i44 LABRID^, 



? Labrus nigi*escens, Bl. Schn. p. 263. 



Julis dussumieri, Cuv. S( Val. xiii. p. 478. pi. 387 (coloration incorrect) ; 



Cant. Catul p. 236. 



exomatus, Richards. Ichth, Chin. p. 258. 



notophthalmus, Bleek. Verhand. Batav. Genootsch. xxii. Labr. 



Cycl. p. 20. 

 Halichoires nigrescens, Bkek. Syn. Labr. p. 14, and All. Ichth. p. 118. 



tab. 37. fig. 4. 



D. ^. A. ji. L. lat. 29. L. transv. 3/10. Vert. 10/15. 



The height of the body is two-sevenths to two-ninths of the total 

 length, the length of the head one-fourth. Caudal rounded ; dorsal 

 spines rather slender ; the first ventral ray produced. A hluish- 

 bl^ck, yellow-edged ocellus between the fifth and seventh dorsal spines ; 

 corners of the caudal broadly yellow. Brownish-green, with eight or 

 nine dark cross-bands on the back ; pectoral with a bluish-black spot 

 at the axil; dorsal and anal fins with one or tvo series of large 

 round yellow spots along the basal half. 



Sea of' China. East Indian Seas. 



a. Adult : skin. Pinang. From Dr. Cantor's Collection. 

 b-c, d, e,f,g, h. Adult and half-grown. China. — Types of Julis ex- 

 omatus. 

 i-h. Adult and half-grown. Chusan. From Dr. Cantor's Collection. 

 I. Fine specimen. From the Collection of the Zoological Society. 

 m. Adult : stuffed. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. 

 n. Adult : skeleton. China. 



2. Platy gloss us chloropterus. 



?? Labrus chloropterus, Bl. taf. 288 ; Bl. Schn. p. 248. 



Julis semidecorata, Less. Mem. Soc. Hist. Nat. iv. p. 40.% and Voy. 



Coqu. Zool. ii. p. 138. pi. 25. fig. 2. 

 cuvieri, Bleek. Verhand. Batav. Genootsch. xxii. Labr. Cycl. p. 24 



(not Benn.). 

 Halichoeres chloropterus, Bleck. Synon. Labr. p. 12*. 



D. ■^. A. ^. L. lat. 28. L. transv. 4/11. 



The height of the body is contained thrice and two-fifths in the 

 total length, the length of the head four times. Head with broad, 

 irregular reddish -violet bands ; a darker spot behind the orbit ; 

 anterior part of the body violet, the posterior and the tail yellowish; 

 four series of yellow, blue-edged ocelli, confluent into bands, between 

 the lateral line and the pectoral. Pectoral with a violet streak across 

 the base. Dorsal and anal yellow, the former with a broad violet 

 band alonr/ the base, .serrated on the soft portion; anal with a light 

 hand edged with violet along the middle. The other fins uniform. 



Java, Banka, and Celebes. 



a. Fine specimen, 6| inches long. From Dr. P. v. Bleeker's Collection. 



* Pr. V. Bleeker's description does not agree well witii the specimen sent by 

 hini to the Britisli Museum as //. cuvieri, Bleek. = i/. chhrojpferus, Bl. We give, 

 therefore, the description of the siiceies as it appears in a preserved state. 



