7. PERCis. 239 



along the base, and with a black speck on each interval between the 

 rays, near the margin of the fin. 

 He de France. 



a, b. Fine specimens. From the Haslar Collection, 



4. Percis hexophthalma. 



Percis liexoplitalma, (JShrcnb.) Cur. Sf Val. iii. p. 271, vii. p. 507. 



polyophtalma, {Ehrenh.) Ota: ^- Val. iii. p. 272. 



cylindrica, Rilpp. Atlas Fisclic, p. 19. t. 5. f. 2 (not Cur.). 



caudimaeulata, RUpp. Neue WirbvUh. Fische, p. 98; lileeker, Perc, 



p. 54, aud Celebes, iv. p. 11. 



D. 5 I 19. A. 18. L. lat. 62. L. transv. 7/19. 



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

 length of the head 4g. The distance between the eyes is one-tliird 

 of the length of the snout. The ventrals reach to, or nearly to, the 

 origin of the anal fin. A large black central blotch on the caudal ; 

 along each side of the belly three or more white rings with black 

 centre. The spinous dorsal with a black basal spot ; the soft dorsal 

 with three longitudinal series of black spots, the anal with one. 



From the Hed Sea to the Louisiade vlrchipelago. 



a. Adult. Sine patria. From Mr. Frank's Collection. 

 h. Adiilt : stuffed. Sine patria. 



c. Adult : stufled. Louisiade Archipelago. Voyage of the ' E.attle- 



snake.' 



d. Adult. Eed Sea. 



e. Adult. Old Collection. 



Eiippell says that this species has no pyloric appendages. 



5. Percis cylindrica. 



Seha, iii. 27. 16. 



Scifena cylindrica, Bhcli, taf. 299. f. 1 ; Lacep. iv. p. 314. 

 Bodianus seb;e, Bl. 8chn. p. 335. 



Percis cylindrica, Cuv. 8^- Val. iii. p. 267 ; Bleek. Bamla, i. p. 235 (not 

 mipp).). 



D. 5 I 21. A. 18. L. lat. 50. 



The height of the body is 5g to 6| in the total length, the length 

 of the head 4j to 4|. Ventral fins rather elongate, reaching to the 

 fifth anal ray ; the tliii'd and fourth dorsal spines rather longer than 

 the intermaxillary. Body with nine or ten cross-bands ; a brown 

 band from the eye to the throat ; interopereulum spotted Avith yellow 

 and bro%vn ; the spinous dorsal blacldsh, the soft dorsal and anal 

 spotted with whitish and brown, the caudal with black. 



Molucca Sea ; Chinese Sea. 



a, b. Adult and half-gro'mi. Amboyna. From Mr. Frank's Collection. 



c. Adult. Philippines. 



d. Adult. China Seas. Presented by Caj^tain Sir E. Belcher, C.B. 



e. Adult. Sir Charles Hardy's Island. Presented by J. B. Jukes, Esq. 

 /". Adult. From the Haslar Collection. 



g. Young. 



