. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 5.—Plectropomus truncatus, new species, variation 4V2 to 5 in head from snout tip, level; hind preopercle edge entire, lower edge with 3 or 4 antrorse spines; opercular spines 3, median nearer lower and upper most advanced. Gill rakers 6 + 9 to 12, short, 2^3 in gill filaments which 134 in eye; 5 upper and 7 to 10 lower rudimentary. Scales 94 to 100 in lateral line to caudal base and 12 to 15? more on latter; tubes 81 to 84 in lateral line to caudal base and 8 to 10 more on latter; 13 to 16 scales above, 38 to 40 below, 36 to 40 pre-
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 5.—Plectropomus truncatus, new species, variation 4V2 to 5 in head from snout tip, level; hind preopercle edge entire, lower edge with 3 or 4 antrorse spines; opercular spines 3, median nearer lower and upper most advanced. Gill rakers 6 + 9 to 12, short, 2^3 in gill filaments which 134 in eye; 5 upper and 7 to 10 lower rudimentary. Scales 94 to 100 in lateral line to caudal base and 12 to 15? more on latter; tubes 81 to 84 in lateral line to caudal base and 8 to 10 more on latter; 13 to 16 scales above, 38 to 40 below, 36 to 40 pre- dorsal to occiput, 23 to 25 rows across cheek to preopercle angle; maxillary covered with fine scales. Scales with 6 or 7 basal radiat- ing striae; cireuli 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. Off.
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