BY W. MACLEAY, F.L.9. 247 



Syn. — L. erythmrus, Ciiv. & Val. — L. rliodoptenis, Bleek. 

 *' Tabutu " of the natives. 



105. Lethrinus yariegatus, Cuv. & Yal. 



Cav. & Yal., Poiss. 6, p. 287.— Bleek., Atl. Iclith., Perc, p. 



117, tab 39-50 and 52. 



Syn. — Z. elongatus, sefm'chictus, microdon, Cuv. & Val. — L. 

 latifrons, Eiipp., Gunth., Cat. 1, p. 458, 



'' Aliuawia " of the natives. 



106. Lethrinus ornatus, Cuv. & Yal. 



Cuv. and Yal., Poiss. G, p. 310.— Bleek., Atl. Ichth., Pero. p. 



118, tab 72, fig. 4. — Lethriniis xanthotcenia, Gunth., Cat. 1, p. 4GI. 



'' Daryya " of the natives. 



'•' Head greyish-yellow, and grey on top ; yellowish lines along 

 sides ; side fins yellow ; top fins and tail crimson, two deep 

 crimson marks across gills." — (Goldie.) 



107. Lethrinus leut JANUS, Cuv. & Yal. 



Gunth., Cat. 1, p. 4G1.— Bleek., Atl. Ichth., Perc, p. 120, tab. 

 7G, fig. 5. 



'^ Daragi " of the natives. 



108. Lethrinus aurolineatus, n. sp. 



The height of the body is greater than the length of the head, 

 and about three and a half times in the total length. The profile 

 is straight, the snout rather pointed ; the intermaxillary reaches 

 to the vertical from midway between the eye and snout, the 

 distance from the eye to the snout is equal to three diameters 

 of the orbit, and that between the eyes to nearly two diameters. 

 The teeth are strong, the molars on the sides obtusely rounded. 

 The dorsal fin commences in front of a line from the root of the 

 pectorals, these long and pointed ; caudal fin forked. Scales 

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