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Scants chlorodon, Jcnyus, allied to Sc. varicgatus, C. V., but the caudal fin 

 is slightly emarginate. D. 9, 10 ; A. 3. 9. IiuUau Ocean. Sc. lepidus (id.), 

 allied to Sc. gloliceps, Val. Tahiti. 



LABUID^: CTENOIDE.E. Amphiprion japonicus, Schlegcl. Two white trans- 

 verse bands, caudal fin yellow, abdominal and anal fins with a black border. 

 D. 10. 15; A. 2. 13. 



Heliases notatm, Schlegel (1. c.) Brown-red, a white spot close behind the 

 dorsal fin, a black spot at the base of the pectorals. 



Under the name of Caprodon, Schlegel (1. c.) describes a fish whose teeth 

 in both jaws are securiform, in front of which is placed a row of larger ones, 

 the three anterior in the upper jaw, on either side, are large incisors, the most 

 anterior in the lower jaw is very large, and directed outwards, belu'ud it is 

 one somewhat smaller ; at the middle of the lower jaw again is placed a larger 

 tooth directed backwards, behind which succeed other small securiform teeth. 

 P. 5 ; D. 10 ; A. 3. 9. Hose colour, yellow lines on the head, some irregular 

 black spots in the middle of the dorsal fin. The dorsal and anal fins covered 

 with scales as in the Squamipiunse. Schlegel places the fish among the 

 Sciwuida?, but, on account of the number of branchiostegous rays I think it 

 should be referred to this place. 



Jenyns (1. c.) places a new genus, Stegastes, in the family of the Squami- 

 phmse ; St. imbricatus, from the Cape de Verd Islands. In the ' Supplement' 

 he recognizes the fish as Glyphisodon lunilus, Cuv., Val. 



CnuoMLDyE. CJiromis facetus. Jenyus, D. 15. 10; A. 1. 8. Rio de la 

 Plata. 



SCOMBERESOCID.E. Couch has submitted to the Limueau Society "An 

 Account of a Pish, nearly allied to the genus Hemiramphus, taken in Corn- 

 wall." 



He states that, in the mouth of August, 1811, several individuals of this 

 little fish were found swimming at the surface of a large pool in the rocks 

 near Polperro Their length was half an inch; the head proportionately 

 large, especially across ; the body slender, eye large, snout in front of it 

 short and abrupt ; upper jaw arched, under snout projecting to a considerable 

 extent, the point declining, and the sides not appearing to be formed of 

 parallel rami of the jaw, but rather of a cartilaginous substance ; dorsal and 

 anal fins single, posterior, opposite ; pectoral fins and tail round. No ventral 

 fins could lie discovered, even with the aid of a lens. Mr. Couch had no 

 doubt of the specimens being in a very early state of their existence, but was 

 unable to refer them to any known species, lie thought it indeed doubtful 

 whether tlicv really belong to the genus by the name of \\hich he has provi- 

 sionally designated them, or even to the same family, some parts of their 

 structure seeming to indicate an affinity with the genus Ammodyles. A more 

 precise description, however, is requisite for the determination of the genus. 

 (Ann. Nat. I list, xi, p. 



