5. POMACENTRUS. 33 



one at the base of the pectoral fin, one at the commencement of the 

 lateral line, and one on the back of the tail behind the dorsal tin. 



lie de France. East Indian Archipelago. Polynesia. Coasts of 

 Australia. 



a. Adult. East Indies. From the Collection of the East India 



Company, 

 b-d, e, f, g. Fine specimens. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 

 h. Adult. Dove's Island. Presented by J. B. Jukes, Esq. 

 i. Adult. Port Essington. From the Haslar Collection. 

 k. Adult. Australia. From Mr. Macgillivray's Collection. 

 I. Adult : skeleton. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



Pomacentrus Icatunl-o (Bleek. Timor, p. 169) is very closely allied 

 to, if not identical with, this species. 



a. Fine specimen. From Dr. P. v. Bleeker's Collection. 



40. Pomacentrus triptmctatus. 

 Cuv. Sf Val. V. p. 421. 



D. i|. A. f. 



15 14 



Praeorbital not serrated (? in immature specimens). Caudal fin 

 forked, with the lobes pointed. Dark-bro^vn, with a small black spot 

 above the operculum, another on the soft dorsal fin, and a third, which 

 is edged with white anteriorly, on the back of the tail, immediately 

 behind the dorsal fin. {Cnv.) 



Sea of Vanicolo. 



Known from specimens 11 to 2 inches long ; perhaps the imma- 

 ture state of a known species. 



41. Pomacentrus vanicolensis. 



Cuv. Sf Val. V. p. 421. 



Praeorbital denticulated, much longer than broad ; caudal fin emar- 

 ginate. Brown, with a black spot, edged with white anteriorly, on 

 the back of the tail ; opercidum \^'ith a dark spot superiorly. Imma- 

 ture specimens with a dark spot on the soft dorsal fin. (Cuv.) 



Vanicolo. 



42. Pomacentrus planifrons. 



Cttv. (§- Val V. p. 431. 



D. IB. A. ^. L. lat. 29. L. transv. 3/10. 



The height of the body is contained twice and a third in the total 

 length ; interorbital space flat, anterior profile of the head straight ; 

 only the posterior half of the infraorl)ital ring is finely denticulated. 

 The dorsal spines increase in lengtli towards behind ; caudal forked. 



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