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111. — Stethojulis Strigiventer. 



Julis strigiventer, Benn. Proc. Zooi. Soc., 1832, p. 184 ; Cuv. 

 and Val. 13, p. 4GS ; Bleek. Banda 1, p. 251. 



Stethojtdis strigiventer, Gunth. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 1861, 

 8, p. 386 ; Bleek. Atl. Ichth, p. 135, tab. 43, tig. 1. 



One specimen was taken at Low Island. It is without a pos- 

 terior canine tooth. 



New genus, Cheilolabrus. 

 Body oblong, compressed. Head compressed, obtuse, and mode- 

 rately elevated, with numerous non-imbricated scales on the cheek. 

 Two strong prominent canine teeth in each jaw in front, the upper 

 pair longest, with a series of short strong obtuse molar-like teeth 

 on each jaw behind. Praaoperculum entire. Mouth very pro- 

 tractile. Lips thick and fleshy, the under one forming two large 

 reflected flaps. Scales rather large, smaller on the thorax. Lateral 

 line dislocated but continuous. Dorsal spines eight. Gills three 

 and a half. 



112. — Cheilolabrus magnilabris. 



Plate XVI., fig. 2. 



D. JL A. ft, L. lat. 28. 



Height of body one-third of the length. Head nearly the same. 



Distance between the eyes nearly double the diameter of the orbit. 



Tail subtruncate. All the upper part of the body is of dark 



brown, the breast orange, and the scales towards the tail have each 



a blue spot. The head in front is marked by a number of blue 



streaks, and thei-e is a large blue patch behind the eye. The soft 



dorsal and anal fins have numerous oblique blue streaks. The 



lateral line descends perpendicularly on two scales opposite the 



posterior third of the soft dorsal, and terminates on the tail at the 



third scale from the last. 



This fish was obtained from the natives at Darnley Island. 



1 1 3~. — Pseudoscarus rivulatus. 

 Scarus fasciatus, Cuv. and Val. 14, p. 222. 

 „ rindatus, Cuv. and Val. 14, p. 223. 



