62 POMACENTEID^. 



6. Heliastes xanthocliir. 



Sleeker, Banda, i. p. 248. 



D. i^. A. :^. L. lat. 27. L. transv. 3/8. 



The height of the body is less than one-half of the total length (with- 

 out candal) ; dorsal spines rather slender, anal spine somewhat shorter 

 than the rays ; the length of the pectoral is nearly one-fourth of the 

 total ; caudal deeply forked, with the lobes produced. Greenish- 

 olive ; axil of the pectoral yellow ; a black band along each caudal fin. 



East Indian Archipelago. 

 a. Five and a quarter inches long. From Dr. P. v. Bleeker's Col- 

 lection. 



7. Heliastes aualis. 



Heliasea analis, Cuv. (§• Val. v. p. 496. 



macrochir, Bkeker, Amboina, iv. p. 346. 



D. 'A A. ^. L. lat. 26-28. 

 11 11 



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

 (the caudal fin not included); pectoral long, its leng-th being contained 

 thrice and two-thirds in the total ; caudal deeply forked, with the 

 lobes produced ; the second anal spine is rather longer than the rays. 

 Dorsal spines strong. Orange-coloured, back violet. 



Amboyna. 

 a, b. Fine specimens. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



8. Heliastes cseruleus. 



Cui\ Sr Val. V. p. 497 ; Schleg. Oven. Amphipr. ^c. in Verhand. Nat. 

 Gesch. Nederl. Overz. Bezitt. p. 25. 



D.i^. A.^. 



10 11 



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

 (the caudal not included) ; caudal fin deeply forked. Blue : dorsal 

 and anal fins brownish ; ventrals and caudal yellow, the latter with 

 the upper and lower margins black. 



New Guinea ; Ulea ; Molucca Sea. 



9. Heliastes frenatus. 



Ciiv. ^ Val V. p. 498. 



D '^ A -?- 



Caudal fin deeply forked ; a white line from the eye to the ex- 

 tremity of the snout. (Cuv.) 

 Guam. 



10. Heliastes xanthurus. 

 Bleeker, Banda, iii. p. 107. 



D. {^. A. f-^. L. lat. 28. 



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

 fin not included) ; caudal fin deeply forked. Violet-brown, each scale 



