394, ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



the ano-Ie of the moutli : body sparingly dotted with yellow, a yellow mark covers the last few dorsal rays 

 and is continued on to the back of the free portion of the tail : spinous dorsal olive, with red edges, and spmes 

 with brown dots : soft dorsal reddish : anal, ventral, and caudal with small yellow dots. 



In the " Fishes of Zanzibar," the authors observe of Clteilinus iJtuidatus, Bennett, Proc. Zool. Soc. _i, 

 p. 1G7=C'. jnindtdatiis, C. V. siv, p. 87, pi. 396, " this species is very closely allied to C. clilorurus, Bl., and it 

 may be regarded as the western representative of that fish" (p. 89). 



Hahitat.—BAj of Bengal to the Malay Archipelago and beyond. The specimen figured is from 

 the Andamans, and is 77 inches in length. 



2. Cheilinus trilobatus, Plate LXXXII, fig. 4. 



ChnUtms trilohatus, Lacep. iii, pp. 529, 537, t. 31, f. 3 ; Cuv. Reg. An. Poiss. pi. 86, f . 2 ; Riipp. Atl. 

 Fische, p. 22 ; Cuv. and Val. siv, p. 79 ; Bleeker, Labr. p. 34, and Atl. Ich. i, p. 66, t. 27, f. 2 ; Gunther, Latal. 

 iv, p. 126 ; Kluiiz, Verb. z. b. Ges. Wien, 1871, p. 553. 



Lahrus triluhatus, Shaw, Zool. iv, p. 487. . n^ ^' 



CheHlnus siwwsus, Quoy and Gaim. Voy. Uranie, Poiss. p. 278; Cuv. and Val. xiv, p. 9o, (unmaturc). 



Cheilinus rivulatus, Cuv. and Val. xiv, p. 86. 



Cheilinus nebulosus, Richards. Ich. China, p. 261. 



Cheilinus tetrazona, Bleeker, Sumatra, ii, p. 293. 



B. V, D. tV, P- 12, V. 1/5, A. f, C. 13, L. 1. 20, L. tr. 2i/7. 



Length of head Sf, of caudal 7, height of body 3|- in the total length. J?yes— diameter 5| in the length 

 of head, if diameters from the end of snout and also apart. Profile over snout rather concave. The maxilla 

 reaches rather above 1/2 way to below the orbit. Tee<7(— canines rather small. F/»s— ventral does not 

 reach the anal: caudal ' rounded except in some large specimens, when it is usually trilobed._ The figurem 

 Lacepede shows the caudal deeply trilobed. Lateral-line— tixhules branched. CoZowrs— grayish-browu, with 

 red spots and narrow stripes on the head, the last being mostly before and below the eyes : some of the 

 scales on the body with red spots. Vertical fins green, dorsal and anal having red margins : a dark spot at the 

 base of the middle dorsal rays, sometimes extending to the posterior one. 



In Cuv. and Val. siv, p. 85, Sjiarus chlorurus, Bl. is considered identical with this species. 



Eahitat— 'Red Sea, East coast of Africa, Andamans to the Malay Archipelago and beyond. The one 

 figured is 9i inches long, and from the Andamans. It grows to at least three feet in length. 



3. Cheilinus fasciatus, Plate LXXXIV, fig. 1. 

 Spams fasciatus, Bloch, v, p. 18, t. 257 ; Bl. Schn. p. 209 ; Lacep. iv, pp. 39, 127 ; Swainson, Fishes, ii, 



p. 229. 



Lnhrns enneacanthis, Lacep. iii, pp. 433, 480. ^ .^^ , . -,_ „.. 



Cheilinus fasciatns, Cuv. Reg. Auim. ; Riipp. Atl. Fische, p. 23 (pt.) ; Cuv. and \al. siv, p. 92 ; Rupp. 

 N. W. Fische, p. 18; Swainson, Fishes, ii, p. 299; Bleeker, Labr. p. 31, and Atl. Ich. ^i, p. 67^, t. 20, t. -; 

 Giinther, Catal. iv, p. 129 ; Kner, Novara Fische, p. 251 : Klunz. Verb. z. b. Ges. Wien, 1871, p. 555. 



B. V, D. tV, P. 12, V. 1/5, A. I, C. 13, L. 1. 21-23, L. tr. 2/7, Vert. 10/13. 



Length of head Si, of caudal 4f , height of body 3 to SJ in the total length, i/j/es— diameter 5 in the 

 lenc-th of head, 2 diameters from the end of 'snout and also apart. The greatest height of the head equals its 

 length. The outer end of the maxilla is curved forwards as a hook-like process into the concavity ot 

 wh'fch the outer extremity of the premaxillary is received. Fins— xentral rounded, not reaching to the anal : 

 caudal truncated, having its upper and lower rays produced. LatcniUine—tnhules unbranched. Colours- 

 yellowish, with six or seven dark or black bands : black spots on the nape, opercles and pectoral region, 

 a'«o some scattered over the body. Caudal with a crescentic vertical black band, and a black posterior edg'e, 

 a ifew narrow dark liands between the two. Dorsal with a light edge having a dark base, some of the body 

 bands are extended on to this fin. A large black blotch on the ventral. -ni i • 



Balitnt.—ReA. Sea, through those of India to the Malay Archipelago and beyond. Bloch s specimen 

 from the Indian Ocean is still preserved in spirit in Berlin. The specimen figured is 8-3 inches m length, and 

 from the Malay Archipelago : I am indebted for it to Dr. Hubrecht of the Leyden Museum. 



Genus, 5 — Epibulus, Cnvier. 

 Branrhiosteqals five. Body ohlonrj, compressed. Freopercle entire. Mouth verij protractile, the ascending 

 processes of the premaxillaries, cdso the mandibles and tympanies, being elongated. Teeth m one row ami two caimms 

 in either jaw, but no posterior canine : inferior pharyngeal teeth not confluent or pavement-like. A single dorsal fin 

 with less spines (9) than rays (10) : three anal spines, the rays less numerous _ than those of the dorsal, bcales 

 large, two rows on the cheeks, three enlarged ones at base of caudal fin. Lateral-line interrufted. 

 Geographical distribtd ion. —Sens of India to the ]\Ialay Archipelago. 



SYNOPSIS OF INDIVIDUAL SPECIES. 

 1. Epihidus striatus, D. /„, A. |. L. 1. 19, L. tr. 2/7. Vertical narrow white bands. Andamans. 



