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Sill sdiiicwliiit lunger tluin llic sdl'l ddrsal and tiic latter than tlic anal; 

 these three tins are al)ont the same heiiiht. the order of tlieir heiuht in 

 an aseeudiny series being spinous dorsal, soft dorsal, anal: th.eir height 

 equals two iii head. 



The color patterns suggest -.xn intermediate type between I'crchui 

 <-a[)V()(Jcs and Hadroijtcnis UKpro. Sides \\ itli aliout iiineceen large, distinct 

 black blotches which, especially along the middle region, alternate with 

 smaller ones, these often being the ventral ends of more or less well 

 developed transverse bars. The dorsal side with a series of large quad- 

 rate blotches alternating and anastomosing witli variously (IcncIoixmI 

 transverse bars. The color pattern is of the ti'ansverse tyi)i" I'atlier tlian 

 the longitudinal characteristics of //. (i^in-n and nni'-riitciiJidhiiii. In tlie 

 older specimen this dorsal patti>ru becomes more dilTuse and less regular. 

 I>orsal two-thirds of opercle and llie iqipcr part of clieek, lilack. A dis- 

 tinct Idaclc band extends downward :ind .-inotlier. more diffuse, forward 

 from the eye. I'.oth dorsals ;ind the caudal lin, liarrcd. pectorals indis- 

 tinctly so; ventrals and anal, plain. .\ Idadc siiot at th;- liase of the caudal. 



lAin.i; OK MKASrHE.ME.XTS .\\l) (OIN rs OK .\[.L TUK SI'I ;(I M KXS. 



Numlier of specimen- 1 1^ :'> 4 o (» Av. 



Length of body TT.IIO 4'.l.ili) 7,iUM .j."'..(>0 4;i.(io TAMi) .... 



Head in length A.iC, ?,.H2 3.84 3.93 :'..1»2 3.i»2 :'..!»1 



D<>pth in length 0.1(1 T.dO f).25 O.ll ('..30 .... (;.3(i 



i:yc in head 3.Sl) ?,X,7> :>,.42 3.71) 3.'.>0 4.30 3.81 



Snout in head 3.!V. 4.(M> 3. 82 4.(;(; 4.17 4.:'..", 4.14 



IMa.xillary in head 3.r.8 IS.C.j 3,71 4.(;(; 4.17 4.1i:'. 4, no 



Interorbital in head 4,(« 5.13 5.20 4.(;a 4.17 r..20 4.83 



Pectorals in head 1.3(3 1.28 1.30 1.21 l.r.O 1.3(> 1.33 



Ventrals in head ...... 1.31 1.42 1.32 1.40 1..3i) 1.44 1.38 



Spinous I), from snout. 3.20 2.88 2.02 3.23 3.0(5 3.18 3,08 



Soft dorsal from snout. l.CO 1.58 l.Gfi 1.57 1.58 1.59 1.59 



Anal from snout l.Cl 1..-.8 1.01 1.(52 1..58 1..59 1.00 



Dorsal fin— XVI. 14 XIV. 14 X\M4 XIV,i:; XIV, 15 XI V,!.'. 



Anal fin-II,ll 11.10 11,10 11.11 11,11 11.11 

 Scales-7-79-9 9-84-12 9-84-11 S-S2-11 9-S2-12 8-84-11 82 



The species is most closely related to llddrdittvni^ iispro and Ihidroi)- 

 tcnis nKicrocritJidliim. From the formei- it differs most sti-ikingly in tiie 

 color i)attern. especially that of tlie dorsal side, which is transverse in 



