44. Ai'onoN. 243 



48. Apogon victoriae. (Plate XV. fig. C.) 



Yellowish olive (in a dried state), with four darker longitudinal 

 bands on each side ; root of the pectoral deep black ; pectoral yellow. 

 All the outer edge of the prajoperculum denticulated, the inner entire. 



a,h. Adult: dried. Victoria (Australia). VoyageofH.M.S. Herald. 



Description. — The height of the body is 3g in the total length, 

 the length of the head 3| ; the diameter of the eye is less than one- 

 third of the length of the head, and much longer than the distance 

 between the eyes. The lower jaw slightly projects beyond the 

 upper ; the iipper maxillary bone reaches beyond the vertical from 

 the centre of the eye ; the outer margin of the pra3operculum is 

 finely sen-ated posteriorly and iaferiorly, the interior ridge being 



entire. D. 71-^; the first spine is minute ; the second rather longer 



than one-half of the third ; the third is very strong, and about \\ 

 in the length of the head. The spine of the second dorsal fin is not 

 much shorter than the soft portion, one-half the length of the head. 

 Caudalis notched. A. |- ; the second spine is rather shorter than 

 that of the soft dorsal ; the pectoral reaches slightly beyond the 

 origin of the anal fin ; the ventral spine is very strong, compressed, 

 and equal to the second of the anal fin. L. lat. 24. L. transv. 2/6-7. 

 The present colour is a yellowish ohve, with four darker, rather 

 inchstinct bands, broader than the interspaces of the ground-colour 

 between : the first from the nape, above the lateral line, along the 

 back of the tail ; the second from the eye to the middle of the root 

 of the caudal fin ; the thLrd from the axil along the lower side of the 

 tail ; the foiu-th on the side of the belly. The pectoral is yellow, 

 with the basal part deep black ; the other fins without distinct colour. 



inches, lines. 



Total length 3 9 



Height of the body 1 1| 



Length of the head 1 



Diameter of the eye 4^ 



Length of the third dorsal spine 9^ 



of the second anal spine 5| 



3. With eight spines iu tlie first dorsal. 



49. Apogon melas. 



BIceker, Perc. p. 29, and Act. Soc. Nederl. i., Amboina, p. 27. 



Caudalis notched. Entirely uniform brownish black ; the second 

 \ dorsal fin with a large round blue spot in the middle of the base. 

 I Bima (Sumbava Island) ; Celebes ; Amboyna. 



50. Apogon cantoris. 

 Sleeker, Riouw, p. 479. 

 L. lat. 24. L. tran.sv. 9. Caudal fin slightlv notched. Gieemsh, 



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