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dark spot at ventral base; pelvics and anal yel- 
lowish white, subopercle and interopercle with 
a faint dark patch. 
RANGE: Riu Kiu; Philippines; Marshalls; Gil- 
berts; East Indies; Samoa Islands; Fiji Islands; 
Canton Islands; Caroline Islands; Guam. 
Parapercis clathrata Ogilby 
Figs. 1C, 2C, 9 A 
Bodianus tetracanthus Lacepede, 1802, pp. 
285 and 302 (type locality, unknown). 
Percis tetracanthus Kner and Steindachner, 
1866, pp. 362-363, table 3, fig. 18 (Samoa 
Islands). Gunther, 1876, p. 158, pi. 93, 
fig. B ( Ostindischen Archipels, Fidschi and 
Pelew Inseln, Schiffer Inseln, Gesellschafts 
Inseln). Garman, 1903, p. 233 (Fiji Is- 
lands). 
Parapercis clathrata Ogilby, 1910, p. 41, 
Martin and Montalban, 1935, pp. 222-224, 
pi. 2, fig. 1 (Bataan, Camiguin, Leyte, Bala- 
bac). Fowler, 1959, p. 496 (Fiji). Schultz 
and Collaborators, I960, pp. 266-273, pi. 
112A. 
Parapercis quadrispinosa Herre, 1934, p. 95 
(Sitankai). Beaufort and Chapman, 1951, 
pp. 15-18. 
SPECIMENS STUDIED: 84 (52.5 to 152.5) 
Marshall Islands, Eniwetok uw 10577 (1), 
12214 (1); Bikini UW 12213 (1), 10301 (2), 
10293 (3); usnm 140775 (1); Kwajalein 
usnm 152960 (2); Rongelap 140792-93 (3), 
140791 (5); Arno usnm 166739 (2), 140787- 
88 (3), 140796-97 (2), 140789 (5); Ponape 
Islands GVF (1); Ifaluk GVF (16); Caroline 
Islands: Palua GVF (36); Persian Gulf USNM 
196492 (2). 
DIAGNOSIS: Six canine teeth in outer row of 
lower jaw; palatine teeth absent; middle dorsal 
spines longest; membrane from spinous dorsal 
connected to first soft ray opposite tip of last 
spine; dorsal spines y 4.11; dorsal rays y 20.96; 
total anal rays y 19; caudal vertebrae y 19; large 
opaque white rectangle at distal end of caudal 
fin; a black ocellus above operculum. 
COLOR IN ALCOHOL: Background light yellow 
or reddish brown; back with nine wide dark 
bars connected by an irregular band, this band 
extends ventrally between each of the back bars 
forming nine other vertical bars extending to- 
ward but not reaching the midventral line; the 
nine ventral bars are connected by a thin dark 
line extending from the pectorals to the lower 
base of the caudal fin; these nine ventral bars 
may be faded so that only nine small isolated 
black spots remain; over the suprascapula there 
is an ocellus that may or may not be encircled 
with a narrow light ring; two dark dots over 
temporal bone; three dark patches on cheek, 
seven spots on snout, three spots on upper lip, 
five spots on lower lip; membrane dusky be- 
tween dorsal fin spines; soft dorsal fin with three 
lengthwise rows of dark spots, the ventral row 
at base of rays; a dark blotch at dorsal and 
ventral base of caudal fin; small dark spots scat- 
tered over caudal fin; pectoral fin with a large 
dark spot at ventral base; pelvics yellowish 
white; anal fin with one lengthwise row of dark 
spots; subopercle and interopercle with a faint 
dark pitch; cream spot at posterior tip of max- 
illary; light cream blotch on cheek. 
RANGE: Philippines; Marshalls; Gilberts; East 
Indies; Samoa Islands; Fiji Islands; Canton Is- 
lands; Caroline Islands; Persian Gulf. 
Parapercis hexophthalma (Cuvier and Valen- 
ciennes ) 
Figs. 1 J, 37, 9 B 
Percis cylindrica Riippell, 1828, pp. 19-20, 
pi. 5, fig. 2 (type locality, Djetta and Mas- 
saua ) . 
Percis hexophthalma Cuvier and Valenciennes, 
1829, pp. 271-272 (Massaua). Bleeker, 
1845, p. 527 (Java). Gunther, I860, p. 
239 (Louisiade Archipelago, Red Sea). 
Playfair and Gunther, 1866, pp. 68-69 
(Zanzibar, Indian Ocean). Schmeltz, 1869, 
p. 16 (Kandavu, Feejee Inseln). Day, 1876, 
pp. 262-264, pi. 57, fig. 4 (east coast of 
Africa; Andamans). Gunther, 1880, p. 35 
(Levuka, Fiji). Ishikawa, 1897, p. 46 (Ja- 
pan). 
Percis caudimaculata Riippell, 1835, p. 98. 
Bleeker, 1849, p. 54 (Indo- Australian 
Archipelago); 1853, p. 163, Celebes; 1858, 
p. 459 (Cocos Islands); I860, p. 275 
( Celebes ) . 
Pinguipes didikuar Thiolliere, 1856, pp. 499- 
500. 
Parapercis hexophthalmus, Bleeker, 1868, p. 
