6. GLYPHTDODON. 47 



25. Glyphidodon ternatensis. 

 Bleeker, Ternate, p. 137. 



D. f^. A. ^^. L. lat. 26. 



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

 (the caudal fin not included). Snout shorter than the eye ; the prae- 

 orbital, above the angle of the mouth, is half as wide as the orbit ; 

 incisors notched. The middle dorsal spines are the longest ; caudal 

 forked, with the lobes pointed ; the first ventral ray produced. Uni- 

 form greenish-olive, the margin of each scale being darker. {Bl.) 



Sea of Temate. 



26. Glyphidodon batjanensis. 

 Bleeker, Batjan, p. 373. 



D. i|. A. ^. L. lat. 25. 



13 15 



The height of the body is a little more than one-half of the total 

 length (the caudal fin not included) ; snout shorter than the eye ; 

 the width of the prasorbital, above the angle of the mouth, is less 

 than one-half of that of the orbit ; the six posterior dorsal spines are 

 nearly equal in length, and higher than the anterior ones ; caudal fin 

 emarginate, with the lobes obtusely rounded. Head and anterior 

 part of the trunk violet ; sides and posterior parts and the fins yellow ; 

 sides of the head dotted with blue ; two blue streaks from the eye 

 to the snout ; the spinous dorsal violet ; a brownish spot at the base 

 of the pectoral. {Bl.) 



Coasts of Batjan and Booroo. 



a. Fifteen lines long: not good state. From Dr. P. v. Bleeker's 

 Collection. 



27. GljrpMdodon nivosus. 



Homhr. ^ Jacq. Voy. Pole Sud, Poiss. p. 50. pi. 5. fig. 5. 



The height of the body is one-half of the total length (the caudal 

 fin not included) ; caudal fin emarginate. Head and trunk brown- 

 ish-violet ; back and spinous dorsal dotted with white. Tail and 

 posterior part of the vertical fins green, the former with scattered 

 black spots. 



Hab. ? 



The description of this species has been taken from a figure ; it 

 appears to be nearly allied to G. batjanensis, Bleek. 



28. Glyphidodon xanthurus. 



Bleeker, Atnboina, iv. p. 345. . 



D. i|. A. ^. L. kt. 28. 



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

 (tne caudal fin not included) ; snout as long as the eye ; the prse- 



