Mullus trifascietus tacdphen ° is crudely figures. 
Its first dark band includes first 4 dorsal spines, well 
back, though not quite to base of fifth spine;second band 
in front of soft dorsal base; third on caudal peduncle me- 
dielly. The barbels are quite long and shown as reaching 
back 2/3 of depressed ventral, 
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Upeneus pleurostigma Bennett. 
Head 3 to 31/3; depth 3 2/5 to 3%; D. VIII - I, 8, 1; 
A. II, 6, 13; scales 28 in lateral line to caudal base and 2 
or % more on latter; 2 or 3 scales above lateral line to spi- 
nous dorsal origin, same to soft dorsal origin, and 6 below 
to spinous anal origin; 13 or 14 predorsal scales; snout 1 1/3 
to 2 in head; from upper jaw tip; eye 4¢ to 5; or 2 1/6 to 3 
in snout; maxillary 2 3/5 to 3 1/5 in head from upper jaw tip; 
interorbital 3 2/5 to 3 7/8. 
Body elongate, compressed, back little elevated; least 
depth of caudal peduncle about 2to 21/6 in its length. 
Head width 2 1/10 to 24 in its length. Snout compressed, 
width 1 2/5 to 1 3/5 in its length. Eye elevated, hind pupil 
edge about last 2/5 in head length. Mouth moderate, jaws even 
or lower jaw slightly protruded, Maxillary about 2/3 to 2 in 
snout, 2/3 in young; expension equals eye. ‘eeth conic, strong, 
