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POMACENTRrD.E. 



p. 22. pi. 5. fig. 1 ; Cuv. R^gtie Anim. El. Poiss. pi. 33. fig. 1 ; Bleek. 

 Labr. Cten. p. 21. 



D. [5. A. ^. L. lat. 27. L. transv. 3/10. 



The height of the body is three-fifths of the total length (the 

 caudal fin not included) ; the snout is nearly as long as the eye ; 

 the prasorbital has a distinct notch above the maxillarj^, and its 

 greatest width is one-half of that of the orbit. Incisors short, small, 

 not emarginate. The seventh and eighth dorsal spines are not longer 

 than the twelfth, and shorter than the thirteenth ; the third dorsal 

 ray produced. Caudal forked. Nearly uniform yellow. 



Java, Celebes, and Amboyna. 



a. Fine specimen. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 

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



23. GljrpMdodon leucogaster. 

 Bleeker, Labr. Cten. p. 26. 



D. il. A. ^. L. lat. 28. L. transv. 3/10. 



Body suborbicular, its height being contained once and two-thirds 

 in the total length (without caudal fin) ; snout shorter than the eye ; 

 the prseorbital has a very shallow notch behind the maxillary, and 

 its greatest width is one-half of that of the orbit. Incisors short 

 and veiy small. The seventh and eighth dorsal spines equal in 

 length to the thirteenth ; the third dorsal ray is the longest ; caudal 

 fin forked, with the lobes pointed. Brownish, with scattered blue 

 dots ; beUy and ventral fins bright yellow ; the posterior dorsal and 

 anal rays yellow, caudal with a darker superior and inferior margin ; 

 a black spot superiorly at the base of the pectoral fin. 



Coasts of Java, Amboyna, and Banda. 



a. Adult. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



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



24. Glyphidodon orbicularis. 



Hombr. 4" Jacq. Voy. Pole Sud, Poiss. p. 52. pi. 5. fig. 6 (teeth and 

 prfBoperculum incorrect). 



The height of the body is rather more than one-half of the total 

 length (the caudal fin not included). Teeth narrow, trenchant at 

 the extremity. The posterior dorsal spines are shorter than the 

 middle ones ; caudal emarginate ; the first ventral ray produced into 

 a long filament. Greenish-silvery, with dark streaks along the series 

 of scales ; fins uniform, caudal with the upper and lower margins 

 somewhat darker. {H. 6f J.) 



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