25. AXAMPSES. 137 



0. Anampses amboinensis. 



lileeket; Act. Sue. Sc. Iitdu-Ncderl. ii. Amboina, viii. p. 80, aud Atl. 

 Ichth. p. 103. tab. 25. tig. 2. 



D. K A. ^. L. lat. 29-30. 



12 12 



Dorsal spines flexible. Violet : scales on the back with a small 

 roundish blue spot, those on the sides with a longitudinal stiipe ; 

 lateral and inferior parts of the head vfiih. some blue spots and un- 

 dulated lines. Dorsal and anal tins with a blackish and yellowish 

 margin, and ^\ath three or four blue longitudinal streaks which are 

 interrupted posteriorly. Caudal brownish-violet, with several blue 

 oceUi and with a yeUow and blackish crescent ; its upper and lower 

 margins are yellowish. Pectorals brown at the base. 



Amboyna. 



a. Adult. From Dr. P. v. Bleeker's Collection. 

 7. Anampses diadematus. 



Anampses diadematus, Rilpp. N. W. Fische, p. 21. taf. 6. tig. 3. 

 ? Anampses lineolatiis, Benn. Proc. Zool. Soc. iii. 1837, p. 208. 



D. ^. A. ^. L. lat. 30. 



Green : hps, a transverse streak above and below the mouth, a 

 streak along the thi-oat, a band between the eyes, some lines on the 

 opercles, a vertical streak on each scale of the side of the bodj-, and 

 a longitudinal one on each scale of the thoracic region, blue. Verti- 

 cal fins orange-coloured ; a blue spot between eveiy two rays of the 

 dorsal ; dorsal with a blue streak along the upper and lower margins ; 

 anal blue at the base and at the margin. Base of the pectoral blue. 



Ked Sea. Mauritius ? 



8. Anampses viridis. 



Cuo. Sf Val. -xiv. p. 13. 



D.^. A.^. L. lat. 24. 



Uniform green ; anal with j^ellowish margin. ( Val.) 

 Mauritius. 



9. Anampses geographicus. 



Cuv. Sf Vdl. xiv. p. 10. pi. 389; Bh't-l: Art. Soc. Sr. Indu-Nedeii. i. 

 Amboina, p. 58, and Atl. Ichth. p. 102. tab. 25. tig. 3. 



D. ^. A. ^. L. lat. 50. L. transv. 8/22. 



Dorsal spines stiff. Brownish-violet, each scale with a blue ver- 

 tical streak ; head, thoracic region and caudal fin with reticulated, 

 blue, darker-edged lines. Vertical fins Avith a yellow, blue and 

 black margin ; dorsal and anal with numerous small blue dots. 



Amboyna. 



a. Adult. From Dr. P. v. Blcekcr"s Collection. 



