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DIAGNOSIS: Six canine teeth in outer row of 
lower jaw; palatine teeth absent; middle dorsal 
spines longest; membrane from spinous dorsal 
connected near base of first soft ray; dorsal 
spines y five; dorsal rays y 21.04; total anal rays 
y 18.04; caudal vertebrae y 19.04; no serrations 
on opercles; only species with deeply forked 
caudal fin in the genus Parapercis. 
COLOR IN ALCOHOL: Background light tan; 
spinous dorsal membrane dusky, one lengthwise 
row of dark spots on soft dorsal; a faint spot at 
base of caudal fin; faint spots on membranes 
between caudal rays; dorsal and ventral exten- 
sions of caudal fin dark brown, pectoral, pelvic, 
and anal fins unpigmented; upper lip brown, 
lower lip light tan. 
RANGE: Hawaiian Islands. 
Parapercis filament os a (Steindachner) 
Figs. 10, 3 O, 1A 
Percis filament os a Steindachner 1879, pp. 386, 
388 (type locality, Singapore). 
Parapercis hainanensis Lin, 1933, pp. 95-96, 
fig. 2 (Southern Hainan). 
Parapercis Ion gif Us Herre, 1944, pp. 5-6 
( Singapore ) . 
Parapercis flamentosa Beaufort and Chap- 
man, 1951, PP- 21-22 (Singapore). 
SPECIMENS STUDIED: Three (85 to 117) Sin- 
gapore mcz 12887 (2); nhmw ( 1 ) . 
DIAGNOSIS: Six canine teeth in outer row of 
lower jaw; palatine teeth absent; middle dorsal 
spines longest; membrane from spinous dorsal 
connected near base of first soft dorsal ray; 
dorsal spines y five; dorsal rays y 22; total anal 
rays y 19; caudal vertebrae y 19; first few soft 
dorsal rays greatly elongated; lowest mean ratio 
of head length to standard length than for any 
other species of Parapercis. 
COLOR IN ALCOHOL: Background light tan; 
upper half of body with six faint V-shaped 
brown markings; cheek below eye light brown; 
upper lip light brown; lower lip light brown 
at symphysis; membrane between dorsal spine I 
and III brown; a lengthwise row of brown spots 
at base of soft dorsal; brown spot at dorsal base 
and a smaller one at ventral base of caudal fin; 
tips of caudal rays brown; tips of anal rays 
brown; pectorals yellow, pelvics brown at pos- 
terior half. 
PACIFIC SCIENCE, Vol. XVIII, July 1964 
RANGE: Singapore; southern Hainan. 
Parapercis alho guttata (Gunther) 
Figs. IP, 3P, IB 
Percis alb o guttata Giinther, 1872, p. 424 
(type locality, Misol Island); In Brench- 
ley, 1873, p. 422, pi. 32, fig. B. Boulenger, 
1888, p. 662 (Muscat). 
Parapercis alb o guttata Jordan and Seale, 1906, 
p. 414. Beaufort and Chapman, 1951, pp. 
27-28. 
Neopercis tesselata Herre, 1950, pp. 344-345 
(Manila Bay) . 
SPECIMENS STUDIED: Four (134 to 253) Ma- 
nila Bay, Philippine Islands UW 10298 holotype 
of Parapercis tesselata Herre; China Sea 6.5 
miles S.W. of Monja Islands USNM 179804 (2); 
Muscat, Arabia BM 1887.11.11.226 (1). 
DIAGNOSIS: Six canine teeth in outer row of 
lower jaw; palatine teeth absent; middle spines 
of dorsal fin longest; membrane from spinous 
dorsal connected near base of first soft dorsal 
ray; dorsal spines y five; dorsal rays y 22; total 
anal rays y 19; caudal vertebrae y 19; smallest 
mean depth at the caudal peduncle of all species 
in the genus. 
COLOR IN ALCOHOL: Background reddish 
brown; traces of about 10 blackish vertical bars 
below lateral line from behind pectoral fin base 
to caudal fin base; each scale above the lateral 
line margined with black; a dark diffuse spot at 
dorsal base of caudal fin; the middle third of the 
caudal fin darkened posteriorly; dorsal and anal 
fins with traces of dark pigment. 
Parapercis emery ana (Richardson) 
Figs. IQ, 3 Q, 1C 
Percis emery ana Richardson, 1842, pp. 1 30— 
131 (type locality, Depuch Island); 1843, 
p. 4, pi. 1, fig. 1. Bleeker 1853, p. 26; 1855, 
p. 6. 
SPECIMENS STUDIED: Eight (129.5 to 233) 
West Australia BM 1884.5.1.3 (1); Ex Mouth 
Gulf, West Australia AM IB3022 (1); N.W. 
Australia BM 1887.5.16.5 (1); Dampier Archi- 
pelago AM IB3074 ( 1 ) ; Shark Bay wam P4284 
(1); Mandurah WAM 71 (1); Queensland; Wide 
Bay WAM P249 ( 1 ) ; 20 miles off Bustard Head 
WAM P250 (1). 
