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129. Mullus malabaricus. [25.] 

 Upeneus malabaricus, Cuv. §• Vol. iii. p. 467 ; Gilnth. Fish. i. p. 407. 



Aden. Zanzibar. Malabar. Philippines. 



130. Mullus oxycephalus. [549.] 

 Upeneus oxycephalus, Bleek. Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Nederl. i. Manado en Makass. p. 45 ; Gilnth. Fish. i. 



p. 409. 



Zanzibar. Mauritius. Sea of Manado. 



131. Mullus luteus. [51, 218, 367, 850.] 

 Upeueus luteus, Cuv. $$ Val. iii. p. 521. 



It is doubtful whether all the specimens here mentioned belong to the same species ; 

 but, as they are mostly stuffed, it is impossible to separate them with certainty. 

 Zanzibar. Aden. Indian Ocean. 



132. Mullus dispilurus, sp. n. Plate V. fig. 3. [335, 477.] 

 D. 8 | 9. A. \. L. lat. 29. L. transv. 2/7. 



No teeth on the palate ; those of the jaws in a single series. The height of the body is 

 contained four times, and the length of the head four times and a quarter in the total 

 length. The snout is of moderate length, the anterior margin of the eye occupying the 

 middle of the head ; the upper profile descends in a regular and gentle curve. The 

 interorbital space is very convex, much broader than the diameter of the eye, and equal 

 to half the length of the snout. The barbels hardly reach the posterior limb of the 

 praeoperculum. The tubules of the lateral line are moderately branched. The height 

 of the spinous dorsal is nearly half that of the body. 



A black patch occupies the back of the tail, extending from the lateral line of one 

 side to that of the other; between this and the base of the dorsal is a bright patch, also 

 extending between the lateral lines. 



Length 4 J to 11 inches. 



Zanzibar. Island of Pemba. 



133. Mullus pleurotaenia, sp. n. Plate V. fig. 4. [519.] 



D. 8 | 9. A. 7. L. lat. 29. L. transv. 2^/7. 



No teeth on the palate ; those of the jaws in a single series. The height of the body 

 equals the length of the head, and is one-fourth of the total length. Snout of moderate 

 length, the upper profile descending in a regular gentle curve. Interspace between the 

 eyes convex, and contained once and a half in the length of the snout. The barbels 

 reach slightly beyond the vertical from the posterior margin of the praeoperculum. The 

 spinous dorsal is nearly two-thirds of the height of the body. 



Colour in life. — Body marbled with greenish and rosy, each scale with a green margin. 



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