20 BERTCID^. 



2. Myripristis pralinius. 



Myripristis pralinius, Cuv. (^ Vol. iii. p. 170, and vii. p. 486. 

 Myripristis seychellensis, Cuv. 8f Val. lii. p. 172. 



D. 10 I -L.. A. -i-. L. lat. 38. L. transv. 3/6. 



I 15-10 14-15 



The height of the body is three times in the total length, the 

 length of the head 3^ ; the interspace between the eyes is 4^ in the 

 latter. The upper maxiUary bone reaches to below the middle of 

 the eye, and is distinctly denticulated beneath ; a series of larger 

 teeth along the outer margin of the upper jaw. Striae and denticu- 

 lations of the opercular pieces very fine ; opercular spine indistinct. 

 Pectoral longer than ventral, reaching to the level of the anus ; the 

 third and fourth anal spines are nearly equal in length, but the former 

 is rather thicker. Red, with the upper part of the ^11-opening and 

 the base of pectoral black. 



From the Isle de France through the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. 



a. Adult. Celebes. From Mr. Frank as M. indicus. 

 h~d. Adult : stuffed. Louisiade Archipelago. Voyage of the Rattle- 

 snake. 

 e. Adult. India. 



3. Myripristis kimtee. 



SuUanaroo-kxmtee, Russ. Cor. Fishes, pi. 104. 

 Myripristis kuntee, Cuv. ^ Val. y\\. p. 487. 



D.10|l. A.l 



The height of the body is one -third of the total length; the 

 irterspace between the eyes rather narrower than one-fourth of 

 the length of the head ; the fan-hke ridges on the head five or six 

 in number ; maxillary bone not serrated ; teeth carduliform along 

 the edge of the upper jaw. Shoulder, giU-opening, and base of the 

 pectorals brownish black. {Vol.) 



Coast of Coromandel. Isle de France. 



This species may prove to be the same as M. pralinius, the 

 denticulation of the maxillary bone being a character of veiy little 

 value. 



4. Myripristis bleekeri. 

 Myripristis pralinius, Bleek. Banda, i. p. 234 (not Cuv.). 



The height of the body is 3^3| in the total length, the length 

 of the head 4-4 i ; the interspace between the eyes is 3^3^ in 

 the latter, vertex with 8 to 10 bony ridges on each side, fan-like 

 arranged. In front of both the jaws some larger teeth ; the upper 

 maxillary bone reaches to behind the middle of the eye, and is 

 denticulated at the inferior angle. Opercular spine feeblfe. The 

 dorsal fins nearly equal in height; pectorals longer than ventrals. 



