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The caudal peduncle is elongate and compressed; mouth small vertical; eye large; 
caudal slightly rounded. A single row of teeth in jaws, somewhat compressed and 
with oblique points. Dorsal origin equidistant from preopercular margin and base of 
caudal. Anal origin equidistant from front of eye and base of caudal, not reaching 
caudal when depressed by a distance slightly less than twice eye. Color in spirits 
pale, the scales outlined by narrow black lines and a narrow black line in the center of 
the side. Dorsal marked with dusky terminally, most strongly on the posterior 
rays, and a dusky mark towards the base of the posterior rays. A short black stripe 
in the center line of the peduncle above and below. 
The 9 is 31 mm. long to base of caudal. Head 3.6 in this measure; depth the 
same. Eye 2.8, in head; snout 4; depth caudal peduncle 1.7; pectoral, 1.5; ventral 
1.9; longest anal ray, 1.5; dorsal ray, 1.7; caudal1.3. Scales28. Dorsal8. Anal 
8. Caudal even. Color resembles that of o& but dusky terminal area on dorsal is 
lacking, and there is a faint vertical dark streak across the center of the caudal. 
Fig. 2: 
Fig. 1. Heterandria versicolor (Giinther). a. 
Fig. 2. Heterandria versicolor (Giiather). Q. 
Fig. 3. Heterandria zonata sp. nov. o. 
