FISHES OF THE PHH.IPPINE ISLANDS AND ADJACENT SEAS 89 



e'. Predorsal scales extend forward over interorbital or to front of eye. 

 |)\ LuTJANus. Preopercle without or only 

 slight notch above angle and interopercle 

 spine feeble or absent. 

 q^. Deep browu or blackish median lateral 

 band, 

 r*. Two blackish lateral bands, sometimes 

 lower absent ; pearly blotch below mid- 

 dle of spinous dorsal base, another 



below soft dorsal biguttatus. 



r^. Single black lateral band; no pearly 



blotches on back vitta. 



q^. No black lateral bands. 



s^. Pectoral with black basal spot. 

 f. Bluish, with golden longitudinal 



bands chrysotaenia. 



f. Uniform brown carponotatus. 



s^ No dark pectoral spot; body with 

 longitudinal golden streaks. 

 u^. Preorbital and infraorbital very 



narrow lineolatus. 



u\ Preorbital and infraorbital wide, 

 much wider than maxillary. 



i;\ Fins pale lutjanus. 



v^. Dorsal edge dusky ; caudal dark. 



lineatus. 



p*. DiACOPE. Preopercle with distinct notch, 



often very deep and interopercle armed 



with strong spur. 



t(/. No black lateral blotch. 

 a?\ Rosy, with golden longitudi- 

 nal bands riifolineatus. 



x^. Yellow or golden. 



it. No dark spot in pectoral 

 axil. 

 «*. Nine obscure broken 

 horizontal streaks on 

 back and side. 



caeruleovittatus. 

 s^. Six blue streaks, 

 oblique, all begin be- 

 hind head. 



duodecim lineatus. 



«*, Six blue horizontal 



bands, third rarely on 



postocular spilurus. 



z*. Four blue horizontal 

 bands, usually com- 

 plete kasmira. 



if. Pectoral with dark axil- 

 lary spot; body yellow- 

 ish red ; dorsal edge 

 white ; dark anterior 

 anal blotch fnlvus. 



