15. COSSYPHUS. 103 



1. Cossyphus mesothorax. 



Renurd, tab. 26. no. 143 ; Valent. iii. p. 388. fig. 126. 



Labriis mesothorax, Bl. Schn. p. 254. 



Cossv'phus niesothorax, Cuv. 8f Val. xiii. p. 129 ; Bleek. Verhand. Batav. 



Genoidsch. xxii. Labr. p. 13. 

 Scarus mordax, Grwiov. Si/st. ed. Gray, p. 64. 



D. {|. A. l^. L. lat. 30. L. transv. 4/12. 



ISnout pointed, its length being one-third of that of the head ; 

 upper lip broad, with folds ; serrature of the praeoperculnm minute, 

 distinct ; caudal truncated. Head and anterior part of the body 

 reddish-brown, posterior parts reddish-yeUow, both colours separated 

 by an obb'que deep-black band rimning from the base of the pectoral 

 towards the hind part of the spinoiLS dorsal ; axil black ; a horizontal 

 black band behind the angle of the mouth. 



Molucca Sea. 



a. Fine specimen. Ceram. From Mr. Stevens's Collection. 

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

 c. Adult : skin. From Gronow's Collection, 



2. Cossyphus axillaris. 



Labrus axUlaris, Betm. Proc. Comm. Zool. Soc. i. 1831, p. 166. 

 Cossyphus axillaris, Cuv. 4" V(d. xiii. p. 131. pi. 371. 



D. i?. A. f^. L. lat. 34. L. transv. 5/13. 



Snout pointed, one-third of the length of the head ; head longer 

 than high ; upper lip broad, with folds ; serrature of the praeoper- 

 culum minute, indistiliet ; caiidal fin subtruncated ; the first ventral 

 ray produced. Piu-plish-red anteriorlj', posterior part of the body 

 and fins yeUomsh : a black spot on the base of the pectoral, a 

 second and third on the commencement of the spinous and of the soft 

 dorsal, and a foiirth behind the last anal spine ; ventrals dotted with 

 brown. 



Mauritius ; Madagascar ; Ulea ; New Hebrides. 



a. Type of the species. Maiuitius. From the Collection of the 



Zoological Society. 



b. Adult. IMauritius. From Mr. Gerrard's Collection. 



c. Adult. Madagascar. Presented by Dr. J. E. Gray. 



cl. Adult : stuffed, Aneiteum. From Mr. Macgilli\Tay's Collection. 



3. Cossyphus leucosticticns. 



Labrus leucosticticns, Beim. Proc. Comm. Zool. Soc. i. 1831, p. 166. 



D. 1^. A. ^. L. lat. 32. L. transv. 4/12. 



Snout pointed, one-third of the length of the head ; head longer 

 than high ; upper lip broad, with folds ; serratiu-e of the prseopercidum 



