46 SUUAMIPINNES. 



8. Holacanthus leucopleura. 



Bleeker, S0I07; p. 79. 



D. '4. A. ^. L. lat. 44-46. L. transv. 7/22. 

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The pra3opercular spine is smooth, and reaches to the base of the 

 pectoral, with two or three small teeth before its base ; the dorsal 

 and anal fins are angular posteriorly. Black : back with a large 

 white blotch beneath the tenth and eleventh dorsal spines ; ventral 

 posteriorly yellow ; anal broadly edged with white. 



Seas of Lawajong (Solor) and AmbojTia. 



This species appears to be closelj' allied to, if not identical with, 

 Holacanthus tihicen, superficially described by Cuvier. 

 a, h. Fiae specimens. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



9. Holacanthus tihicen. 



Cuv. Sf Val. vii. p. 173. 



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The prseopercular spine reaches nearly to the base of the pectoral, 

 and is armed inferiorly with three small points. Brown, with a 

 large pale blotch on the shoulder, and another vertical and elliptical 

 one on the middle of the back, in the upper half. {Cuv.) 



Hab. ? 



Typical specimen in the Ley den Museum. 



10. Holacanthus passer. 



Valenc. in Voy. Venus, p. 327. pi. 6. 



D. i^. A. -i. L. lat. 75-80. 



The prseopercular spine is grooved, and reaches to the base of the 

 pectoral ; the dorsal and anal fins are produced into a point. Brown, 

 with a white transverse band from the sixth dorsal spine ; caudal, 

 ventral, pectoral, and the margins of the dorsal and anal fins yellow. 

 ( Val.) 



Galapagos Archipelago (?). 



C. Body ornamented by several cross-bands. 



11. Holacanthus ciliaris. 



Willughhy, tab. 0. 3. f. 1 ; ? Cateshy, ii. pi. 31. 



Isabelita, Parra, pi. 7. f. 1. 



Chpetodon ciliaris, L. Mm. Ad. Fried, tab. 33. f. 1 ; Z. Gm. i. p. 1252 ; 



Bl. taf. 214; Bl. Schn. -p. 218. 

 Chsetodon, sp., Gronov. Zoophyl. no. 231. 



parrae, B:l. Schn. p. 235. 



squamiilosiis, Slimv, Nat. Misc. p. 275. 



Holacantlius cUiaris, Lacep. iv. pp. 527, 534 ; Cuv. 8f Val, vii. p. 154. 

 Chaetodon aciileatus, Gronov. Syst. ed. Gray, p. 72. 



D. ii. A. ^. L. lat. 50. L. transv. 8/30. 



The prseopercular spine is grooved, and does not quite reach to 



