23. c^sio. 391 



anal spine longer and stronger than the third. No lateral band ; a 

 black spot at the axil ; caiidal lobes with black tips. 

 Red Sea ; Sea of Batavia ; New Ireland. 



a. Adult: stuffed. 



2. Csesio xauthonotus. 



Sleeker, Batav. p. 46G. 



D. if. A. :^. L. lat. 60. 



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

 of the head 4| ; the diameter of the eye is 3j in the latter, and 

 longer than the snout. Above yellow, a blue band between the 

 snout and eye ; lateral line brown ; base of the pectorals violet ; no 

 band or spot on the caudal. {Bl.) 



Sea of Batavia. 



3. Csesio pisang. 

 Bleeker, Amboina, iii. p. 23. 



D. f^. A. ^. L. lat. 60. 



The height of the body is 4|-4^ in the total length, the length of 

 the head 4|-4^ ; the diameter of the eye is one-third of the latter, 

 and much longer than the snout. Rose-coloured; scales of the 

 upper parts ^vith a blue basal spot ; lateral line brown ; lobes of the 

 caudal witli black tips. 



Seas of Amboyna and Batavia. 



a. Fine specimen. Amboyna. Piu'chased of Mr. Frank. 



6. Adult. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



c. Half-grown. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



4. Csesio pinjalo. 



rinjalo typus, Bh'ck. Bi/dr. Tupo</r. Batav. 

 C.-Bsio pinjalo, jy/ec/i. 



Java, i. p. 102. 

 D. ||. A. ^. L. lat. 55. 



The height of the body is 3 or 3g in the total length, the length 

 of the head four times ; the diameter of the eye is one-thii'd of the 

 latter. Coloration uniform ; dorsal black-edged. (Bl.) 



Sea of Batavia. 



5. Cxsio inaculatus. 

 Cuv. if Val. vi. p. 439. 



D. If. A. ^. L. lat. 65. L. transv. 7/14. 



The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is one- 

 fourth of the total. A black longitudinal stripe on each lobe of the 

 caudal ; axil black. Greenish, spotted with blue ; no lateral band. 



Seas of Amboyna, Vanicolo, and China (Madagascar). 



