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5. Fomacentrus albofasciatus. 



Pomacentriis albofasciatus, Sckleff. Overz. Amphipr. i^c. in Verhand. 



Nat. Gesch. Xeclerl Overz. Bezitt. p. 21. 

 leucopleura, Bkek. Sumatra, iv. p. 85. 



D. ||. A. ^. L. lat. 26. L. transv. 3/9. 



The height of the body is contained twice and two-thirds or thrice 

 in the total length ; prseorbital not serrated. The posterior and 

 middle spines of the dorsal fin are nearly of the same length ; caudal 

 forked. Dark-olive, with a broad yellowish band across the middle 

 of the body, below the posterior dorsal spines ; a curved bluish line 

 below the eye ; a blackish spot on the base of the hinder dorsal rays 

 and on the base of the pectoral. 



East Indian Archipelago. 



a. Twenty-eight lines long. From Dr. P. v. Bleeker's Collection. 



6. Fomacentrus fasciatus. 



Cuv. ^ Vol. v. p. 426. pi. ]34 ; Schleg. Overz. Amphipr. 1^-c. in Verhand. 

 Nat. Gesch. Nederl. Overz. Bezitt. p. 20. tab. 4. fig. 1 ; Bleek. Batav. 

 p. 482 ; Guer. Iconogr. Regne Aniin. pi. 19. fig. 7. 



B. 5. D. ^^^ A. j^3. L. lat. 27. L. transv. 3/9. 



The height of the body is contained tvrice and three-fourths in 

 the total length ; prseorbital denticulated. The dorsal spines in- 

 crease in length posteriorly ; caudal very slightly emarginate. Brown, 

 lighter beneath, wdth four yellow cross-bands : one from the neck 

 to the operculum, the second from the front part of the dorsal 

 fin to behind the axil of the pectoral, the third from the posterior 

 dorsal spines, and the fourth, spot-like, on the back of the tail ; two 

 parallel series of black spots from the opercle along the side of the 

 trunk. 



East Indian Archipelago. 



a. Fine specimen. Ceram. From Mr. Stevens's Collection. 



b. Adult. Philippine Islands. 



f. Half-grown. Presented bv Sir J. Richardson. 



7. Fomacentrus trimaculatus. 



Cuv. ^ Val. V. p. 320; Schkq. Overz. Amphipr. $-c. in Verhand. Nat. 

 Gesch. Nederl Overz. Bezitt. p. 20. tab. 4. fig. 2 ; Bleek. Batav. p. 481 

 (not Riipp.). 



D.i|. A.^. L. lat. 28. 



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The height of the body is one-third or rather less than onesthird 

 of the total length ; prasorbital serrated. The dorsal spines increase 

 in length towards behind : caudal emarginate. Greenish or violet, 

 with two or three large blackish spots on the back ; two bluish lines 

 from one orbit to the other ; the scales on the base of the vertical 



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