106 LABKID^. 



pointed, its length being more than one-third of that of the head in 

 mature, and one-third in half-grovm specimens ; head longer than 

 high ; upper lip broad, with folds ; serrature of the prffioperculum 

 minute, distinct ; caudal with the lobes somewhat produced, and 

 with the margin convex in adult specimens ; the first ventral ray 

 elongate. Yellowish, with a lai-ge black blotch between the lateral 

 Hne and the soft dorsal fin, extending forwards to the tenth dorsal 

 spine. An oblong, vertical, bright-yellow or rose-coloured spot in 

 front of the black one ; the membrane between the anterior dorsal 

 spines black, 



Mauritius. West Pacific, 



Var. a. The anterior spot of a rose-colour. 

 a-b. Young : stuffed. Mauritius. From Dr. Janvier's Collection. 



Var. /3. The anterior spot bright-yellow. 



c. Nineteen inches long : stufiied. Minerva Reef (South-west Pa- 



cific). Voyage of the ' Herald.' 



d. Twenty inches long : stuffed. Saumarey Reefs. Voyage of the 



' Herald.' From Dr. Rayner's Collection. 



e. Half-grown : stuffed. Aneiteum. From Mr. MacgiUivray's Col- 



lection. 



Variety /3. is perhaps identical with Labrus perditio (Quoy & Gaim, 

 Voy.Astrol.Poiss. p. 702. pi. 20. fig. 4) ; yet those naturalists give as 

 the numbers of the fins, D. J^, A. ^, and the yellow and black spots 

 are placed more backwards. 



9. Cossyphus anthioides. 



Crenilabrus anthioides, JBenn. Proc. Comm. Zool. Soc. i. p. 167. 

 Cossyphus zosterophorus, JDleek. Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Nederl. ii. Am- 

 boina, viii. p. 75 



D.i?. A.,^. L.lat.33. 



Snout obtuse ; head as high as long ; sen'ature of th6 praeoper- 

 culum very distinct ; caudal mth the lobes pointed, deeply emargi- 

 nate. Yellowish-rosecoloured : inferior half of the head brown ; a 

 narrow, oblique, curved brown band commences on the upper mar- 

 gin of the soft dorsal fin and descends towards the abdomen, the 

 convexity being directed forwards ; two other brown bands run along 

 the upper and lower margins of tho tail and of the caudal fin ; pos- 

 terior part of the body with scattered, irregular brown spots ; the 

 spinous dorsal with a black spot anteriorly. 



Amboyna. 



a. Adult. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



b. Adult. From the Haslar Collection.— The brown transverse band 



is indistinct. 



c. Adult: stuffed. 



