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lower front short rays to hind edges of infero-median ones. Fins 

 otherwise golden. Length 44 mm. (Bleeker.) 

 East Indies. 



PSEUDOCHROMIS CYANOTAENIA Bleeker 



Pseudoohromis cyanotaenia BLEEKBas, Nat. Tijds. Nederlaud. Indie, vol. 13. 



1857, p. 72. Kajeli.— Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 263 



(Saleyer; Tuir ; Elat, High Key). 

 Pseudochromis (Leptochromis) cyanotaenia Bleeker, "Verb. Kon. Akad. Wet. 



Amsterdam, No. 5, vol. 15, 1875, p. 21, pi. 1, fig. 2 (Buru, Amboina, Ceram) ; 



Atlas Ichth. Ind. N6erland., vol. 9, 187(>-1877, pi. (1)390, fig. 6. 



Depth Zy2 ; head 3. Snout 4 in head from snout tip ; eye 3, greater 

 than snout; maxillary reaches y^ in eye, expansion 1/2 of eye. length 

 2% in head measured from snout tip; teeth in jaws in many rows, 

 3 canines above and 2 below anteriorly ; narrow horseshoe-like band 

 of fine teeth on vomer and palatines ; interorbital not elevated. 



Scales 33 in median lateral series ; about 25 scales in upper section 

 of lateral line, about 13 in lower section to caudal base and 2 more on 

 latter; 3 scales above lateral line, 8 below, 5 rows on cheek of which 

 1 on preopercle flange. Fins scaleless except caudal base. 



D. II, 21 or 22, second spine 4 in total head length, seventeenth 

 ray 2; A. II, 13 or 14, second spine 3, tenth ray 1%; caudal ll^, 

 rounded behind; least depth of caudal peduncle 1%! pectoral 1^4; 

 ventral 1%. Head and body above and posteriorly deep brown, sides 

 of head and trunk below yellowish brown. Iris greenish brown. 

 On body behind depressed pectoral 8 or 9 transverse narrow blue 

 lines. Vertical fins gray brown or blackish. Paired fins yellowish 

 or yellowish brown. (Bleeker.) 



East Indies. 



PSEUDOCHROMIS TAPEINOSOMA Bleeker 



Pseudochromis tapeinosoma Bleekee, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Indie, vol. 4, 1853, p. 115. 

 Amboina. — Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 2, 1860, p. 258 (compiled). — 

 Webek, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 263 (Sumba, Lamakera, 

 Kabala, Karabelang, Lucipara, Tuir, Elat). — Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Philadelphia, 1927, p. 276 (Philippines). 



Pseudochromis tapeinosomus Jordan and Seale, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol 28, 

 1905, p. 781 (Negros). 



Pseudochromis (Leptochromis) tapeinosoma Bleeker, Verh. Kon. Akad. Wet. 

 Amsterdam, No. 5, vol. 15, 1875, p. 23, pi. 1, fig. 1 (Sumatra, Buru, Ceram, 

 Amboina) ; Atlas Ichth. Ind. Neerland., vol. 9, 1877, pi. (1)390. fig. 1.— 

 McCuLLocH, Biol. Res. Endeavour, vol. 5, pt. 4, June 8, 1926, p. 192, pi. 51 

 (Masthead Island, reef North West Islet, Cairns Reef, reef Murray Island; 

 New Hebrides).— Whitley, Rec. Australian Mus., vol. 16, No. 1, Oct. 7, 

 1927, p. 14 (Michaelmas Cay, North Queensland). 



Depth 31^ to 4; head 234 to 3, width 1% to 21/5. Snout 41/3 to 

 41^ in head from snout tip; eye 31/5 to 314, greater than snout or 

 interorbital; maxilUary reaches 14 in eye, length 3 in head from 



