Balistapus rectangulus (Schneider). 
Head 2 4/5; depth 2 1/3; D. III, - 141, 20; A. 1, 19; P.1, 
12; scales 44 between gill-opening and caudal base and 5 more on 
latter; 26 scales between rictus and gill-opening; 46 scales trans- 
versely; snout l 1/10 in head; eye 5 1/4; interorbital 3 2/3; head 
width 1 4/5; 4 rows of horizontal antrorse spines on caudal peduncle, 
Color in alcohol pale brownish generally. Interorbital mark- 
ed by broad deep brown connecting band which extends below eye to 
include gill-opening, post-branchial scales and pectoral base, 
then widens out at more inclined angle to include vent and most of 
anal. In dark interorbital 3 narrower darker connecting lines. 
From lower front eye edge dark area edged with whitish, also white 
ish line curves out little forward, then in to pectoral base. Along 
dark area, from upper end of post-branchial scales, narrow whitish 
bordering band giving off branch above and just behind depressed 
pectoral tip, which extends to last soft dorsal rays, Caudal pedune 
cle blackish-brown, with long forward wedge marginal whitish and 
extending in area marked by white bands described extending from 
gill-opening, also hind edge with white border. Spinous dorsal 
membrane blackish-brown, all other fins pale brown. Basal edge of 
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