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patch or absent; jaws with a villiforni band of teeth, broadest an- 

 teriorly along outer margin of which are a few short caninelike conical 

 teeth; lateral line complete; pelvic insertion behind base of pectorals 

 under base of third or fourth dorsal spine; basally the rays of dorsal, 

 anal, and pectoral fins have small scales ; second simple lower pectoral 

 ray longest; rear margin of caudal fin slightly rounded; posterior 

 margin of preopercle finely denticulate. 



Color in alcohol. — Body marbled with dark-brown and paler 

 blotches more or less forming five vertical bars, somewhat intercon- 

 nected; head with numerous dark-brown spots, especially on snout, 

 cheeks, and lips; dorsal, anal, pectoral, and caudal fins barred with 

 dark-brown spots; pelvic dusky; anal with a few spots; belly plain 

 light brown ; no dark spots or white specks on body. 



Remarks. — This species is closest to G. finnulatus but differs in hav- 

 ing dark-brown spots on the head, instead of brown streaks, and in 

 lacking blackish or brownish spots on the body. It may be separated 

 from all species referred to the genus Girrhitus by means of the key. 



Table 1. — Measurements ^made on four species of Cirrhitus, exjyressed in 

 thousandths of the standard length. 



Character 



Standard length in millimeters. 



Length of head 



Snout 



Eye 



Postorbital length of head 



Greatest depth 



Least depth of caudal peduncle 



Length of caudal peduncle 



Snout tip to dorsal origin 



Snout tip to anal origin 



Snout tip to rear of maxillary- 

 Bony interorbital space 



Longest simple pectoral ray 



Longest dorsal spine 



Longest anal spine 



Longest caudal fin ray 



Length of pelvic fins 



Least suborbital width 



nigropunctatus, new 

 species 



Holo- 

 type 



138 

 362 

 116 



74 

 179 

 315 

 113 

 243 

 344 

 652 

 148 



51 

 291 

 134 

 156 

 235 

 185 



54 



Paratypes 



148 

 378 

 124 



71 

 199 

 324 

 118 

 234 

 365 

 655 

 162 



65 

 288 

 132 

 155 

 237 

 181 



53 



121 

 366 

 113 



78 

 186 

 312 

 112 

 236 

 355 

 660 

 145 



44 

 293 

 144 

 152 

 240 

 193 



42 



albopunctatus, 

 new species 



Holo- 

 type 



99.5 

 360 

 112 



67 

 199 

 330 

 139 

 215 

 372 

 684 

 156 



50 

 231 

 116 

 148 

 210 

 211 



50 



Para- 

 type 



376 

 111 



80 

 205 

 338 

 139 

 219 

 376 

 098 

 171 



63 

 281 

 122 

 135 

 221 

 218 



50 



ipilotoceps, new 

 species 



Holo- 

 type 



181 

 370 

 124 



69 

 197 

 343 

 120 

 224 

 368 

 680 

 160 



65 

 227 

 149 

 144 

 196 

 210 



71 



Para- 

 type 



156 

 378 

 128 



74 

 194 

 333 

 125 

 218 

 363 

 705 

 165 



54 

 234 

 147 

 140 

 224 

 202 



65 



alterna- 



tus am 



Holo- 

 type 



108 

 393 

 133 



81 

 205 

 370 

 130 

 204 

 389 

 660 

 168 



49 

 240 

 149 

 166 

 250 

 225 



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