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Cheilodactylus annularis. 



Six simple pectoral rays ; the uppermost of which extends to 

 the base of the third anal spine ; body compressed, high ; the 

 anterior profile of the head presents an angle in front of the 

 centre of the eye ; back gibbous ; dorsal fin nearly equal in all 

 its length, and not sensibly notched ; the spinous part formed of 

 seventeen spines, of which the fourth is the longest ; the soft 

 portion rather higher than the last spines, of thirty-two rays ; 

 caudal strongly forked ; anal with three spines — the first short 

 and the third rather longer than the second ; the soft part is 

 formed of nine rays. 



Entirely of a lilac brown, with a white streak behind the eye, 

 and two white rings round the tail ; the fins are dark with the 

 exception of the pectorals, which are of a light colour ; the long 

 ray being white. 



This unique specimen is about nine inches long, and was taken 

 in February. 



Zeodeius. 



The six lower pectoral rays are simple ; dorsal with thirteen 

 long spines, and one or more short ones in front ; several lines 

 of small acute teeth on both jaws, others pavement like, 

 covering the palate ; the opercles entire ; scales rather large ; 

 general form, high in front, tapering towards the extremity 

 caudal strongly forked ; lateral line, entire ; like Eques of the 

 Scioenidce. This new genus of CirrliitidcB comes near Gldronemus. 



Zeodrius vestitos. 



Mouth small and rather advanced ; upper profile convex over 

 the eye, and very high and gibbous behind it ; the highest part 

 of the fish being over the angle of the opercule ; in this part, 

 the height of the body is only contained twice and-a-half in the 

 length, without the caudal fin ; the head is three times and-a- 

 half in the same length ; the diameter of the eye is three times 

 and-a-half in the length of the head ; sides of the head scaly . 

 the dorsal fin is formed of one short spine, one very long one, 

 the five following gradually decreasing, the rest equal ; the soft 

 part formed of thirty-four rays ; the caudal long, very strongly 



