CHEILINUS. 89 



Although there cannot be the slightest doubt that the specimen from Zanzibar is 

 identical with that described and figured by Bleeker, we are by no means certain that it 

 is identical with the specimen from the Red Sea described by Ruppell. First, Ruppell 

 makes no mention of the black longitudinal ocular stripes, which are so very distinct, 

 even in dried specimens ; secondly, Ruppell represents his specimen as having the 

 cheek-scales in three series, while there are only two in the Zanzibar and Bleeker's 

 specimens ; and thirdly, the fish figured by Ruppell appears to be much deeper in the 

 body. Nevertheless all these specimens may belong to one and the same species ; but 

 we thought it right to direct attention to the points mentioned above. 



Zanzibar. Batavia. ? Red Sea. 



307. Cheilinus fasciatus. t 34 "] 

 Sparus fasciatus, Bl. v. p. 18, t. 257. 



Cheilinus fasciatus, pt., Riipp. Atl. Fische, p. 23. 



fasciatus, Cuv. $ Vol. xiv. p. 92 ; Riipp. N. W. Fische, p. 18 ; Bleek. Atl. Ichth. p. 67, t. 26. f. 2 ; 



Gtinth. Fish. iv. p. 129. 



Zanzibar. From Red Sea, through all Indian seas. 



308. Cheilinus punctatus. [209, 479, 595.] 



Cheilinus punctatus, Benn. Proc. Comm. Zool. Soc. i. p. 167; Gtinth. Fish. iv. p. 127. 

 punctulatus, Cuv. ^ Vol. xiv. p. 87, pi. 396 ; Peters, Wiegm. Arch. 1855, p. 264. 



This species is very closely allied to C. chlorurus, Bl., and it may be regarded as the 

 western representative of that fish, which inhabits the East-Indian archipelago. 



Colour in life. — Varying from greenish to reddish brown ; each scale with several red 

 spots; head and opercles similarly spotted, the dots on the occiput and snout being 

 generally larger and brighter than the others. Sometimes a red or orange spot at the 

 superior angle of the operculum and on the axil of the pectoral. Dorsal marbled with 

 green and dark ; it has an orange margin, a green intramarginal line, and some red 

 spots below ; the posterior angle is lighter than the remainder of the fin. Anal red, 

 with green margin and intramarginal line, sometimes variegated or banded with green 

 and red. Caudal and ventrals variegated with green and brown. 



Zanzibar. Mozambique. Mauritius. 



309. Cheilinus lunulatus. [115.] 

 Labrus lunulatus, Forsk. p. 37. 



Cheilinus lunulatus, Riipp. Atl. Fische, p. 21, t. 6. f. 1 (bad) ; Cuv. &; Vol. xiv. p. 88 ; Gtinth. Fish. iv. 

 p. 130. 



Aden. Red Sea. 



if 



