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59978 U.S.N.M. Port Jackson. D. G. Stead. Length 108 to 136 mm. 2 



examples. 

 72183 U.S.N.M. Lubang, Philippines. R. C. McGregor. Length 128 mm. 

 72242 U.S.N.M. Iloilo. R. C. McGregor. Length 100 mm. 

 72365 U.S.N.M. Aparri. R. C. McGregor. Length 84 mm. 

 76626 U.S.N.M. Formosa. Dr. F. Baker. Length 150 and 163 mm. 2 examples. 

 84189 U.S.N.M. Cebu, Philippines. Dr. F, Baker. Length 114 mm. 



PELATES SEXLINEATUS (Quoy and Gaimard) 



Pristipoma sexlineatum Quoy and Gaimard, Voy. Uranie, Zool., Dec. 18, 1824, 



p. 320. Shore of Sydney, at Port Jackson. 

 Pelates sexUneatus Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 3, 1829, p. 149 (Port Jackson; 



not Sandwich Island specimen). — GufiMN, Inconogr. R^gne Anim. Cuvier 



Poiss., 1829-1844, p. 7, fig. 4 (head). — Ogii.by and McCtrLLOCH, Mem. 



Queensland Mus., vol. 5, 1916, p. 125 (Sydney; Queensland). — McCtjli-och, 



Biol. Res. Endeavour, vol. 4, pt. 4, 1916, p. 183 (off Boomerang Hill and 



Bustard Head, Queensland). — Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, 



p. 212 (compiled). 

 Helotes sexUneatus Vai.enciennes, Regne Anim. Cuvier, 111. Poiss., 1839, pi. 12, 



fig. 3. 

 Therapon sexUneatus Steindachner, Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, vol. 58, pt. 1, 



1866, p. 429 (Port Jackson). 

 Pelates guadriUneatus (not Bloch) Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 3, 1829, 



p. 146, pi. 55. Port Jackson. 

 Therapon quadriUneatus Ogilby, Edible Fish. New South Wales, 1893, p. 26. — 



Waite, Mem. New South Wales Natural. Club, vol. 2, 1904, p. 33. — 



Stead, Edible Fish. New South Wales, 1908, p. 73. 

 Pelates quinguelineatus Cuvier, Hist. Nat, Poiss., vol. 3, 1829, p. 148. Port 



Jackson. 

 Therapon cuvieri (part) Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 282. — 



Castelnau, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 2, 1878, p. 348 (Port 



Darwin). — Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 5, 1881, p. 362 



(Port Jackson; east and north coasts). — Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 



Philadelphia, 1907 (1908), p. 433. 



Depth 2%; head 31/3. Snout 2% in head; eye 4, 12^ in snout, li/g 

 in interorbital ; maxillary reaches hind nostril, length 3I/2 in head; 

 interorbital 3%, little elevated; preopercle edge denticulated. 



Scales (72 in lateral line on figure; 8 above, 22 below, 6 rows on 

 cheek). 



(D. XII, 10 on figure, fourth spine 2% in head, first ray 2%; 

 A. Ill, 10, third spine 3, first ray 2% ; caudal I14, slightly emargi- 

 nate; least depth of caudal peduncle 2%; pectoral 1%; ventral 1%.) 



Back olive, slightly yellowish olive along middle of sides, below 

 white. Iris brown. Five dusky brown horizontal bands, lowest 

 from maxillary to caudal base. Fins uniform dull brown. 

 (Cuvier.) 



Queensland, New South Wales. 



