48 POMACENTRIB^. 



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

 the posterior dorsal spines are the longest ; caudal fin emarginate. 

 Violet*, orange-coloured posteriorly ; a curved browu band between 

 the orbits, the convexity of which is above the extremity of the 

 snout ; an indistinct brown band through the eye ; another on the 

 operculum, along the prseopercular margin. The soft dorsal, the 

 caudal, and a portion of the anal fin orange-coloured ; a brown spot 

 superiorly at the base of the pectoral ; ventrals black. 

 Coasts of Flores, Sangi, Amboyna, and Coram. 



a. Fine specimen. Ceram. Purchased of Mr. Stevens. 



b. Adult : not good state. From Dr. P. v. Bleeker's Collection. 



29. Glyphidodon melanopus. 

 Bkeker, Natuurk, Tydschr. Nederl. Ind. xi. 1856, p. 82. 

 D.if. A.^. L.lat.28. 



The upper profile of the head is convex ; 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. Each jaw with about 40 

 teeth. YeUow : most of the scales with a blue spot ; the anterior 

 portion of the ventral and anal fins black. {Bl.) 



Sea of Ora Malang (south-eastern coast of Java). 



a. Eighteen lines long : bad state. From Dr. P. v. Bleeker's Col- 

 lection. 



30. Glyphidodon xanthonotns. 



Sleeker, Natuurk. Tydschr. Nederl. Ind. xviii. p. 357. 

 D. if. A. ^. L. lat. 28. 



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

 fin not included). The snout is much shorter than the eye ; the 

 width of the praeorbital, above the angle of the mouth, is one-half of 

 that of the eye. The upper jaw with about 60 teeth. Caudal fin 

 slightly emarginate. Violet : neck, back, and dorsal fin yellow ; 

 caudal with a bright-yellow superior and inferior margin ; anal 

 blackish-violet ; ventrals black, whitish posteriorly. {Bl.) 



Sea of Bawean. 



Very nearly allied to G. melanopus. 



31. Glyphidodon behnii; 



Sleeker, Labr. Cten. p. 25. 



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



The height of the body is exactly one-half of the total length 

 (without caudal) ; snout as long as the eye ; the infraorbital ring 



* Bleeker mentions blue dots on the bodv in Nafimrk. Ti/dschr. Nederl. Ind. 

 vii. p. 373. 



