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2S&. Color not as above. 



29a. Pectoral base with a distinct blackish spot at dorsal edge, or 

 all of base may be blackish or dark brownish. 

 30a. General coloration red, with 5 dusky to purplish bars on 

 sides; pectoral rays ii,13; teeth pink or white; plate 

 15, A. (West Pacific.) . . atropectoralis new species 

 306. Color not plain red with 5 darker bars on sides; pectoral 

 rays ii,12. 

 31a. Middle of side with a dusky (blue when ahve) broad 

 band from behind head to caudal peduncle; opercle 

 blackish; general color of body and fins plain red- 

 dish, teeth white, plates 3,c, and 15,b,c. (Central 

 and West Pacific, Indian Ocean.). . . lepidus Jenyns 

 Zlb. Head mottled with reticulated dark and pale (green and 

 red when alive) streaks, except ventrally, where 

 streaks are blue and red; outer )! of anal fin blue, 

 basal y^ dark reddish brown; plate 15,d. (West 

 Pacific.) .... fasciatusCuvier and Valenciennes 

 29b. No black spot at base of pectoral fin. 



32a. Caudal peduncle abruptly paler than anterior part of body, 



this pale area (plain green when alive) begins behind a 



hne between the last 1 to 3 rays of dorsal and anal 



fin; pectoral rays ii,12. 



33a. Dorsal part of head and body, anterior to plain pale 



caudal peduncle, marked with vermiculated streaks, 



red when alive, pale in alcohol; cheek and breast 



marked with similar pink vermiculations on a 



green background; edge of upper lip red, that of 



lower lip green, then 2 red bars on lower jaw; 



caudal fin with a lunate red blotch at base and on 



outer rays; plate 16,a. (Central and West Pacific.) 



vermiculatus (Fowler and Bean) 



336. No vermiculated red or pale streaks on head or body; 



body, anterior to the pale caudal area, purplish 



brown; dorsal half of head dark purplish brown, 



below which a broad green band extends from 



snout and mouth past lower edge of eye to rear of 



opercle; 2 green bars on lower jaw; lower part of 



cheek with characteristic green bars; central part 



of anal fin brown; figure 13. (western Indian 



Ocean.) frenatus Lac6pfede 



326. Caudal peduncle not abruptly paler than anterior part of 

 body. 

 34a. Cheek below eye with a large green blotch that covers 

 or almost covers entire area, another green streak 

 extends forward from eye across snout; head other- 

 wise brownish; pectoral rays ii,13, plate 16,b. 

 (West Pacific.) janthochir Bleeker 



