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the length of the head five times and three-fifths. No crest on the 

 head or tentacles on the neck ; a small slender tentacle above the 

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

 The dorsal fin is rather deeply notched, both portions being nearly 

 equal in height, higher than the anal and lower than the body. 

 Violet-rose-coloured with golden spots ; fins yellow : the dorsal with 

 an indistinct oblique brownish stripe between the rays ; anal brown- 

 edged. (Bl.) 



Sea of Amboyna. 



29. Salarias gibbifrons. 



Quoy ^ Gaim. Voy. Frcijc. Pom. p. 253 ; Cuv. ^ Val. xi. p. 312 (?) ; 

 Bleek. Blenn. en Gob. p. 256. 



D. 12 I 19. A. 21. 



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

 total length, the length of the head six times and three-quarters ; 

 the forehead projects considerably beyond the mouth. A simple 

 tentacle, shorter than the eye, above the orbit, another at the nostril. 

 Canine teeth in the lower jaw. The dorsal is deeply notched ; the 

 posterior portion and the anal are higher than the anterior and than 

 the body. (Brownish ?) {Bl.) 



Sea of Sumatra. (Sandwich Islands ?) 



30. Salarias periophthalmus. 



Cuv. 8f Val. xi. p. 311. pi. 328 (bad) ; Bleck. Sumatra, ii. p. 267. 



D. 12 I 20. A. 21-22. 



The height of the body is contained seven times in the total length, 

 the length of the head six times and a quarter. The forehead 

 does not project beyond the mouth. A short simple tentacle above 

 the orbit ; another, which is fringed, at the nostril. Canine teeth in 

 the lower jaw. The dorsal fin is notched nearly to the base, and 

 does not extend on to the caudal ; the posterior portion is not qiiite so 

 high as the body, but higher than the anterior portion and than the 

 anal. Rose-coloured, with indistinct violet cross-bands, and with 

 two series of blue spots along the side ; head dotted -with red, and 

 with a red transverse band behind the eye. The basal half of the 

 dorsal fins violet, with darker oblique streaks, the upper half yellow, 

 dotted with red ; the basal half of the anal orange- coloured, the 

 lower black ; caudal red. 



Sea of Ticopia. Eastern parts of the East Indian Archipelago. 



31. Salarias dussumieri. 



Cuv. <§• Val. xi. p. 310. 



D. 12 I 20. A. 22.' 



The height of the body is one-sixth or one-seventh of the total 

 length. A short fringed tentacle above the orbit and at the nostril. 

 Canine teeth none. The dorsal fin is deeply notched, and extends on 



