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rounded slightly behind, with upper and lower ray produced into a 

 filament ; least depth of caudal peduncle 2 ; pectoral li/4 ; ventral 1%. 



Reddish olive, with chestnut brown band extending from end of 

 upper jaw through middle of base of dorsal fin; band very dark and 

 slender anteriorly, gradually becoming lighter and broader pos- 

 teriorly. ( Giinther. ) 



Giinther described several in the British Museum, the largest 90 

 mm. Steindachner does not give the dimensions for Pseudochromis 

 ransonneti and though its second anal spine is said to be longer than 

 the third, there is nothing to clearly establish it as a distinct species 

 from Giinther's fish. There is nothing in the description of Psevdo- 

 cJiTomis rex to maintain it as a distinct species. In life it is said to 

 be dark bluish on upper front portion of head and body with jet 

 black line equal to width of pupil from snout tip through eye to 

 below front third of soft dorsal, some dusky dots below posterior 

 half of this line. General body color yellow, belly and chin pale blue. 

 Dorsal base dusky with bluish wash, outer % of fin yellowish white 

 posteriorly. Caudal and anal uniform yellowish. Pectorals same. 

 Ventrals bluish white. Length 120 mm. 



PSEUDOCHROMIS FUSCUS Miiller and Troschcl 



Pseudochromis fuscus Muixer and Troschet., Horae Ichth., pt. 3, 1849, p. 23, 

 pi. 4, fig. 2. Celebes.— GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 2, 1860, p. 257 

 (copied). — Bleekee, Verb. Kon. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam, vol. 15, 1875, pi. 

 1, fig. 5.— GuNTHER, Journ. Mus. GodefCroy, vol. 5, pt. 11, 1876, p. 159 ( Solo- 

 mons, Pelew Islands, Yap). — Bleeker, Atlas Icbtb. Ind. Neerland., vol. 9, 

 1876-77, pi. (5) 388, fig. 4.— Schmeltz, Cat. Mus. Godeffroy, No. 7, 1879, 

 p. 44 (Boston Lsland).— Day, Fauna Brit. India, vol. 2, 1889, p. 227, fig. 

 82. — Steindachner, Abb. Seuckenberg. Naturf. Ges., vol. 25, 1900, p. 427 

 (Ternate).— (Regan) Bedot, Rev. Suisse Zool., vol. 17, 1909, p. 169 (Am- 

 boina). — Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57. Fiscbe, 1913, p. 262 (Sumba; Kabala 

 dua, Borneo Bank ; Kaniungan ketjil Island ; Lirung, Salibabu ; Salomakie 

 Island; Saleyer ; Tual Kei ; Flat, High Key; Roma Island). — Bejatjfort, 

 Bijd Dierk., Amsterdam, pt. 19, 1913, No. 9, p. 119 (Amboina). — Regan, 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1914, pt. 3, p. 650 (Monte Bello Islands, North-west 

 Australia). — Vinciguerra, Ann. Mus. Civico Stor. Nat. Genova, series 3, 

 vol. 10, 1926. p. 583 (Sarawak).— Whitley, Rec. Australian Mus., vol. 16, 

 No. 1, Oct. 7, 1927, p. 13 (Michaelmas Cay, North Queensland). — Fowler, 

 Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, p. 189 (Shorthand Island). 



Pseudochromis {.Pseudochromis) fuscus Bleeker, Verb. Kon. Akad. Wet Am- 

 sterdam, No. 5, vol. 15, 1875, p. 16 (Batu, Bawean, Celebes, Sangi, Flores, 

 Solor, Timor, Ternate, Buru, Ceram. Amboina, Banda, Goram, Waigiu). — 

 McCuLLocH, Biol. Res. Endeavour, vol. 5, pt. 4, June 8, 1926, p. 186 (types 

 of P. ioardii and Onar nebiilosum ; New Britain and Solomon Islands). 



Pseudochi-omis adusUis Mfller and Troschel, Horae Ichth., pt. 3, 1849, p. 23, 

 pi. 4, fig. 3. Pliilippines.— GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., voL 2, 1860, 

 p. 258 (copied) : Cruise of Curacra. Brenchley, 1873, p. 407 (Solomon 

 Lslands). 



