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Meer., 1884, p. 46. — STEaNDACHNEs, Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges„ vol. 25, 

 1900, p. 419 (Tex-nate). — Boesieri, An. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, vol. 

 41, 1904, p. 195 (Massaua).— Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, 

 p. 284 (Kangeang, Macassar; Kawa, Ceram ; Saleyer; Binongka ; Banda). — 

 Barnard, Ann. South Afric. Mus., vol. 21, pt. 2, Oct. 1927, p. 650 (Natal 

 Coast). 



Caesio (Caesio) caerulaureus Saxjvage, Hist. Nat. Madagascar, Poiss., 1891, 

 p. 170, pi. 16, fig. 2-a. 



Smaris mauritianus Quoy and Gaimaed, Voy. Uranie, Zool., December 18, 



1824, p. 290, pi. 44, fig. 3. Mauritius. 

 .Caesio azuraxireus IIijppeli., Atlas Reise Nordl. Afrika, Fische, 1828, p. 130. 

 Djedda. 



Caesio striatus RtJppELL, Atlas Reise Nordl. Afrika, Fische, 1828, p. 131, pi. 34, 

 fig. 1. Massaua.— GiJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 392 (Red 

 Sea).— Playfair, Fishes of Zanzibar, 1866, p. 32 (Zanzibar, Seychelles). 



Caesio coeruleo-taeniatus (Ehbenberg) Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 3, 1830, 

 p. 435. Red Sea. (Name in text.) 



Caesio maculatus CtrviER, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 6, 1830, p. 439. Vanicolo.— 

 GiJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 391 (Madagascar, Hong 

 Kong, Amboina). — Bleeker, Nederland. Tijdschr. Dierk., vol. 1, 1863, 

 p. 344 (Madagascar) ; Atlas Ichth. Ind. N^erland., vol. 8, 1876-77, p. 38 

 (copied).— ScHMELTZ, Cat. Mus. GodefEroy, No. 6, 1877, p. 12 (Pelew 

 Islands). — Meyer, Anal. Soc. Espaii. Hist. Nat., Madrid, vol. 14, 1885, 

 p. 20 (North Celebes; Cebu). — Beaueort, Bijd. Dierk., Amsterdam, pt. 19, 

 1913, No. 9, p. 122 (Majalibit Bay, Waigiu; Ambon).— Weber, Siboga Exp., 

 vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 285 (Ambon).— Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 

 1928, p. 204 (compiled). 



Coesia maculatus 'EiL-ERA, Cat. Fauna Filip., vol. 1, 1895, p. 477 (Cebu). 

 (Misprint.) 



Caesio azuror Thioixi^re, Fauna Woodlark, 1857, p. 162. Woodlark Island. 



Caesio nori (Montrouzier) Thioli-i£;re:, Fauna Woodlark 1857, p. 162 (name 

 in synonymy). 



Depth 3 to 32/3 ; head 2% to 33/5, width 1% to 21/3. Snout 33/5 to 

 41^ in head from snout tip ; eye 3 to 5, greater than snout in young 

 to 1% with age, greater than interorbital in young to ll^ with age; 

 maxillary reaches to or l^ in eye, expansion 2% to 3 in eye, length 

 2% to 3% in head from snout tip ; row of minute, simple, conic teeth 

 in each jaw, very minute or absent from palate; interorbital 314 

 to 3%, broadly convex; preopercle with broad lobe, with concealed 

 marginal denticles. Gill rakers 8 + 25, lanceolate, slender, little 

 less than gill filaments or 1% in eye. 



Scales 48 to 56 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 to 7 more on 

 latter; 7 or 8 scales above lateral line, 11 to 13 below, 27 or 28 pre- 

 dorsal opposite front pupil edge of which 21 or 22 extend to occiput, 

 5 or 6 rows on cheek. Scales with 9 to 11 basal radiating striae; 

 circuli very fine. 



D. X, 14, I, third spine 1% to 2 in total head length, first ray 3% 

 to 314 ; A. Ill, 12, I, third spine 31/8 to 314, first ray 3% to 32/3 ; 

 caudal 1, deeply forked, lobes slender ; least depth of caudal peduncle 

 31/3 to Z% ; pectoral li/g to 11/5; ventral 1% to I34. 



