Bulletin - United States National Museum . ^ in eye. Scales 90 to 122 along lateral line to caudal base; tubes 70 to 80in lateral line to caudal base; 30 or 31 scales above lateral line, 60 to62 below, 28 to 30 predorsal forward to occiput and 25 to 33 more still. Figure Q.—Oplegnathm faaciatus (Schlegel), young forward opposite hind nostril, 17 to 23 rows on cheek. Scales with 2to 9 basal radiating striae, also 2 to 4 other incomplete auxiliaries;11 to 15 rather long apical denticles, with 2 or 3 transverse rows ofbasal elements; circuli rather coarse. D. XI or XII, 17, I or 18, i, sixth spin
Bulletin - United States National Museum . ^ in eye. Scales 90 to 122 along lateral line to caudal base; tubes 70 to 80in lateral line to caudal base; 30 or 31 scales above lateral line, 60 to62 below, 28 to 30 predorsal forward to occiput and 25 to 33 more still. Figure Q.—Oplegnathm faaciatus (Schlegel), young forward opposite hind nostril, 17 to 23 rows on cheek. Scales with 2to 9 basal radiating striae, also 2 to 4 other incomplete auxiliaries;11 to 15 rather long apical denticles, with 2 or 3 transverse rows ofbasal elements; circuli rather coarse. D. XI or XII, 17, I or 18, i, sixth spine 2 to 2% in head, thirdray 1% to 1%; A. Ill, 13, i, third spine 2% to 2%, third ray 1% to1%; caudal 1}^ to 1%, moderately emarginate; least depth of caudalpeduncle 2% to 2%; pectoral 1% to IK; ventral IK to 1%. Generally light brown to whitish, with 7 strongly contrasted blackvertical bands; in young bands more or less bent forward and withadvanced age obscure with largely uniform appearance. First bandthrough eye; second from front of spinous dorsal; third from middle of FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE SEAS AND ADJACENT WATERS 221
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