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tatus ; capite, macula Jissd dimidium superiorem pinnai pectoralis 

 tegente, lined latd intra margines superiorem et inferiorem pinnae 

 vaudalis, vittd baseos pinna analis, vittdque indistinct d versus api- 

 cem pinnae dorsalis partis mollis, purpureo-nigris ; pectoris vittis 

 quinque, quarum externis medidque lutescentibus, intermediis satu- 

 rate rubris ; pinnd dorsali ad basin cum corpore concolore, ad api- 

 cem flavescenti jimbriatd ; anali ad apicem caudalique flavis ; ver- 

 ticis lined longitudinali mentique fasciis duabus lutescentibus. 



D. -r\. A. T V« 



Julim lutescentem (Labrus lutescens, Sol. MSS.) quodammodo re- 

 fert, numerisque radiorum cum illo convenit ; sed differt coloribus et 

 maxime capitis. Dentium in utraque maxilla duo antici majores, se- 

 quentes gradatim decrescentes. 



Leuciscus zeylonicus. Leuc. elongatus, compressus : pinnd dor- 

 sali medid, supra pinnas ventrales posit d, radio ultimo subelongato ; 

 anali brevi ; caudali late bifurcd * rostro acuto ; ore angulato : 

 lined laterali rectd paullo supra medium ductd ; argenteus ; squa- 

 mis minimis. 



D. 14. A. 9. V. 11. P. 13. C. 18. , 



Tetrodon argyropleura. Tetr. capite oblongo : pinnd caudali 

 bilobd : dorso ventreque hispidis : supra et ad latera nigrescens, 

 infra, albus ; capite dorsoque superne nigro guttatis ; fascid latd 

 longitudinali laterum mediand maculdque praorbitali argenteis ; 

 pinnis dorsali analique antice prcealtis. 



D. 12. A. 11. P. 18. C. 12. 



Specimens were exhibited of numerous Fishes collected at the 

 Mauritius by Charles Telfair, Esq., Corr. Memb. Z.S., and presented 

 by him to the Society. Among them Mr. Bennett pointed out as 

 apparently hitherto undescribed the two following species ; 



Atherina punctata. Ath. flavescens, vittd laterali medid latd ar- 

 gented ; squamis dorsalibus ocellis minutissimis numerosis pupilld 

 coeruled iride nigrd in lunulis plerumque dispositis. 



D. 5, 11. A. 16. 



Julis strigiventer. Jul. pinnd caudali rotundatd : ovato-lanceo- 

 latus, capite acuto : supra brunneus ? guttis saturatioribus ; infra 

 pallidior, lineis longitudinalibus argenteis utrinque sex ; capite di- 

 midiato, superne fiavescenti-brunneo, inferne argenteo ; pinnis hya- 

 linis, dorsali analique puncto unico nigro prope basin radii mollis 

 penultimi notatis. 



D. X V. A. 7 V« 



The new species of Cowries contained in the collection formed by 

 Mr. Cuming in the Southern Pacific Ocean were exhibited and cha- 

 racterized by Mr. Gray. 



Genus Cypr;Ea. 



/ Cypr^ea Goodallii. Cyp. testd ovato-oblongd, albd, dorso ob- 

 scure brunneo punctato maculdque subtctragond brunncd punctis 

 rotundatis albis variegatd notato ; basi planiusculd ; margins 



