5. POMACENTRTJS. 33 



one at the base of the pectoral fin, one at the commencement of the 

 lateral line, and one on the back of the tail behind the dorsal tin. 



He de France. East Indian Archipelago. Polynesia. Coasts of 

 Australia. 



a. Adult. East Indies. From the Collection of the East India 



Company. 

 h-d, e, f, g. Fine specimens. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 

 h. Adult, Dove's Island. Presented by J. B. Jukes, Esq. 

 i. Adult. Port Essington. From the Haslar Collection. 

 k. Adulti Australia. From Mr. Macgillivray's Collection. 

 /. Adult : skeleton. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



Pomacentrus katunko (Bleek. Timor, p. 169) is very closely allied 

 to, if not identical with, this species. 



a. Fine specimen. From Dr. P. v. Blocker's Collection. 

 40. Pomacentrus tripunctatus. 



Cuv. 4- Val. V. p. 421. 



D. ^. A. -i. 



15 U 



Prasorbital not serrated (? in immature specimens). Caudal fin 

 forked, with the lobes pointed. Dark-brown, with a small black spot 

 above the operculum, another on the soft dorsal fin, and a third, which 

 is edged with white anteriorly, on the back of the tail, immediately 

 beliind the dorsal fin. (Cuv.) 



Sea of Vanicolo. 



Known from specimens 1^^ to 2 inches long ; perhaps the imma- 

 ture state of a known species. 



41. Pomacentrus vanicolensis. 



Cuv. <V Val. V. p. 421. 



Pra^orbital denticulated, much longer tlian broad ; caudal fin emar- 

 ginate. Brown, with a black spot, edged with white anteriorly, on 

 the back of the tail ; operculum with a dark spot superiorly. Imma- 

 ture specimens with a dark spot on the soft dorsal tin. (Cw.) 



Vanicolo. 



42. Pomacentrus planifrons, 



Cuv. ^ Val. V. p. 431. 



D. j|. A. ^. L. lat. 29. L. transv. 'A/\(K 



The height of the body is contained twice and a third in tin; total 

 length ; interorbital space flat, anterior profile of tin* lioad striiiglit ; 

 only the posterior half of the infraorbital ring i.s findy denticulated. 

 The dorsal spines increase in length towards behind; caudal foiked. 



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