19. DUYM^RIA. 121 



1. Duymaeria aurigaria. 



Crenilabrus am-ig^arius, Richards. Voy. Sulph. Fishes, p. 90. tab. 45 

 ngs. 1 & 2. 



mbellio, Richards. I. c. p. 93. tab. 45. fig. 3. 



Duyniferia aurioraria, Bkek. Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Nederl. i. Amboina, p 53 

 mbellio, Rlcek. I. c. > t- • 



D. Yi- A. |. L. lat. 22. L. transv. 2/6. Vert. 10/15. 



Two posterior canine teeth on each side of the upper jaw. Pne- 

 oporculum finely serrated, ^vith two series of large scales, which are 

 partly imbedded in the skin. The lobes of the anterior dorsal spines 

 are more or less prolonged. PurpUsh : vertical fins with irregular red 

 hues ; sides of the head with tortuous blue bands ; a dark spot on the 

 operculum remains visible in specimens preserved in spirits. 



China. 



a, b. Adult. China.— Types of C. auriganus. 

 e. Adult. China. Presented by J. R. Beeves, Esq.— Type of C. 

 ruhellio. 



d. Adult : stufl'ed. China. Presented by J. E. Reeves, Esq 



e. Adult: skeleton. China. 



It is probable that Sehlegel is right in supposing that this species 

 IS identical with D. flag ellif era. The cjiief differences between the 

 descriptions appear to be : — 



1. The specimen of Valenciennes has a black spot between the two 

 fii'st dorsal spines ; none on the operculum. (Duymceria flaaelUfera 

 Cuv. & Val., Bleek.) J J j > 



2. The fig-ure in the ' Fauna Japonica ' does not show any dark spot. 

 {Duymceria japonica, Bleek.) 



3. The fishes in the British Museum, described by Sir J. Richardson 

 under two different names, have a dark opercular spot; none on the 

 dorsal fin. {Duymceria aurigaria and D. rubellio, Richards., Bleek. 

 =D. aurigaria, m.) 



Duymceria amhoinensis, Bleek. /. c. p. 54, and Atl. lehth. p. 78. 

 tab. 23. fig. 7, appears to mo to be identical with D. auri(/aria. 

 The blue bands on the head of the species from China and Japan 

 disappear in spirits, and are entirely absent in the AmbojTiese species. 

 a. Adult. From Dr. P. v. Blocker's Collection as D. amboinensis. 



2. Duymaeria flagellifera. 



Ctenolabrus flageUifer, Cuv. Sf Val. xiii. p. 240 ; ? Faun. Japan. Poiss. 



p. IGO. pi. 86. fig. 2. 

 Duymffii-ia flagellifer, BkcJc. Act. Soc.Sc. Indo-Nederl. i. Amboina,p.53. 

 r Duymaeria japonica, Bkek. I. c. 



D. ^. A. |. L. lat. 20. 



Pi-teoperculum finely serrated. The lobes of the anterioi- dorsal 

 spines prolonged. [Pm-pUsh, head with tortuous blue bands;] a 

 black spot between the first two dorsal spines. 



Japan. 



