NO. 1266. LABROID FISHES OF JAPAN— JORDAN AND SNYDER. 629 
13. STETHOJULIS Gunther. 
Stdhojulis Gv^TnY-TR, Cat. Fish., IV, 1862, p. 140 {strigirenter.) 
Body oblong, compressed, covered with large scales, 25 to 30 in 
lateral line, those of the thorax enlarged, larger than those of the rest 
of the body; head scaleless; lateral line not interrupted; mouth small: 
canines small, close-set, those of the upper jiiw very short, those of 
the lower jaw forming a cutting edge; large posterior canines present; 
tins low; dorsal raj^s IX, 11; anal rays III, 11, the spines short and 
pungent. Small fishes of the coral reefs allied to Ilalichwres, but the 
anterior canines much less developed and the posterior canine wanting. 
Coloration always exquisite. 
{ffriOos, breast; JuUs.) 
a. Head and body with distinct bright red stripes (gray in spirits) , one along base 
of dorsal, one through eye to middle of caudal, one below eye to base of pec- 
toral, and one along side of belly; a blue-black spot on opercle. . . psacas, 22. 
aa. Head and body without distinct red stripes. 
h. Lower part of sides with yellowish longitudinal stripes and some 1)lack dots; a 
black spot at base of last dorsal ray strigirenter, 23. 
hi). Lower part of sides posteriorly, with leaden blue spots and markings; a dark 
band above pectoral anteriorly edged with pearly white terina, 24. 
bbb. Lower part of sides without spots or stripes; a brownish black lateral band, 
w'ider and less distinct anteriorly; a pale stripe below eye; a dark axillary 
spot tromula, 25. 
22. STETHOJULIS PSACAS Jordan and Snyder, new species. 
Head 8| in length; depth 3^; depth of caudal peduncle 3; eye 5i 
in head; interorbital space 1; snout 2f; D. IX, 11; A. Ill, 10; scales 
in lateral series, 26; between lateral line and insertion of dorsal, 2; 
between lateral line and insertion of anal, 9. 
Bod}' rather elongate, greath' compressed, breast and back sharp, 
caudal peduncle narrow, dorsal and ventral outlines evenly rounded; 
head large, snoitt rather blunt, interorbital space convex. Eye nearer 
to tip of snout than to posterior edge of opercle, a distance equal to 
diameter of pupil. Jaws equal, lips thin, small, pendulous. Teeth in 
a single row in each jaw; blunt, incisor-like, two small canines at tip 
of each jaw, a posterior canine on each side of upper jaw. Pre 
opercle smooth, opercle with a narrow angular flap. PseudobranchJiB 
large; gill-rakers on first arch 9+15, short and pointed near middle 
of arch, growing stumpy toward the ends, the outer ones reduced to 
mere knobs. Scales large, those on breast below pectoral and before 
ventrals greatly enlarged, tho.se on occiput and on base of pectoral 
very small; a narrow sheath of one row of small scales along Ijase of 
dor.sal; anal without sheath, small scales on base of caudal, the last 
scale of lateral line very large, pointed; head naked. Lateral line 
continuous, abrupth' bent downward below base of soft dorsal, a 
