Classification of the Percuid Fisltes. L33 



Subfam. 2. X \i;i< 11 1 id i\.k. 



Dorsal IX 12, the two .'interior spines flexible, often form- 

 ing a separate fin. Anal III 12. Vertebrae 25 (9+16); 

 all the ribs on parapophyses. Teeth in jaws conical, with 

 anterior canines j lower pharyngeal triangular or Y-shaped, 

 with conical teeth. Froutals not hollowed out anteriorly ; 

 parietal crests vestigial or absent. 



('i/inolutes, Novaculicht/ii/s, Xyric/rfhys, Iniistius, from 

 tropical and subtropical seas. 



Subfam. 3. CiiEiLrxiNJS. 



Dorsal TX-XI 9-11. Anal III 8-9. Vertebra 23 (9 + 14) ; 

 all the ribs on parapophyses. Teeth in jaws conical, with 

 anterior canines ; lower pharyngeal T-shaped, with conical 

 or obtuse teeth. Froutals not hollowed out anteriorly ; occi- 

 pital and parietal crests strong, extending forward to above 

 anterior margin of orbit. Mouth moderately protractile, the 

 prsemaxillary pedicels not reaching the froutals ; hyopalatine 

 bones normal. 



Cheilinus, Pseudockeilinus, Cirrhilabrus, from the Iudo- 

 Pacific. 



Subfam. 4. Epibulinm. 



Differ from the preceding iu that the first 3 ribs arc sessile 

 and in the extraordinarily protractile mouth, the praemaxillary 

 pedicels reaching the occiput and flattening out the occipital 

 crest. The palatine is disconnected from the suspensoriuin, 

 the pterygoid and mesopterygoid are absent, and the proximal 

 end of the long slender quadrate is movably articulated with 

 the praeoperculum and the lower ends of the metapterygoid 

 and svmplectic. 



lijtibi/lus insidiator from the Indo-Pacific. 



Subfam. 5. Clepticix.e. 



Dorsal XII 10. Anal III 12. Vertebras 27 (10 + 17). 

 Mouth small, strongly protractile, feebly toothed. Lower 

 pharyngeal small, Y-shaped ; teeth of upper and Lower 

 pharyngeals confluent, forming vertical plates with denticu- 

 lated edges. 



Clepticus parra, Schncid., from the West Indies. 



