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na Scales moderate, 60 to 65 m the lateral line (8-60-20 to 11-65-30) ; dorsal rays X, 15, depth 2 to 2J 
in length, the head about 3; maxillary 2 in head; caudal fin slightly 
lunate ; fourth dorsal spine highest, 2f in head ; pectorals narrow, about 
reaching second anal spine; gill-rakers short and slender, x + 12. 
Coloration extremely various, the following being the nominal species or 
varieties thus far described Puella, 64. 
b. Soft dorsal checkered or spotted with pale blue or crossed by blue lines (these occasionally obsolete), 
c. Body all violet with five or six more or less distinct black cross-bands, the middle one broadest, 
covering the space from the fourth to the tenth dorsal spine and meeting 
its fellow under the belly; the band at the nape broad and saddle-like, 
bounded by two pale cross-streaks on nape, opercle, and cheek ; snout 
pale, a pale shade across it; ventrals pale or dark; other fins, except 
spinous dorsal mostly pale. Scales 8-60-20. 
X. Cheek with a blue band before eye and some blue spots before it, 
var., puella 64 a. 
X. Cheek without blue hand ; no blue spots on snout ; colors duller, 
var. viiuUnus, 64 6. 
cc. Body and head yellow anteriorly ; body abruptly black posteriorly, the black extending forward 
to a wavy line reaching from first dorsal spine to vent ; a broad dark blue 
band in front of eye, bordered by sky-blue ; fins chiefly orange; ventral and 
anal bordered by sky-blue var. pinnavarim, 64 c. 
ccc. Body dusky, the head and belly orange, the top of head olivaceous; a black spot on each side 
of caudal peduncle close behind dorsal; black baud or spot in front of 
eye not bordered by blue ; cheeks, opercles, and breast with vertical 
lines of metallic blue ; dorsal yellowish ; pectoral and caudal orange ; a 
black spot in the axil; upper margin of pectoral blue; anal orange with 
blue border; ventral greenish, its base orange var. maculiferua, 64 d. 
bh. Soft dorsal plain, without distinct blue lines or spots. 
d. Preorbital region with one or more dark blue stripes, bordered by bright sky-blue (not fad- 
ing in spirits). 
e. Body yellow anteriorly, black posteriorly, the black extending forward to a line joining the 
nape and last anal ray ; fins orange; a single blue-black stripe or spot in 
front of eye, ocellated with sky-blue ; caudal peduncle very dark above. 
var. guttavarius, 64e. 
ee. Body all orange yellow; fins orange; snout and lower jaw blue; two blue stripes, each 
bordered with sky-blue, before the eye var. gummigutta, 64/. 
dd. Preorbital region without blue stripes ; scales usually (?) smaller (11-65-30). 
/. Preorbital region with violet spots; a round black spot on side of caudal peduncle; dor- 
sal light greenish; body light olive green above, reddish below; pec- 
torals pale yellow, the first ray blue ; ventrals, anal, and caudal light 
orange var. aherrans, 64y. 
ff. Preorbital region without distinct violet spots. 
g. General color blackish, brown or yellowish — not indigo-blue. 
h. Color brownish, the middle of the front of body yellowish ; flusall yellow except the 
ventrals, which are black var. aocensus, 64 h. 
hh. Color yellowish pink ; caudal and pectorals pale ; ventrals and anal bright light 
blue var. affinis, 64 i. 
hhh. Color ofhody black, with violet shades. 
i. Pectoral and caudal fins abruptly bright yellow var. chlorurua, 64 j. 
ii. Pectoral and caudal fins violet black, like the rest of the body ..var. nigricans, 64 k. 
gg. General color deep mdigo blue everywhere on body and fins ; body with four to six 
broad cross-bars of darker blue. 
j. Cheeks plain, without distinct stripes var. indigo, 64 1. 
jj. Cheeks with a dark blue suborbital band, between two hands of clear blue. 
var. bovinua, 64 m. 
