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rier Reef, 1893, p. 370 (Queensland). — Elera, Cat. Fauna Filip., vol. 1, 1895. 

 p. 465 (Cebu). — Stead, Fishes of Australia, 1907, p. 262 (Queensland). 



Lutjantts nehae Blbeker, Nederland. Tijdschr. Dierk., vol. 2, 1865, p. 173 

 (Siam) ; Atlas Iclith. Ind. Neerland., vol. 8, 1876-1877, p. 62, pi. (72)350, 

 fig. 2 (Sumatra, Singapore, Biliton, Java, Bali, Celebes, Batjan, Amboina, 

 Waigiu, New Guinea).— Day, Fauna Brit. India, Fishes, vol. 1, 1S89, p. 

 465. — Webeb, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 254 (Baweau). — 

 FowLEE and Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 62, 1922, p. 31 (Zamboanga). — 

 Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, p. 198 (compiled) ; Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1929, p. 636 (Padang). 



Lutianus sebae Day, Fishes of India, pt. 1, 1875, p. 30, pi. 9, fig. 3 (Madras). — 

 FoWLEB, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, ser. 2, vol. 12, 1904, p. 527 

 (Padang). — Pearson, Ceylon Administr. Report, 1915-18, pp. F 15, F 17; 

 1925, p. F 14.— Barnard, Ann. South Afric. Mus., vol. 21, pt. 2, Oct. 1927, p. 

 654 (Mozambique). 



Mesoprion sebae Kner, Reise Novara, Fische, 1865, p. 30 (Java; Singapore). — 

 Klunzinger, Fische Roth. Meer., 1884, p. 11. 



Diacope siamensis Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 6, 1830, p. 524. Gulf of 

 Siam. 



Depth 2 to 21/4 ; head 2% to 21/2, width 2l^ to 23/5. Snout 2 to 

 2% in head from snout tip ; eye 4 to 51/5, 1% to 21/5 in snout, greater 

 than interorbital to 1% with age; maxillary reaches eye, expansion 

 11/2 to 2 in eye, length 2% to 2% in head from snout tip ; narrow 

 band of villiform teeth in each jaw, with outer row of sharp conic 

 teeth, little enlarged in front and several on each side of mandible ; 

 broad angular band of villiform teeth on vomer, obsolete on palatines 

 and tongue smooth; interorbitals 3% to 5%, slightly convex, with 

 broad median keel to occiput ; preopercle edge serrated, with shallow 

 notch below receiving small interopercle knob ; about 78 fine denticles 

 along hind preopercle edge and larger around corner. Gill rakers 

 6 + 12, compressed, lanceolate, equal gill filaments or little less than 

 eye. 



Scales 45 to 49 in lateral line to caudal base and 6 or 7 more on 

 latter; 10 or 11 scales above lateral line, 19 or 20 below, 12 predorsal 

 forward to occiput, 6 rows on cheek to preopercle ridge. Scales with 

 12 or 13 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 50 to 60, with 4 or 5 

 transverse series of basal elements ; circuli fine. 



D. XI, 15, I, third spine 2 to 2% in head, seventh ray ll^ to 1% ; 

 A. Ill, 9, I, second spine 314 to 31/0, fifth ray ly^ to 1% ; caudal 1% 

 to 11^, emarginate; least depth of caudal peduncle 2% to 314; pec- 

 toral 11/5 to 114 ; ventral 1% to 1%. 



Light brown to whitish generally, each scale on body with small 

 white spot. Broad dark brown band from side of snout, wide as 

 eye, to occiput or just before spinous dorsal. Second broader dark 

 brown band from middle of spinous dorsal down and expanding 

 below to embrace abdomen. Third dark brown band from entire 

 front of soft dorsal and last dorsal spines down and arching back 



