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anal fins ; the dots are very small, much smaller than the interspaces 

 between them, but larger and more crowded on the head and the 

 thorax. 



Seychelles ; Molucca Sea. 



a. Adult. Molucca Sea. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



5. Teuthis vermiculata. 



Amphacanthus vermicvdatus, (Kuhl (^ v. Hass.) Cuv. 8f Val. x. p. 126 ; 

 Miill. 8f Schleg. Verh. Overz. Bez. Vissch. p. 11. pi. 3. fig. 2 ; Bleek. 

 Verhand. Baiav. Genootsch. xxiii., Teuth. p. 11. 



The height of the body is contained twice and two-fifths in the 

 total length. Brown, with vermiculated bluish lines ©n the head 

 and on the whole body, except on the belly ; caudal dotted all over 

 with brovra. 



From He do France to the coasts of New Guinea. 



a. Fine specimen. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



h. Fine specimen. Philippine Islands. Purchased of Mr. Cuming. 



c. Half-grown. Old Collection. 



6. Teuthis labyrinthodes. 



Amphacanthus labyrinthodes, Bleek. Batuv. p. 471. 

 The height of the body is two-fifths of the total length. Caudal 

 fin emarginate. Red, with numerous undulated and reticulated, 

 transverse and longitudinal, short blue lines ; vertical fins immacu- 

 late. {BL) 



Sea of Batavia. 



7. Teuthis suior. 

 Amphacanthus sutor, Cuv. df Val. x. p. 148. 



The height of the body is more than one-third of the total length. 

 Brown, minutely dotted all over with whitish. ( Val.) 

 Seychelles ; coast of Malabar. 



8. Teuthis margaritifera. 



Amphacanthus margaritiferus, Cuv. A- Val. x. p. 146 : Bleek. Java, iv. 

 p. 334. 



The height of the body is contained three times or three times and 

 a third in the total length. Caudal fim emarginate. Ground-colour 

 brownish-olive, dotted aU over with white ; no brown spot on the 

 shoulder. 



East Indian Archipelago. 



a. Seventeen inches lone : stuffed. — A. ^. 



9. Teuthis tumifrous. 

 Amphacanthus tumifrons, Cuv. Sf Val. x. p. 159. 

 The height of the body is contained thrice and a half in the total 



