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Mesoprion macolor Gunthek, Joum. Mus. Godeffroy, vol. 1, pt. 1, 1873, p. 11 



(Samoa). 

 Lutjanus macolor Bi.eekeb, Atlas, Ichth. Ind. N^erland., vol. 8, 1876-1877, p. 75, 



pi. (65) 343, fig. 3 (Celebes, Buru, Ternate, Amboina, Haruko, Banda, 



Waigiu, New Guinea). 

 Macolor typus Bleiekeir, Nederland. Tijdschr. Dierk.. vol. 2, 1867, p. 277. 



Amboina. 



Depth 214 to 2% ; head 2% to 2%, width 2i/s to 21/3. Snout 24^ to 

 2% in head from snout tip; eye 3% to 4%, 1 to 1% in snout, 1 to 

 1% in interorbital ; maxillary reaches % to i/^ in eye, expansion 2 

 to 2% in eye, length 2yg to 2^/^ in head from snout tip; teeth 

 villiform, in bands in jaws of about 7 irregular rows, outer row of 

 slightly enlarged teeth of which only tips project through thick 

 coriaceous lips with 4 above and 6 below as slight canines, all directed 

 slightly outward ; narrow band of small teeth on vomer forming wide 

 angle, also narrow band on each palatine and tongue smooth; 

 interorbital 2% to 3% in head, broadly convex ; preopercle with deep 

 gash receiving interopercular spine, hind edge finely serrate and 

 corner with slightly enlarged denticles. Gill rakers 40 + 75, com- 

 pressed, nearly long as snout; gill filaments 3% in gill rakers. 



Scales 52 or 53 in lateral line to caudal base and 5 or 6 more on 

 latter ; 9 scales above lateral line, 19 or 20 below, 23 or 24 predorsal, 

 6 rows on cheek. Suprascapula weakly denticulate. Scales with 11 

 to 15 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 92 to 120, with 3 to 14 

 transverse series of basal elements ; circuli very fine. 



D. X, 13, I, third spine 2% to 3 in total head length, seventh ray 

 1% to 1%; A. Ill, 10, I, third spine 3, fifth ray 1%; caudal II/5 to 

 114, moderate, emarginate; least depth of caudal peduncle 2% to 

 24^; ventral 1% to 1%; pectoral 2% to 2% in combined head and 

 body to caudal base. 



Coloration in " analysis of species." 



Red Sea, Arabia, Zanzibar, Mauritius, Maldives, East Indies, 

 Philippines, Polynesia. A very striking and highly contrasted 

 fish, well figured by Bleeker and Weber. 



7686. Agojo Point, Catanduanes Island, Luzon. June 10, 1909. Length 185 mm. 

 6514, 12993. Alibijaban Island, Ragay Gulf, Luzon. March 6, 1909. Length 



155 to 198 mm. 

 8072, 17766. Alimango Bay, Burias Island. March 5, 1909, Length 218 to 



260 mm. 

 18999. Cagayan, Sulu. June 8, 1909. Length 190 mm. 

 7734. Caxisigan Island, Balabac. January 2, 1909. Length 265 mm. 

 7231. Masinloc Bay, Zambales. November 22, 1908. Length 290 mm. 

 8047, 15101, 15102. Mompog Island. March 3, 1909. Length 176 to 263 mm. 

 12564, 17322. Near Palag Bay, Luzon. June 16, 1909. Length 197 to 223 mm. 

 7946. Pagapas Bay, Luzon. February 20, 1909. Length 255 mm. 

 15515. Palag Bay, Luzon. June 16, 1909. Length 228 mm. 

 6369. Port Jamelo. July 13, 1908. Length 174 mm. 

 13274. Rapurapu Island, Luzon. June 22, 1909. Length 155 mm. 



