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narrower and fainter band from lower base of pectoral to above 

 anal, these bands growing fainter with age and sometimes dis- 

 appearing, the lower always wanting in the adult; no axillary 

 spot ; no distinct bands across cheek ; fins mostly pale, with 

 bright red and blue colors in life, the young and deep-water 

 individuals often showing a black spot at base of caudal and 

 sometimes a dark spot near middle of dorsal with sometimes 

 a larger one at the base of its last ray ; angles of caudal black 

 in adult; lower pharyngeals T-shaped, the anterior limb very 

 short. BIVITTATUS, 2002. 



aaa Caudal liu double concave, the median portion convex, the outer rays more or less 

 produced in adult (tin- tin rounded in the young) ; scales before dorsal in 6 or 

 7 rows, not crossing the median line; a blue-black spot close behind eye, some- 

 times obsolete in the adult. 



/i. Lateral line with a round blue-black spot below fourth and fifth dorsal spines, 

 the spot larger than eye; no spot behind eye; ventrals with the outer ray 

 little produced, not reaching nearly to tips of pectorals ; body rather stout, 

 the depth about 3 in length; profile steep; snout moderately pointed ; 

 no axillary spot ; color olive ; blue spots on the scales posteriorly, whitish 

 spots anteriorly; head and caudal largely red in life; young with a dark 

 lateral band, ending in the very young in a black spot. DISPILUS, 2003. 

 hh. Lateral li'je without blue-black spot; ventrals with the outer raya scarcely 



filamentous, about reaching tips of pectorals. 



i. Tubes of pores of lateral line distinctly branched, the branches usually 

 3 in number ; body moderately slender, the depth a little less than 

 length of head and 3 to 4 in body ; head 3g. 



j. Eye large, 1 in snout; snout not very sharp, the anterior profile of 

 head steep and slightly convex; snout 2 in head measured 

 along the axis; pectoral shortish, If in head; color in spirits 

 olivaceous, with traces of 3 darker cross bands; dark spot 

 behind eye large, with a distinct golden spot above it in some 

 examples; a round black spot at base of last ray of dorsal: fins 

 all pale in spirits, the anal edged with bluish; a bluish cross 

 bar on base of pectoral. KIRSCHII, 2004. 



jj. Eye small, 2f in snout, brownish above, bright violet red below; 

 many blue spots above; a crescent on base of pectoral; caudal 

 edged with violet and with convergent streaks of yellow. 



POEYI, 2005. 



ii. Tubes of pores of lateral line all simple or very nearly so, not trifid ; 

 body very slender, the depth much less than length of head, 4| in 

 body; head 3; snout very sharp, the anterior profile of head 

 straightish and not steep ; snout 2$ in head ; eye 2 in snout ; pec- 

 toral moderate, If in head ; color, in spirits, pale, unmarked, except 

 for the small black spot behind eye. 



k. Color in life, olive green, bluish below; back with blue spots; a 



yellow baud on sides with vague outlines; posterior parts 



paler, with rows of blue spots ; head with blue bands ; dorsal 



and anal rosy, with blue spots. CAUDALIS, 2006. 



kk. Color in life, olivaceous ; a broad band-like area of orange mingled 



with violet spots along sides backward from head to middle 



of body, the lower edge of this band serrate ; below this a pale 



violet band, darker behind ; still lower a yellow stripe ; head 



olivaceous, marked with blue; preorbital scarlet, with 3 



violet stripes ; opercles bright red, with 3 violet stripes, the 



postocular black spot in the uppermost; dorsal and anal 



orange and yellow, with blue spots ; caudal with convergent 



bands of orange forming reticulations around blue spots. 



PICTUS, 2007. 



