. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 234 NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 202 Vol. 2 Precision measurements were made on the holotype, and paratypes and these data are recorded in thousandths of the standard length, respectively. Standard length in mm. 63, 73, 41 and Length of head 310; 318; 349; 375. Greatest depth 333; 329; 298; 336. Least depth of caudal peduncle 165; 153; 158; 159. Length of snout 102; 107; 98; 102. Least width of interorbital space 75; 81; 90; 89. Postorbital length of head 154; 156; 171; 178. Snout tip to anus 594; 534; 536; 564; and to dorsal origin 3
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 234 NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 202 Vol. 2 Precision measurements were made on the holotype, and paratypes and these data are recorded in thousandths of the standard length, respectively. Standard length in mm. 63, 73, 41 and Length of head 310; 318; 349; 375. Greatest depth 333; 329; 298; 336. Least depth of caudal peduncle 165; 153; 158; 159. Length of snout 102; 107; 98; 102. Least width of interorbital space 75; 81; 90; 89. Postorbital length of head 154; 156; 171; 178. Snout tip to anus 594; 534; 536; 564; and to dorsal origin 310; 340; 361; 384. Longest fin ray: pectoral 214; 199; 205; 216; pelvic 187; 181; 159; 152; second anal spine 79; 82; 90; 133; caudal 249; 253; 229; 254; soft dorsal 143; 144; 134; 127; and soft anal 143; 137; 110; 127. Length of first dorsal spine 60; 60; 59; 44; and of last dorsal spine 132; 112; 110; and 133. Least preorbital width 54; 52; 41; Figure lOi.—Halichoeres biocellatus, new species, holotype, USNM 112940, from Bikini Atoll. Drawn by A. M. Awl. Head to ; greatest depth to ; longest pectoral ray to ; snout tip to anus to ; snout tip to dorsal origin to ; all in standard length. Snout to ; eye to ; post- orbital length of head to ; interorbital space to ; longest pectoral ray to ; least depth of body to ; all in length of head. Distance between anterior and posterior nasal openings 5 to 7 in snout. Eye to in interorbital space. Dorsal profile of head forming an angle of 55 to 65 degrees with ventral contour of head; pectoral fin reaches to opposite ninth or tenth lateral line pore; pelvics with outer rays elongated reaching two-thirds to three-fourths the way to anus. Color in alcohol.—Background coloration light brownish to brown- ish, with head and anteroventral part of body pale or whitish; ven- trally body is pale on two smallest specimens; a narrow pale median streak on
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