132 Mr. C. T. Regan on the 



Division 5. Labriformes. 



Lower pharyngeals ankylosed ; second upper pharyngeals 

 united with third and fourth. No subocular shelf. Two 

 postcleithra on each side. Vertebras 23 to 53 (9-31 + 14-22) ; 

 first centrum normally articulated with skull ; ribs attached 

 above and behind parapophyses, which usually bear them 

 away from the centra. Two nostrils on each side. 3^ gills. 



Fam. 1. Labridae. 



Mouth protractile; prsemaxillary pedicels well developed, 

 usually extending to the frontals ; dentary firmly attached 

 to articular. Teeth in jaws usually separate. Dentigerous 

 portion of lower pharyngeal ovate, triangular, Y-shaped or 

 T-shaped, with conical, granular, or molariform teeth ; upper 

 pharyngeals similarly toothed, stout bones with concave 

 upper surfaces supported by a pair of convex apophyses of 

 the parasphenoid. Each pelvic fin of a spine and 5 branched 

 rays. Vertebras 23 to 41 (9-20+14-22); praecaudals with 

 parapophyses ; all the ribs on parapophyses (except in 

 Ejnbalus). 



Sub fam. 1. Julidinx:. 



Dorsal VIII-XI 9-14, the spines all similar. Anal 

 II-1II 9-14. Vertebras 24 to 26 (9-10+15-16); all the 

 ribs on parapophyses. Jaws with conical or compressed 

 teeth, the anterior more or less enlarged and canine-like ; 

 lower pharyngeal triangular or Y-shaped, with conical or 

 obtuse teeth. Frontals hollowed out anteriorly for reception 

 of the praemaxillary pedicels ; occipital and parietal crests 

 not extending forward beyond middle of orbits. 



The genera may be thus arranged :— 



I. Lateral line continuous ; cheeks and opercles scaly; 9 to 11 dorsal 

 spines Pteragogus, Duymceria, Labrichthys, Labroides. 



II. Lateral line interrupted ; cheeks and opercles scaly ; 9 dorsal spines. 

 Doratonotus. 



III. Lateral line continuous ; head naked ; 8 or 9 dorsal spines. 



Anampses, Hemk/i/mnus, Julis, Leptojulis, Pseu- 

 dojulis, Stethojulis, Platygfossus, Halichoeres, Iridio, 

 Guentheria, Coris, Cheilio, Goftiphosus. 



Fishes of tropical and subtropical seas. 



