20 BERYCID^. 



2. Myripristis pralinius. 



Myripristis praliuius, C'ui: 4" Val. iii. P;_1"0, and vii. p. 

 Myripristis seychellensis, Cuv. ^ Val. iii. p. 172. 



D 10 I -I- A. -^-. L. lat. 38. L. transv. 3/6 



486. 



, 15-lS' 



The height of the body is thi-ee times in the total length, the 

 length of the head 3i ; the interspace between the eyes is 4^ in the 

 latter. The upper maxillaiy bone reaches to below the middle of 

 the eye, and is distinctly denticulated beneath ; a series of larger 

 teeth "along the outer margin of the upper jaw. Striae and denticu- 

 latious of the opercular pieces veiy fine ; opercular spine indistinct. 

 Pectoral longer than ventral, reaching to the level of the anus ; the 

 third and fourth anal spines are nearly equal in length, but the fonner 

 is rather tliicker. Red, with the upper part of the gill-opening and 

 the base of pectoral black. 



From the Isle de France thi'ough the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. 



a. Adult. Celebes. From Mr. Frank as M. indicus. 

 h-d. Adult : stuiFed. Louisiade Archipelago. Voyage of the Rattle- 

 snake. 

 e. Adult. India. 



3. Myripristis kuntee. 



Sidlanaroo-kimtee, Russ. Cor. Fishes, pi. 104. 

 Mpipristis kxmtee, Cm: Sf Val. \di. p. 487. 



D.10|l A.± 



The height of the body is one-thii"d of the total length; the 

 interspace between the eyes rather narrower than one-fourth of 

 the length of the head ; the fan-like ridges on the head five or six 

 in number ; maxillaiy bone not seiTated ; teeth carduliform along 

 the edge of the upper jaw. Shoulder, giU-opening, and base of the 

 pectorals brownLsh black. (Val.) 



Coast of Coromandel. Isle de France. 



This species may prove to be the same as M. pralinius, the 

 denticulation of the maxillary bone being a character of very little 

 value. 



4. Myripristis bleekeri. 

 Myripristis pralinius, Bleek. Banda, i. p. 234 (not Cuv.). 



D-10|i^. A.^. L. lat. 40. 



The height of the body is 3i-3| in the total length, the length 

 of the head 4-41 ; the interspace between the eyes is 3|— 3|- in 

 the latter, vertex with 8 to lU bony ridges on each side, fan-like 

 arranged. In front of both the jaws some larger teeth ; the upper 

 maxiUary bone reaches to behind the middle of the eye, and is 

 denticulated at the inferior angle. Opercular spine feeble. The 

 dorsal fins nearly equal in height ; pectorals longer than ventrals. 



