5. UPENEUS. -i 1 1 



margin of the prseoperciiliim. The height of the spinous dorsal is 

 If in that of the body. Uniform rose-coloured. 

 Seas of Manado and Amboyna. 



((, b. Half-gro^vn. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 

 17. Upeneus dubius. 



Midlus dubiiis, Temm. S^- Schleq. Faun. Japon. Foiss. p. 30. pi. 11. f. 3. 



D.7|l. A.I. 



Red, with a yellow longitudinal baud ; dorsal and anal fins with 

 obhque brown longitudinal bands. {Schleg.) 

 Sea of Japan. 



18. Upeneus bilineatus. 

 Cue. ^- Veil. vii. p. 525. 



D.7|-i. A. 7. 



Snout short, with the upper profile approaching the vertical line, 

 as in MuUus harhatus. Barbels rather short. Back brownish ; two 

 yellow stripes along the side of the body ; the top of the first dorsal 

 black. {Val.) 



Sea of Amboyna. 



19. Upeneus crassilabris. 



Cuv. Sf Val. Tii. p. 523. 



D.8|j. A. 7. 



The height of the tail is one-half of that of the body. Lips thick. 

 The barbels do not reach to the base of the ventrals. VentraLs veiy 

 large. The first dorsal violet ; the second violet on the base, and 

 mth violet stripes on its upper half; anal dotted and obliquely 

 striped mth violet ; caudal dark- coloured, dotted with wliite ; the 

 three outer rays of the ventral violet ; barbels brownish. ( Val.) 



