5. UPEITEUS. 411 



margin of the praeoperciilum. The height of the spinous dorsal is 

 1| in that of the body. Uniform rose-coloiu-ed. 

 Seas of Manado and Ambojna. 



a, h. Half-grown. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 

 17. Upeneus dubius. 



Miillus dubius, Temm. c^ Schleg. Faun. Japon. Poiss. p. 30. pi. 11, f. 3. 



D.7|i A.± 



Red, with a yellow longitudinal band ; dorsal and anal fins with 

 obhque brown longitudinal bands. {Schleg.) 

 Sea of Japan. 



18. Upeneus bilineatus. 

 Ciw. 4" Val. vii. p. 525. 



D.7|i. A. 7. 



Snout short, with the upper profile approaching the veitical line, 

 as in Mull us barbatus. Barbels leather short. Back brownish ; two 

 yellow stripes along the side of the body ; the top of the first dorsal 

 black. (VaL) 



Sea of Amboyna. 



19. Upeneus crassilabris. 



Ciiv. ^ Val. vii. p. 523. 



D.8||. A. 7. 



The height of the tail is one-half of that of the body. Lips thick. 

 The barbels do not reach to the base of tbe ventrals. Ventrals very 

 large. The first dorsal violet ; the second violet on the base, and 

 with violet stripes on its upper half; anal dotted and obUquely 

 striped with violet ; caudal dark-coloui'ed, dotted with white ; the 

 three outer rays of the ventral violet ; barbels brownish. ( Val.) 



