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G.R. Allen, A. Rajasuriya 
Figure 1 Chrysiptera kuitieri, holotype, 42.8 mm SL, Tulamben, Bali. 
Table 1 Proportional measurements of type specimens 
of Chrysiptera kuiteri as percentage of the 
standard length. 
Holotype 
Character NCIP 
6131 
Paratype 
WAM 
P.30827-001 
Paratype 
NARA 
(F).0015 
Standard length (mm) 
39.5 
36.2 
32.6 
Body depth 
45.3 
39.5 
45.6 
Body width 
18.5 
18.5 
20.0 
Head length 
33.2 
34.0 
39.1 
Snout length 
7.9 
8.6 
9.4 
Orbit diameter 
12.9 
13.5 
13.5 
Interorbital width 
8.4 
9.7 
10.3 
Caudal peduncle depth 
14.7 
14.6 
15.3 
Caudal peduncle length 
11.4 
12.2 
15.0 
Predorsal length 
40.0 
35.4 
42.4 
Preanal length 
63.1 
64.9 
75.3 
Prepelvic length 
36.2 
40.1 
44.4 
Length dorsal fin base 
64.7 
55.2 
65.3 
Length anal fin base 
29.7 
23.8 
29.7 
Length pectoral fin 
29.2 
30.4 
30.0 
Length pelvic fin 
35.3 
38.7 
45.0 
Length pelvic spine 
19.2 
21.3 
21.5 
Length 1st dorsal spine 
7.0 
7.5 
5.6 
Length 2nd dorsal spine 
11.7 
13.8 
11.2 
Length 6th dorsal spine 
17.3 
16.9 
17.4 
Length longest dorsal ray 
23.8 
24.9 
22.1 
Length 1st anal spine 
6.3 
7.7 
7.1 
Length 2nd anal spine 
15.9 
16.6 
16.8 
Length longest anal ray 
25.0 
29.0 
25.9 
Length caudal fin 
29.9 
35.4 
32.9 
Description 
Dorsal rays XIII,11; anal rays 11,12; pectoral rays 
17 (17 or 18); gill rakers on first branchial arch 7 + 
15 (6 +14), total rakers 22 (20); lateral-line scales 
with tubes 16 (16-18); vertical scale rows; scales 
above lateral-line to base of middle dorsal spines 1 
1/2; scales below lateral line to anus 9. 
Body depth 2.2(2.2-2.5) in standard length; 
maximum body width 2.5 (2.1-2.3) in depth; head 
length contained 3.0 (2.6-2.9) in standard length; 
snout 4.2 (4.0-42), eye 2.6 (2.5-2.9), interorbital 
space 3.9 (3.5-3.8), least depth of caudal peduncle 
2.3 (2.3- 2.6), length of caudal peduncle 2.9 (2.6- 
2.8), all in head length. 
Mouth oblique, terminal, the maxillary reaching 
to a vertical slightly beyond anterior edge of eye; 
teeth of jaws uniserial, conical in shape, about 32 
teeth in lower jaw and 38 in upper; single nasal 
opening on each side of snout; nostril with a low 
fleshy rim; preorbital and suborbital relatively 
narrow, the greatest depth about one-fourth eye 
diameter, ventral margin smooth; margin of 
preopercle mainly smooth, but weak denticulations 
present on lower portion of rear margin of 
holotype; opercular series smooth except a blunt, 
flattened spine present on upper edge of opercle, 
near angle. 
Scales of head and body finely ctenoid; 
preorbitai, suborbital, snout tip, lips, chin, and 
isthmus naked; preopercle with 3 scale rows (2 
