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the total length, the length of the head four times and two-thirds 

 to four times and three-quarters. Nape of the neck with about 

 fifteen short, simple tentacles on each side ; a short fringed tentacle 

 above the orbit and at the nostril. A canine tooth in the lower jaw. 

 The dorsal fin is more or less emarginate, and extends on to the caudal; 

 the first ray is the longest, and sometimes much produced ; the anal 

 fin is much lower than the dorsal, and the anterior rays are the 

 shortest. Violet, reticulated with blackish ; dorsal and caudal brown, 

 red superiorly. 



Seas of Ternate, Amboyna, and Goram. 



a. Adult. From the Haslar Collection. 



b. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



16. Salarias castaneus. 

 Cuv. ^ Val. xi. p. 324. 



D.i|. A. 14. 



The height of the body is contained four times and a half in the 

 total length. A very small tentacle above the oi'bit. Canine teeth 

 in the lower jaw. The dorsal fin is slightly emarginate ; the first 

 dorsal ray detached, but not longer than the others. Uniform brown. 

 {Val.) 



He de France. 



B. Dorsal fin distinctly notched. 

 1. No crest on the head. 



17. Salarias variolosus. 

 Cuv. Sf Val. xi. p. 317. 



D. 12 I 12. A. 14. 



The height of the body is contained four times and a half in the 

 total length. A series of filaments across the neck ; a fringed tentacle 

 abjve the orbit ; canine teeth small. Dorsal emarginate, extending on 

 to the caudal. Brown ; head punctulated with whitish. ( Fed.) 



Sea of Guam. 



18. Salarias viridis. 

 Cuv. <§• Val. xi. p. 344 ; Gay, Hist. Chile, Zool. ii. p. 268. 

 D. 10 I 17. A. 19. V. 1/3. 



The height of the body is contained six times in the total length 

 (in the female four times), the length of the head five times. A long 

 fringed tentacle above the orbit, four flat and ciliated shoit append- 

 ages on the neck. Strong canine teeth in the lower jaw. The dorsal 

 fin is distinctly notched, half as high as the body and higher than 

 the anal. Uniform greyish (in spirits), with the fins blackish. (Green 

 in life.) (Vol.) 



Valparaiso. 



