Dorsal rays 19 to 37 (aual 18 to 20). 

 m\ Body without blue spots. 

 «*. No black vertical bar at upper angle of pre- 

 opercle; several blue lines on muzzle; caudal 

 sage green, oblique scarlet and blue marginal 



band on each lobe novae-hoUandiae. 



n". Short black vertical bar at upper angle of pre- 

 opercle ; no blue lines on muzzle or caudul. 



spencei. 

 m*. Body with blue spots. 



o\ Two blue lines on preopercle ; black spot behind 

 opercle with vertical blue-white line through 

 anterior third; young with dark-brown line 

 through eye to end of dorsal, fading with 



age persicus. 



d\ Dark-brown band, wide as pupil, from each side 

 of predorsal down through eye and over cheek 



behind maxillary splendens. 



a\ PsEUDOCHKoMis. Caudal truncate or trifurcate to emarginate. 



p\ Anal rays 13 to 15. 

 q^. Upper hind opercle edge entire. 

 r^. Black lateral stripe from snout tip 

 through eye to middle caudal rays; 



fins yellowish nigrovittatus. 



r^ No black median lateral band. 

 s\ Broad yellow band from snout along 

 back to caudal end behind; dorsal 

 yellowish, rest of body blackish. 



flavivertex. 



s^ No yellow band along back, body olive 



green, many lateral scales blue- 



edwd; opercular lobe black; upper 



and lower caudal edges yellowish. 



olivaceus. 

 (j'\ Upper hind opercle edge with 4 or 5 flat 

 spines. 



t\ Each body scale with blue spot; di- 

 minishing last dorsal and anal 



rays whitish polynemus. 



f Each scale on predorsal and back 

 with darker spot; dark blotch on 



opercle moorei. 



p'. Anal rays 26 ; black spot on opercle close to 

 upper end of preopercle border; fins gray 

 white, 2 black streaks on caudal near upper 

 and lower borders caudalis. 



Subgenus AssicULUS Richardson 



Dorsal rays 20 to 23, anal 10 to 14. Candal rounded or convex 

 behind. 



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