4lO MULLID^. 



the head 3^-4 ; the space between the orbits convex ; the greater 

 part of the eye is situated on the posterior half of the length of the 

 head, in which it is contained 5-5g times ; the snout is pointed, and 

 longer than t^vice the diameter of the eye. The barbels reach to the 

 base of the ventrals ; the height of the spinous dorsal is 1|- in that 

 of the body. Rose-coloured ; two blue stripes on the side of the 

 snout, and two or three others on the side of the head. The second 

 dorsal and the anal bright yellow, with thi-ee to five bluish longi- 

 tudinal bands. (Bl.) 



Sea of Manado (and He de France). 



a. ■? Adult: stuffed. Mauritius. From Dr. Janvier's Collection. 



15. Upeneus chrysopleuron. 



Mulliis chrysoplem'on, Tvmnt. if Schk'i/. Faun. Japan. Poiss. p. 29. 



pi. 12. f. 1. 

 Upeneus biaculeatus, (Gray) Rich. Ichth. Clilna, p. 219*. 

 Upeueoides chrysopleuron, Bleek. Verhaml. Batav. Genootsch. xxv. 



Japan, p. 10. 

 Upeneus chrysopleuron, Bleek. I. c. xxvi. Japan, p. 70. 



D. 8 1 1. A. 8. L. lat. 30. 



The height of the body is nearly equal to the length of the head, 

 and 4| in the total. The length of the snout is twice the diameter 

 of the eye. Crown rather flat ; the teeth of the jaws of unequal 

 .size. The spinous dorsal much lower than the body. Rose-coloured, 

 with a broad golden band fi-om the head to the caudal, extending on 

 the back of the tail ; snout ^vith bluish streaks ; Uns immaculate ; a 

 small blackish spot above the axil. 



Seas of Japan and China. 



a. Adult. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. 



b. Half-grown. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. 

 e. Adult. China. 



d. Adult. China. 



e. Adidt : stuffed. Presented by J. C. Jerdon, Esq. 

 /. Half-grown. Presented by the Zoological Society. 



16. Upeneus jansenii. 



Bleeker, Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Nederl. i. Man. en 3Iakass. p. 44. 



D. 8 I i A. 8. L. lat. 30. 



The height of the body is about one-fifth of the total length, the 

 length of the head one-fourth ; the diameter of the eye is about 

 one-fourth of the latter, and much more than one-half the extent 

 of the snout. Crown rather flat. The barbels reach to the posterior 



* Sir J. Kichardson quotes as the first authority, " Gray, Catal. Brit. Mus." 

 A catalogue contaiuing an account of this fish has never been published, to my 

 knowledge. 



