• ). OI.YPHTDODON. 47 



25. Glyphidodon teniatensis. 



likekfr, Tcrnitte, p. 137. 



D.jf. A.^. L. lat. 26. 



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

 (the caudal fin not included). Snout shorter than the eye ; the pra>- 

 orbital, above the angle of the mouth, is half as \vide as the orbit ; 

 incisors notched. The middle dorsal spines are the longest ; caudal 

 forked, Avith the lobes pointed ; the first ventral ray produced. Uni- 

 form greenish-olive, the margin of each scale being darker. {El.) 



Sea of Temate. 



26. Gljrphidodon batjanensis. 

 Bleeker, Bnijan, p. 373. 



D. j-3. A.^. L. lat. 25. 



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

 length (the caudal fin not included) ; snout shorter than the eye ; 

 the width of the praeorbital, above the angle of the mouth, is less 

 than one-half of that of the orbit ; the six posterior dorsal spines are 

 nearly equal in length, and higher than the anterior ones ; caudal fin 

 emarginate, with the lobes obtusely rounded. Head and anterior 

 part of the trunk violet ; sides and posterior parts and the fins yeUow ; 

 sides of the head dotted with blue ; two blue streaks from the eye 

 to the snout ; the spinous dorsal violet ; a brownish spot at the base 

 of the pectoral. {Bl.) 



Coasts of Batjan and Booroo. 



a. Fifteen lines long: not good state. From Dr. P. v. Bleeker's 

 Collection. 



27. Glyphidodon nivosus. 

 Hombr. 8)- Jacq. Voy. Pole Sud, Poiss. p. 50. pi. 5. fig. 5. 



10 )4 



The height of the body is one-half of the total length (the caudal 

 fin not included) ; caudal fin emarginate. Head and trunk brown- 

 ish-violet ; back and spinous dorsal dotted with white. Tail and 

 posterior part of the vertical fins green, the former with scattered 

 black spots. 



Hah. ? 



The description of this species has been taken from a figure ; it 

 appears to be nearly allied to G. batjanensis, Bleek. 



28. Glyphidodon xanthums. 



Bleekn-, Amhoinn, iv. p. 345. 



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



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

 (the caudal fin not included) : snout as long as the eve ; the prffi- 



