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posterior canine (rarely duplicated) ; two and one- 

 half rows of scales on cheeks ; head with two bluish- 

 green stripes, the interspace reddish or yellow ; dorsal 

 aud anal each with two green hands and one orange 

 one, the anal having a roundish hlue spot on the 

 memhrane between every two rays. General color 

 bluish-green mixed with orange. Punctulatus, 100. 

 ff. Yellow stripe above pectoral, mostly below the level of the eye; outer 



rays of caudal blackish, the rest of the caudal green ; 

 upper jaw with two posterior canines; two rows of 

 scales on cheeks ; upper part of head dark green, 

 below eye bright yellowish-green, with bluish mark- 

 ings on opercle ; dorsal bright green at base ; ventrals 

 pale ; base of pectoral with a blue-black mark. 

 General color in life, bright green ; darker on the 



back, paler below Bollmani, 101. 



ee. Outer rays of caudal orange, lighter than the median rays, its edge black- 

 ish ; yellow stripe above pectoral, below the level of 

 the green stripes on the head, which are nearly hori- 

 zontal ; upper jaw with one posterior canine (rarely 

 duplicated); two aud one-half rows of scales on 

 cheeks ; head with two bluish-green stripes, the in- 

 terspaces reddish or yellow ; dorsal and anal each 

 with two green bands aud one orange one, the latter 

 without blue spots ; basal band of dorsal not broken 

 into green spots. General color bluish green, mixed 



with orange Tjeniopterus, 102. 



dd. Head without longitudinal bands ; posterior canines 2 to 4. 



g. [Caudal truncate; two series of scales on cheeks, and two scales on 

 lower preopercular limb ; canines 2 or 3 on each side. 

 Color, uniform violet-purple ; vertical fins very 

 dark.] (Giinther.) Aracanga, 103. 



gg. Caudal fin lunate, the outer rays more or less produced ; cheeks with 

 2-J or 3 rows of scales ; posterior canines 3 or 4 ; color 

 (dried skin) plain brownish, the caudal in one speci- 

 men (quadrispiriosus) darker, in the other (trispinosus) 

 paler mesially, its border aud angles dark. 



Trispinosus, 104. 

 cc. Cheeks with four rows of scales ; angles of caudal more or less salient. 



h. [Sides with a broad whitish band; fins, plain reddish; caudal 

 square, with salient points; snout rather pointed; 

 upper lip deep blue, lower carmine; general color, 

 violaceous; head olivaceous above, rosy below.] 



( Poey. ) Acutus, 105. 



hh. Sides without pale band; jaws nearly plain; color dusky oliva- 

 ceous, some scales with a rosy blotch at base ; dorsal 

 edged with dusky ; caudal dark, pale at base, and 

 with pale shades, its angles little produced; opercle 

 with blue blotches; canines 3; four rows of scales 

 on cheek; snout rather acute; seven scales before 



dorsal Cuzamil^c, 1056. 



hhh. Sides without distinct pale band; jaws with bright colors; fins 

 chiefly blue, darker on pectoral and front of cau- 

 dal ; middle of dorsal reddish, with blue spots; a 

 red baud near the edge of the caudal, one on the 

 base of the anal and one near the upper edge of the 



