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7. Platyglossus hortulanus. 



Umard, i. tab. 11. fig. 71, ii. fig. 120; Vale7it. p. 87G. fig. 87. 

 Labrus hortulanus, Lacep. iii. p. 510. pi. 29. fig. 2. 



centiquadrus, ( Commers.) Lttccp. iii. p. 493. 



Sparus decussatus, Bonn. Fish, of Ceylon, pi. 14. 

 Hftlichceres eximius, Hiipp. N. IV. Fisclie, p. 16. tab. 5. fig. 1. 

 Julis decussatus, Cuv. Sf Val. xiii. p. 483. 



hortulanus, Cm: ^- Val. xiii. p. 480; Bloek. Batav. p. 480. 



Hemitautoga centiquadrus, Blech. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1801, p. 413, and 

 Atl. Ichih. p. 139. tab. 32. fig. 3. 



^•TTIi- -^-n- L. lat. 28. L. transv.|. Vert. 10/15. 



The height of the body is contained three times and a third to three 

 times and three-quarters in the total length, the lengMi of the head 

 four times or four times and a quarter. Two series of small scales 

 behind the eye. Caudal siibtruncated ; the first ventral ray prolonged. 

 Brownish-yellow, each scale with a brown vertical streak, the basal 

 membrane being of that colour ; head with broad bluish longitudinal 

 bands ; anterior part of the back with series of bluish spots ; one, 

 two or three yeJloiv spots on the bach, the anterior never being absent, 

 situated below the fourth dorsal sj^ine ; a hlaclc spot behind it. Dorsal 

 fin with pairs of oblique brownish streaks, sometimes anastomosing 

 with one another and enclosing round spots. Caudal immaculate, or 

 with transverse series of brownish spots; anal with some longitudinal 

 bands. A black spot superiorly in the axil of the pectoral ; generally 

 a small black spot on the upper half of the root of the caudal. 



From the eastern coasts of Africa to Pol}'nesia. 



«. Adult : stuffed. Red Sea. From Dr. Riippell's Collection. 



h. Adult : stuffed. ]\[auritius. From IMr. Telfair's Collection. 



c-d. Half-grown. Mauritius. Presented by Dr. E. Kiippcll. 



e, f. Adult. Ceylon. From the Collection of the Zoological Society. 



(/. Young. Moluccas, 



Ji. Fine specimen. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



/. Adult: bad state. Celebes. 



h-m. Half-grown :, stuffed. East Indies. From the Collection of the 



East India Company. 

 u. Adult : stuffed. Aneiteum. From Mr. Macgillivray's Collection. 

 o,p-q. Adult and half-grown. From the Haslar Collection. 

 r. Adult : skeleton. From the ('(^llection of the Zoological Society. 



8. Platyglossus corbis. 



Renard, ii. pi. 17. fig. 97 <S: pi. 2;j. fig. 120, 

 Julis corbis, Cur.?)- Val. xiii. p. 4.'<5. 



A large black, oblong blotch on the back along the base of the 

 dorsal fin. Head blue, with yellow spots and black dots; each scale 

 with a red vertical streak. 



East Indies. 



This fish has not yet been recognized, and is known only from a 

 drawing bv Vlaming. 



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