. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 182 BULLETIN 10 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM BELONOPERCA CHABANAUDI," new species Depth 3K to S}4; head 2% to 2%, width 3 to 3^- Snout 3 in head from snout tip; eye 534 to 5}<£, 1% to \% in snout, subequal with interorbital; maxillary reaches ^5 to % in eye, expansion 1}4 in eye, length 2 to 23^ in head from snout tip; teeth villiform, in bands in jaws, on vomer and palatines; tongue slender, toothless; preopercle edge strongly denticulate, ridge entire, distinct; opercular spines 3, equidistant, median most posterior; interoperc
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 182 BULLETIN 10 0, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM BELONOPERCA CHABANAUDI," new species Depth 3K to S}4; head 2% to 2%, width 3 to 3^- Snout 3 in head from snout tip; eye 534 to 5}<£, 1% to \% in snout, subequal with interorbital; maxillary reaches ^5 to % in eye, expansion 1}4 in eye, length 2 to 23^ in head from snout tip; teeth villiform, in bands in jaws, on vomer and palatines; tongue slender, toothless; preopercle edge strongly denticulate, ridge entire, distinct; opercular spines 3, equidistant, median most posterior; interopercle and sub- opercle denticulate. Gill rakers 6 + 15, lanceolate, robust, greater than gill rakers or equal 13^ in eye. Scales 66 to 68 in lateral line to caudal base and 6 or 7 more on latter; 11 scales above lateral line, 34 below, 25 to 27 predorsal, 12 rows across cheek to preopercle ridge. Fins all scaleless, except cau-. FlGURE 4.—BELONOPERCA CHABANAUDI, NEW SPECIE9. dal which with 2 rows at least. Front surface of ventrals with small scales on each ray. Scales with 5 or 6 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 20 to 22, each with 4 or 5 transverse series of basal elements; circuli moderate. D. VIII-iv, 7, 1, fourth spine 3 to 3^ in total head length, first divided ray 2%; A. II, 8,1, spines very slender, short, and close, third ray 234 to 2%; caudal 1Y2 to 1 %, truncate; least depth of caudal pedun- cle 2% to 2%; pectoral 2%; ventral 2^ to 2K- Dark ecru or chocolate brown, with obscure, ill-defined, variable dark spots on side of head, middle of side of body, and on rays of caudal fin. Iris brown. Spinous dorsal dusky, with obscure, large, black ocellus with irregular border of dull blue gray, apparently in front and behind. Membranes of other vertical fins pale buff, rays darker, especially those of caudal which with dark spots. Pectoral dull brown. Ventral more or less dusky. Narrow buff saddle, little evident in profile, on front of caudal peduncle above behind so
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