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20b. Dorsal spines in middle portion longest; caudal vertebrae 
19. 
23a. Spinous dorsal connected by membrane to base of 
first soft ray. 
24a. Soft dorsal ray 21; anal rays 18; no dark spot at 
base of caudal fin . pulchella 
24b. Soft dorsal rays 22; anal rays 19; and ocellus 
at dorsal base of caudal fin ommatura 
23b. Spinous dorsal connected by membrane to first 
soft ray opposite tip of last spine. 
23a. 
25b. 
DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 
The descriptive data include individuals of 
both sexes when available. No sexual dimorph- 
ism was observed. Under "Specimens Studied” 
the first number refers to the total number of 
individuals examined. The numbers following 
in parentheses give the range of the total length 
in millimeters. In parentheses following the 
museum number is the number of specimens 
examined under that museum number. 
Parapercis ramsayi Steindachner 
Figs. 1A, 2 A, 5 A 
Parapercis ramsayi Steindachner, 1884, pp. 
1072-1073 (type locality, Saint Vincent 
Gulf). McCulloch, 1914, p. 158 (Port 
Jackson); 1922, p. 101, pi. 31, fig. 274b 
(New South Wales). Waite, 1923, pp. 16 1— 
162, fig. p. 162; 1928, p. 8 (South Aus- 
tralia). McCulloch, 1929, pp. 331-332; 
1934, p. 75, pi. 31, fig. 274b. Whitley, 1957, 
40 pp. 
Percis novae- cambriae Ogilby, 1885, pp. 228- 
229 (Port Jackson). 
Parapercis novae- cambriae Waite, 1899, p. 
Ill, pi. 25. McCulloch, 1929, pp. 331-332 
(South Australia). 
Neopercis novae -cambriae Waite, 1904, p. 50. 
Two horizontal rows of brown spots across 
cheek; five to seven ocellus-like spots on 
body between pectoral and caudal 
fins polyophthalma 
Four to eight oblique bars across cheek; 
three to five ocellus-like spots on body be- 
tween pectoral and caudal fins hexophthalma 
SPECIMENS STUDIED: 3 (166-192): New 
South Wales; Botany Bay AM IA4114 (1); Long 
Bay AM IA2480 ( 1 ) ; Newcastle USNM 179798 
( 1 ). 
DIAGNOSIS: Eight canine teeth in outer row 
of lower jaw; palatine teeth present; middle 
dorsal spines longest; membrane from spinous 
dorsal connected to first soft ray opposite tip of 
last spine; dorsal spines y four; dorsal rays y 
24.33; anal rays 19-67; caudal vertebrae 21; no 
serrations on opercles. 
color IN ALCOHOL: Background yellow, 
seven oblong dark brown spots below lateral line 
from back of pectoral fin to caudal peduncle; 
a thin dark line runs from dorsal base of pectoral 
fin to mid-dorsal base of caudal fin, above this 
line are seven wide dark brown bars reaching 
to dorsal fin; lower 34 °f spinous dorsal black; 
anterior 34 of soft dorsal fin with many very 
fine specks, posterior l A with oblique brown 
bars; a large dark brown spot at dorsal base of 
caudal fin and one at ventral base; ventral and 
posterior margins of caudal fin black; no mark- 
ings on pectoral fin; dusky gray blotch on medial 
portion of pelvic fin; tip of anterior anal fin 
dark gray posteriorly becoming darker and in- 
cluding more of the fin; nape dark brown; two 
dark spots on opercle, one on preopercle just 
under the eye; upper lip gray. 
RANGE: New South Wales and South Aus- 
tralia. 
