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major, Amboina, Haruko, Nussalaut, Ceram, Goram, Waigiu, Nevt 



Guinea). 

 Anthias polymnus (part) Bloch, Natiug. Aiisl. Fisch., vol. 6, 1792, p. 



103, pi. 396, fig. 3 (East Indies). 

 Amphiprion funicatus C'uv^El{. Hist. Nat, Poiss., vol. 5, 1830, p. 399, pi. 



132. Vanicolo. — Les.son, Voy. Coquille, Poiss., vol. 2 (1), 1830, p. 192, 



pi. 25, fig. 3 (Praslin and Doreh). 

 Amphiprion ocellarls Cuvier, Hist Nat. Poiss., vol. 5, 1830, p. 399. 



Sumatra. 

 Amphiprion melanurns Cuviee, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 5, 1830, p. 400. 



Sumatra. 

 Amphiprion bicolor Castelnau, Proc. Zool. Acclim. Soc. Victoria, vol. 2, 



1873, p. 92. Port Darwin. 



Depth 21/5 to 21/3; head 3, width ly. to 1%. Snout Si/g to 4; eye 

 3% to 4l^, 11/^ in snout, I14 in interorbital, little gi-eater than snout 

 or interorbital in young; maxillary to eye, little beyond front eye 

 edge in young, 2% to 23^ in head; teeth compressed, rather broad, 

 uniserial, ends convex; interorbital 4 to 4i/8, nearly level; infraor- 

 bital edge coarsely denticulate and preopercle with hind edge nearly 

 entire, minutely serrate in young. Gill rakers 5 + 12, lanceolate, 

 rather robust, short. 



Tubes in lateral line 31 to 33, pores in straight section 8 to 10+0; 

 4 or 5 scales above lateral line to origin of soft dorsal, 23 or 24 

 below, 12 to 14 predorsal; 5 rows of cheek scales. Scales with 6 to 

 9 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 14 to 27, with 2 transverse 

 series of basal elements. 



D. X or XI, 14 I to 17, i, third spine 2^^ to 2% in head, tenth ray 

 1% to 1% ; A. II, 12, I, second spine 3, fifth ray 1% to 1% ; caudal 

 convex behind, 31/5 in combined head and body ; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 1% to 1% in head; pectoral 1; ventral ly^ to 1%. 



Uniform light brown, usually somewhat cinnamon. Brown white 

 band from occiput down enclosing entire opercular region and not on 

 preopercle edges, darker within each of brown areas. From low 

 posterior dorsal spines second broad white band, triangularly for- 

 ward to humeral region, and meeting its fellow at vent and post- 

 ventral region. Caudal peduncle with third broad white band, 

 contrasted with dusky all around edges. Dorsals dark brown, 

 spinous fin, except for white band posteriorly, uniform. Soft 

 dorsal with upjDer edge usually white, to join Avhite band of spinous 

 dorsal, though not always, and posteriorly margin of fin broadly 

 white. Lower and hind anal edge white with submarginal black 

 band, fin basally orange to light brown. Caudal brown, with hind 

 margin broadly white, Avith entire border sometimes narroAvly white 

 to join white band on caudal peduncle, especially in young examples; 

 also dark to blackish submarginal band. Iris light brownish to 

 yellowish. Pectoral pale brown, with submarginal blackish band 



