Bulletin - United States National Museum . i, broadly convex; naked regionof head all finely rugose striate, vertical and divergent little forwardon cheek. Gill rakers 5 or 6 + 5, short broad tubercles, about % ofgill Figure i.—Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsk&l), young Scales 45 or 46 in lateral Une to caudal base and 2 more on latter;6 or 7 above, 14 to 16 below, 9 to 10 predorsal; caudal and pectoralbases with small scales. Scales with 16 to 18 basal radiating striae,with 1 to 5 auxiliaries; 110 to 145 apical denticles, with 4 to 8 transverseseries of basal elements; circuli very fine
Bulletin - United States National Museum . i, broadly convex; naked regionof head all finely rugose striate, vertical and divergent little forwardon cheek. Gill rakers 5 or 6 + 5, short broad tubercles, about % ofgill Figure i.—Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsk&l), young Scales 45 or 46 in lateral Une to caudal base and 2 more on latter;6 or 7 above, 14 to 16 below, 9 to 10 predorsal; caudal and pectoralbases with small scales. Scales with 16 to 18 basal radiating striae,with 1 to 5 auxiliaries; 110 to 145 apical denticles, with 4 to 8 transverseseries of basal elements; circuli very fine. D. X, 9,1, fourth spine 3 to 3Ko in head, fourth ray 2% to 3K; A. Ill,8, I third spine 3)^ to 3%, first ray 2% to 3K; caudal 1% to 1%, wellemarginate; least depth of caudal peduncle 2}^ to 3Ko; pectoral iKo to1%; ventral 1% to 1%. Generally brown, little paler below. Each scale on body with palewhitish, grayish or yellowish spot, evidently quite sky blue whenfresh. Iris yellowish and brown. Preopercle, opercle, and rim around 36 BULLETIN 100, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM oribit with blue-gray tints. Front border of opercle behind verticalpreoperclc edge and hind border of opercle along flap brown. Alsotraces of g
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