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are broadly rounded, the medium rays being longer than the 

 upper ones. The body scales slightly overlap the bases of the 

 dorsal and anal, but do not extend on to the fins as in 

 A ustrolabrus. 



Pictilabrus laticlavius, Richardson. 



Labrus laticlavius, Richardson, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1839, p. 99, 

 and Trans. Zool. Soc, iii., 18-49, p. 139. 



Labrus vel Tautoga laticlavia, Richardson, Zool. " Erebus " and 

 "Terror," 181-8, p. 128, pi. lvi., tigs. o-6. 



Labrichthys laticlavius, Gunther, Brit. Mas. Cat, Fish,, iv., 1862, 

 pp. 115 and 507, and Ann. Mag. Nat, Hist. (3), xx., 1867, 

 p. 66; Id., Castelnau, Proc. Linn. Soc. N, S. Wales, iii., 

 1879, p. 354; Id., Klunzinger. Sitzb., Akad, Wiss. Wien, 

 lxxx, i., 1879, p. 402 ; Id., Macleay, Proc, Linn. Soc. N.S, 

 Wales, vi., 1881, p. 80 ; LI, Johnston, Proc, Roy. Soc. 

 Tasm., 1882 (1883), p. 121, and 1890 (1891), p. 35 ; Id., 

 Hector, Trans, N. Z. Inst. xvi„ 1881. p. 323; Id., Ogilby, 

 Cat. Fish. N. S. Wales, 1886, p. 11; Id., McCoy, Prodr, 

 Zool. Vict., xvii., 1888, pi, clxiii. ; Id., Lucas, Proc, Roy. 

 Soc. Vic. (2), ii, p. 32. 



Labrichthys labiosa, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc, N, S, Wales, vi., 

 L881, p. 88, pi. i., fig, 2; Id., Ogilby, Cat. Fish, N.S. Wales, 

 1886, p. 45. 



Pseudolabrus laticlavius, Waite, Mem. Nat. Club N. S. Wales. 

 1901, p, 39, and Rcc. Cantb. Mus., i., 1907, p. 22; Id., 

 Stead, Ed, Fish. N. S. Wales, 1908, p. 84. 



Pictilabrus laticlavius, Gill, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus.. xiv., 1892, 

 p. 103 : hi, Hutton, Index Faun. N. Zeal., 1901, p. 18. 



Cheek scales in one row above, and two, rarely one or three 

 rows below. Body green with two broad longitudinal purple 

 bauds, the upper following the lateral line and joining the lower 

 on its downward curve; often a third band is present Oil the 

 lower surface of the body and tail. A triangular dark blotch 

 descends from the second bar above the origin of the anal, and 

 there may be two other indefinite ones behind it. Both hands 

 and spots vary in degree of development and may Ik- almost 

 absent. Scales of lower parts with blue lines. Dorsal, anal 

 and caudal tins each with a broad suhniarginal dark hand 

 spotted with blue. A large anterior dorsal spot. 



