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7. Platyglossus hortulanus. 



Rettard, i. tab. 11. fig. 71, ii. fig. 120; Valcnt. p. 376. fig. 87. 

 Labrus hortulainis, Lacep. iii. p. 516. pi. 29. fig. 2. 



centiquadrus, (Commers.) Lacfip. iii. p. 493. 



Spams docLissatus, Benn. Fish, of Cn/lon, pi. 14. 

 Halichoeres eximius, Hiqyp. N. W. Fische, p. 16. tab. 5. fig. 1. 

 Julis deciissatus, Cur. &■ Val. xiii. p. 4:33. 



hortiilanus, Cm: 6f Val. xiii. p. 430 ; Bhek. Batav. p. 486. 



Hemitautoga centiquadrus, Bleck. P)-oc. Zool. Soc. 1861, p. 413, and 

 Ail. IcJith. p. 139. tab. 32. fig. 3. 



D.-^. A. ^. L. lat. 28. L. transv.|. Vert. 10/15. 



The height of the body is contained three times and a third to three 

 times and three-quarters in the total length, the length of the head 

 four times or four times and a quarter. Two series of small scales 

 behind the eye. Caudal subtruncated ; the fii'st ventral ray prolonged. 

 Brownish-yeUow, each scale with a brown vertical streak, the basal 

 membrane being of that colour ; head with broad bluish longitudinal 

 bands ; anterior part of the back with series of bluish spots ; one, 

 two or three yellow spots on the bacJc, the anterior never being absent, 

 situated below the fourth dorsal spine ; a blach spot behind it. Dorsal 

 fin with paii's of oblique brownish sti'eaks, sometimes anastomosing 

 with one another and enclosing round spots. Caudal immaculate, or 

 with transverse series of brownish spots; anal with some longitudinal 

 bands. A black spot superiorly in the axil of the pectoral ; generally 

 a small black spot on the upper half of the root of the caudal. 



From the eastern coasts of Africa to Polynesia. 



a. Adult : stuffed. Red Sea. From Dr. EiippeU's Collection. 



h. Adult : stuffed. Mauritius. From Mr. Telfair's Collection. 



c-d. Half-grown. Mauritius. Presented by Dr. E. Eiippell. 



e,f. Adult. Ceylon. From the Collection of the Zoological Society. 



</. Young. Moluccas. 



h. Fine specimen. Amboyna. Pm-chased of Mr. Frank. 



/. Adult : bad state. Celebes. 



k--m. Half-grown : stuffed. East Indies. From the Collection of the 



East India Company. 

 H. Adult : stuffed. Aneiteum. From Mr. Macgillivray's CoUeetion. 

 o,p-q. Adult and half-grown. From the Haslar Collection. 

 r. Adult : skeleton. From the Collection of the Zoological Society. 



8. Platyglossus corbis. 



Henard, ii. pi. 17. fig. 97 & pi. 25. tig. 120. 

 Julis corbis, Cuv. 4" ?'"/■ xiii. p. 435. 



A large black, oblong blotch on the back along the base of the 

 dorsal fin. Head blue, \^'ith yellow spots and black dots; each scale 

 with a red vertical streak. 



East Indies. 



This fish has not yet been recognized, and is known only from a 

 drawing by Vlaming. 



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