20. CIRRHILABRUS. 123 



third anal spine is longer than the second, but rather shorter than the 

 last of the dorsal fin. Caudal rounded. 



The ground-colour is now brownish-olive, each scale having a blue 

 centre ; the lower jaw blue-spotted ; some dark-brown spots on each 

 side of the occiput, along the lateral line, on the interoperculum, and 

 on the spinous portions of the fins; the soft 'dorsal fin with series of 

 brown dots. Traces of a dark spot are visible on the extremity of the 

 operculum. 



inches, lines. 



Total length 5 7 



Height of the body 1 8 



Length of the head 1 6 



of the last dorsal spine 7^ 



6. DnymaBria enneacanthus. 



Crenilabrus enneacanthus, Sleek. Amboina, iii. p. 120. 

 Duymseria enneacanthus, Bhek, Act, Soc. Sc. hido-Nederl, i. p. 54, and 

 Atl IchtL p. 78. tab. "23. fig. 4. 



D. ^. A. |-. L. lat. 24. 



The two or three posterior teeth of each side of the intermaxillary 

 are larger than the lateral ones. Anterior dorsal spines with the 

 lobes produced. Green, with rose-coloured longitudinal bands ; each 

 scale with four to eight blue dots on the margin ; fins red, violet 

 towards the margin ; dorsal filaments blackish ; pectorals rose- 

 coloured ; caudal dotted with violet. 



Amboyna. 



a. Not good state. From Dr. P. v. Blocker's Collection. 



7. DuymsBria nematoptera. 



Crenilabrus nematopterus, BUek. Banda, i. p. 250. 

 Duymseria nematopterus, Bhek. Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Ncdcrl. i. p. 54, and 

 Atl. Ichth. p. 79. tab. 23. fig. 5. 



D. f-^. A. |-. L. lat. 24. 



Posterior canine tooth ? 



Dorsal and anal spines with long filaments. Green : head with 

 red bands; dorsal filaments black. Ventrals reddish- violet. (Bl.) 

 Sea of Banda Neira. 



20. CIRRHILABRUS. 



Cirrhilabrus, Schleg. Faun. Jajmn. Poiss.y. 167. 



Cheilinoides, Bleek. Natuurk. Tydschr. Nederl. hid. 1851, ii. p. 71. 



Body compressed, oblong, covered with scales of moderate size ; 

 cheeks and opercles with imbricate scales ; pra^operculum serrated ; 

 teeth in a single series, with stronger teeth anteriorly in addition. 

 Lateral line interrupted. Formula of the fins : D. -. A. -^. 



Japanese Sea. East Indian Archipelago. 



