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ocular, slightly narrower than eye, crosses nape in front of dorsal and 

 extends downward across base of preopercular spine toward base of 

 ventral, fading out on breast; second band extends from first and 

 second dorsal spines downward across posterior border of opercle and 

 base of pectoral, traces of it reaching behind base of ventrals; third 

 to eighth cross-bands have their origin on spinous dorsal, seventh and 

 eighth crossing anterior basal portion of soft dorsal, thence extending 

 downward across base of anal; ninth band crosses tips of last two 

 dorsal spines, extends across middle of soft dorsal rays, anterior part 

 of caudal peduncle, and middle of anal rays; tenth band crosses 

 upper third of soft dorsal, base of caudal peduncle, and posterior third 

 of anal; traces of another band crossing tips of soft dorsal rays, base 



Fig. 3. — Holacanthus jiultifasciatus. ( From the type. Natural size.) 



of caudal, and tips of anal rays; the body bands are widest at top; 

 those on lower part of anal faded to yellowish-white (orange in life) ; 

 a short median stripe on top of head, widest between eyes; traces of a 

 dusky-brown circumoral band; caudal crossed by five, bands, the 

 first complete, the second with a single interruption, the others com- 

 posed of a series of brown blotches, those nearest tip least distinct; 

 anal spines white; ventrals white; pectorals dusky. 



Color in life of an individual from Mabul Island (7.2 cm. long) : 

 Ground color pearl gray, paler below, crossed by ten dark brown 

 bands merging into orange ventrally, bands slightly wider above than 

 below, slightly narrower than eye in widest part and about equal to 

 interspaces; the first, the ocular band, becomes orange below eye; 

 an orange circumoral ring; snout and chin dusky; a short brown 

 stripe between eyes; a black blotch near middle of brown margin of 



