236 BLENNIID^. 



times in the total length, the length of the head five times. Orbital 

 tentacle none ; the width of the interorhital space is less than the 

 diameter of the eye. The canine teeth of the upper jaw are much 

 smaller than those of the lower. The dorsal fin is not elevated, 

 begins somewhat before the vertical from the gill-opening, and ter- 

 minates at the root of the caudal. Body brownish-A^iolet, belly 

 yellow ; two bluish longitudinal bands, the upper of which is inter- 

 rupted ; fins yelloM% the vertical ones spotted with brown. (Bl.) 

 Sea of Lawajong (Solor). 



Blecker supposes that this species is allied to Blennechis gram- 

 mistes, Cuv. & Val. ; but it appears to me to be nearer to P. hreviceps 

 and P. cyprinoides, whilst P. cmema, Blcek., exhibits a remarkable 

 similarity to P. grammistes, a species established from a dried spe- 

 cimen. 



16. Petroscirtes anema. 



Bleeh. Ainboina Sf Ceram, p. 273. 



D. 30. A. 16-18. 



The height of the body is contained seven times in the total length, 

 the length of the head five times and a half. Snout obtuse ; no ten- 

 tacle above the orbit ; the width of the interorbital space is less than 

 the diameter of the eye. The upper canine teeth are much smaller 

 than the lower. On each side three black longitudinal bands, the 

 middle of which passes through the eye ; head punctulated with 

 blue ; fins yellow : the dorsal with a black band along the base, and 

 with a blackish spot between the third and tenth rays ; siiperiorly 

 with oblique blue stripes ; anal with a black band near the margin. 



Seas of Amboyna, Banda, Batjan, and Booroo. China. 



a. Fine specimen. Amboyna. — Anal with sixteen rays. 

 6. Half-grown. China. Presented by Captain Sir E. Belcher, C.B. 

 — Anal with eighteen rays. 



17. Petroscirtes grammistes. 



Blennechis grammistes, Cuv. ^~ Val. xi. p. 285. 

 D. 30. 



Snout short, with the lower jaw longest ; eye large. The length 

 of the head is about one-fourth of the total. On each side three 

 black longitudinal bands, the midcUc of which passes through the eye ; 

 dorsal fin A\'ith a black band between a pair of white ones ; caudal 

 and anal fins white, the former dotted mth black. {Val.) 



Sea of Java. 



18. Petroscirtes temminckii. 

 Bleek. Banda, i. p. 243. 



D. 31. A. 15. 



The height of the body is contained five or six times in the total 

 length, the length of the head five times and a half. Snout obtuse, 



