40. CALLYOUON. 215 



5. Callyodon genistriatus. 



Cuv. Iff Val. xiv. p. 293 ; Bleek. Banda, iii. p. Ill, and Atl. Ichth. p. 13. 

 tab. 1. fig. 1. 



No other teeth within the front series of the upper jaw ; scaly 

 sheath of the dorsal fin moderately high ; caudal subtruncated. The 

 height of the body is contained tkrico and two-fifths in the total 

 length. Brown, with small light spots ; several red streaks radiate 

 from the orbit ; a %'iolet spot between the first and second dorsal 

 spines ; dorsal with one, anal with two red longitudinal bands. 



Celebes, Banda. 



a. Adult : not good state. From Dr. P. v. Bleeker's Collection. 



6. Callyodon brachysoma. 



Sleeker, Atl. Ichth. p. 14. tab. 2. fig. 3. 



No other teeth within the front series of the upper jaw. Scaly 

 sheath of the dorsal fin moderately high. The height of the body is 

 one-third or less than one-third of the total length. Reddish-brown, 

 with irregular reddish dots and spots on the head, body, and vertical 

 fins ; a blackish spot between the first and second dorsal spines ; root 

 of the pectoral dark-brown. 



AmbojTia, Ternate. 



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



7. Callyodon japonicus. 



Callyodon japonicus, Cuv. ^- Val. xiv. p. 294. pi. 40G; Faun. Japon. 



Puiss. p. 174. pi. 89 ; Bleek. Verkand. Baiav. Genootsch. xxvi. Nalez. 



Jap. p. 115. 

 rubigioosus, Cuv. Regue Anim. III. Poiss. pi. 91. tig. 2 (bad). 



Some small teeth within the front series of imbricate teeth. Dorsal 

 fin ^ith a scaly sheath at the base ; caudal rounded. Violet-olive, 

 with rosy spots and blue dots ; dorsal and anal yellow, clouded with 

 Wolet ; caudal with violet margins ; base of the pectoral violet. 



Japan. 



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



8. Callyodon spinidens. 



Scams spinidens, Quo)f is- Gaim. Voij. Uran. Zool. p. 289. 



vaigiensis, pt., Quoi/ &■ Gaim. I. c. p. 288; Cuv. cy Val. xiv. 



214. 

 llyodon waigiensis, Cuv. Sf Val. xiv. p. 296. 



liypselosoma, Bleek. Amboitta, vi. p. 425. 



spinidens, Bleek. Atl. Ichth. p. 13. tiib. 2. fig. 2. 



Small teeth within the front series of the upper jaw. The dorsal 

 scales extend slightly on the base of the fin. Olive (in spirits), finely 

 marbled with brown and yellow ; vertical fins with l)rowaish dots. 



p. 21 



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