23. CJE8I0. 391 



anal spine longer and stronger than the third. No lateral band ; a 

 "black spot at the axil ; caudal lobes with black tips. 

 Red Sea ; Sea of Batavia ; New Ireland. 



a. Adult: stuffed. 



2. Csesio xauthonotus. 

 Bleeker, Batav. p. 460. 



D. 1^. A. ^. L. lat. 60. 



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

 of the head 4j ; the diameter of tlw- eye is 3| in the latter, and 

 longer than the snout. Al)ove yt^llow, a blue band between the 

 snout and eye ; lateral lino brown ; base of the pectorals violet ; no 

 band or spot on the caudal. {BL) 



Sea of Batavia. 



3. Cffisio pisang. 

 Bleeker, Amboina, iii. p. 23. 



D. i^. A. ^. L. lat. 60. 



The height of the body is 4|-4f in the total length, the length of 

 the head 4|-45 ; the diameter of the eye is one-third of the latter, 

 and nluch longer than the snout. llose-colourcd ; scales of the 

 upper parts with a blue basal spot ; lateral line brown ; lobes of the 

 caudal with l)luck tips. 



Seas of An*boyna and Batavia. 



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



6. Adult. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



c. Half-grown. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



4. CsBsio pinjalo. 



Pinjulo typus, Blctk. By dr. Tupoyr. Batav. 

 Cajsio pinjalo, Bleek. Java, i. p. 102. 



D. \\. A. ^. L. lat. 55. 



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

 of the head four times ; the diameter of the eye is one-third of the 

 latter. Coloration uniform ; dorsal black-edged. (Bl.) 



Sea of Batavia. 



5. C»8io maculatus. 



Cuv. 8f Val vi. p. 439. 



D. 12. A. ^. L. lat. 65. L. transv. 7/14. 



The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is one- 

 fourth of the total. A black longitudinal stripe on each loltc of the 

 caudal ; axil black. Greenish, s])otted with blue ; no latcual band. 



Seas of Amboyna, Vanicolo, and China (Madagascar). 



