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II, 22, which are not characters of the genus discovered that the generic name Kochia was 
Parapercis as herein defined. Recently Kamohara preoccupied and substituted for it the name 
(I960) made N. flavofasciata the type species Kochichthys. 
of the new genus Kochia. Kamohara later (1961) 
ARTIFICIAL KEY TO SPECIES OF THE GENUS Parapercis 
la. Palatine teeth present. 
2a. Teeth in outer row of lower jaw number ten. 
3a. Soft dorsal rays 22; anal rays 18; no dark longitudinal streaks across premaxilla haackei 
3b. Soft dorsal rays 21; anal rays 17; four dark streaks running longitudinally across 
premaxilla cylindrica 
2b. Teeth in outer row of lower jaw six or eight. 
4a. Teeth in outer row of lower jaw six. 
5a. Thirteen brown bars on back; scales above lateral line 66 to 67; scales from 
lateral line to anus 16 ... hinivirgata 
5b. Seven or eight brown bars on back; scales above lateral line 59 to 64; scales from 
lateral line to anus 12 to 15. 
6a. Small light spot ringed in brown at each side of origin of spinous dorsal; 
brown transverse bar ringed with white across head. multifasciata 
6b. No spots or bars on head or nape aurantiaca 
4b. Teeth in outer row of lower jaw eight. 
7a. Dorsal spines longer posteriorly. 
8a. One canine tooth on palatine; total pectoral rays 16-17; scales around 
caudal peduncle 30 to 34; 5 V-shaped dark markings on body between 
head and caudal fin ..sexfasciata 
8b. More than one tooth on palatine; total pectoral rays 19; scales around 
caudal peduncle 27; no V-shaped markings on body. mimaseana 
7b. Dorsal spines longest at middle. 
9a. Spinous dorsal connected by membrane to first soft ray near base snydert 
9b. Spinous dorsal connected by membrane to first soft ray along a line 
opposite tip of last spine. 
10a. Dorsal spines four; soft dorsal rays 24; pectoral rays 16 ramsayi 
10b. Dorsal spines five; soft dorsal rays 23; pectoral rays 20 muronis 
lb. Palatine teeth absent. 
11a. Teeth in outer row of lower jaw six. 
12a. Spinous dorsal connected by membrane to first soft ray 
near base. 
13a. Soft dorsal rays 21; anal rays 18; upper and lower caudal 
rays greatly elongated schauinslandi 
13b. Soft dorsal rays 22; anal rays 19; caudal rays not elon- 
gated. 
14a. Oblique rows of scales above lateral line 56 to 60; 
scales from lateral line to anus 11 to 14; scales 
from lateral line to base of first soft dorsal 4-5; 
scales around caudal peduncle 22 to 30. 
15a. Pectoral rays 16; scales around caudal peduncle 
