. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 246 BULLETIN 10 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 1% to 2jV; caudal II/5 to 1%, with slightly emarginated hind edge; least depth of caudal peduncle 21/2 to 31/5; pectoral 11/3 to 1%; ven- tral 11/3 to 134. Light brown generally; 6 or 7 longitudinal or horizontal dusky or dark brown bands, much narrower than interspaces, though lower two less distinct than others. Iris reddish brown. Dorsals with blackish edge, broad on spinous fin; bases of dorsal spines alter- nately darker; following on soft dorsal from uppermost dark band row of large blac
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 246 BULLETIN 10 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 1% to 2jV; caudal II/5 to 1%, with slightly emarginated hind edge; least depth of caudal peduncle 21/2 to 31/5; pectoral 11/3 to 1%; ven- tral 11/3 to 134. Light brown generally; 6 or 7 longitudinal or horizontal dusky or dark brown bands, much narrower than interspaces, though lower two less distinct than others. Iris reddish brown. Dorsals with blackish edge, broad on spinous fin; bases of dorsal spines alter- nately darker; following on soft dorsal from uppermost dark band row of large blackish spots. Caudal with hind edge narrowly black- ish and 4 rows of black spots on fin. Soft anal with blackish edge at. Figure -Plbctorhinchus diagbammus (Linnaeus), markings Variation of color apex and several dark spots in 2 rows. Paired fins pale, with dark transverse bar across pectoral base and ventral base darker. Arabia, Zanzibar, Madagascar, India, Ceylon, East Indies, Philip- pines, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia. Bennett's figure of Bodicm cuvier shows but few spots on the soft vertical fins. My materials agree with Bleeker's figure of Plectorhynchus sebae though varies in having a few more spots usually on the soft dorsal and many more spots on the caudal. Also some examples have the second dark band below the eye well on the snout above the maxil- lary, thus differing from Bleeker, though well shown in Garrett's figure of Diagrai7ima lessonii as published by Giinther. The bands and spots are individually quite variable, often so on the two sides. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print.
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