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PARAPRIACANTHUS GUNTHERI (Klunzingcr) 



Pempherichthys giintheri Klltnzingeb, Verb, zool. bot. Ges. Wien, vol. 21, 1871, 



p. 470. Red Sea. 

 Parapriacanthus giintheri Klunzinger, Fische Roth. Meer., 1884, p. 81, pi. 5, 



fig. 4. 



Depth 3; head 3. Snout 5 in head from upper jaw tip; eye 3^/8, 

 greater than snout : maxillary reaches opposite eye center, expansion 

 1^/2 in eye, length 1% in head from snout tip ; teeth small, uniform, 

 (shown as) uniserial in jaws, on vomer and palatines; interorbital 

 but little elevated. Scales 70 in lateral line (figure shows about 50). 



D. V, 9, first ray I14 in total head; A. Ill, 22 (figure shows 21 

 branched rays), first ray 3; caudal I14, well emarginate; least depth 

 of caudal peduncle 3 ; pectoral ll^ ; ventral 2. Rosy red. Head and 

 side of breast brassy yellow. Length 60 mm. (Klunzinger.) 



Red Sea. Evidently based on an abnormality, in which the eye is 

 deeper than long. Possibly not distinct from Parapriacanthus ran- 

 sonneti. 



PARAPRIACANTHUS UNWINI (Ogilby) 



Pempheris nnwini Ogilby, Mem. Austral. Mus., vol. 2, 1889, p. 60. Lord Howe 



Island. 

 Pempheris unwinii Ogilby, Mem. Austral. Mus., vol. 2, 1889, pi. 3, fig. 1. 

 Parapriacanthus untcini Ogilby, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 2, Dec. 10, 1913, 



p. 67 (name). 



Depth 2%; head 2i/^. Snout 4,% in head from snout tip; eye 3, 

 greater than snout ; maxillary reaches i/^ in eye, expansion 214 in eye, 

 length 21/^ in head from snout tip; teeth uniserial, small, sharp, in 

 jaws and on vomer and palatines. Scales 67. 



D. V, 8; A. Ill, 22. Brick red, head rather darker than body. 

 Length 100 mm. (Ogilby.) 



Lord Howe Island. Possibly not different from Parapriacanthus 

 giintheri. 



PARAPRIACANTHUS ELONGATUS (McCulIoch) 



Pempheris elongata McCulloch, Zool. Res. Endeavour, pt. 1, 1911, p. 47, pi. 4, 

 fig. 1, Flinder's Island, Bass Strait and off Wilson's Promontory, Victoria. 



Parapriacanthus elongaius Ogilby, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 2, Dec. 10, 1913, 

 p. 67 (name). 



Depth 2% ; head 2%- Snout 4i/^ in head from snout tip ; eye 21/2, 

 greater than snout or interorbital; maxillary reaches % in eye, ex- 

 pansion 21/^, length 2 in head from snout tip; teeth minute, uniserial 

 in jaws, also uniserial or as very narrow band on vomer and pala- 

 tines. Scales 70 in lateral line to caudal base and 12 more on latter. 



D. IV or V, 10 to 12 : A. Ill, 24 to 27. 



Above closely speckled with minute brown dots forming grayish 

 color. Breast, lower jaw and lips also dotted and specks extend into 

 dorsal and caudal rays. Length 132 mm. (McCulloch.) 



