28. PLATYGLOSSUS. 151 



obliquely backwards, and generally with two black ocelli between 

 the two anterior spines and behind the first ray; anal dotted all 

 over with black ; caudal rays with small red dots. 

 East Indian Archipelago. Coasts of Australia. 



a, b. Adult and half-grown. Australia. From Mr. Macgillivray's 



Collection. 

 c. Adult. China. Presented by Vice- Admiral Sir E. Belcher, C.B. 



1(5. Platyglossus pseudominiatus. 



.lulls niiniatus, pt., Blcek. Timor, p. 171. 



pseudomiuiatus, Blcck. Act. Soc. Sc. Ittdo-Nvdcrl. i. Antboina, 



p. G3. 

 Ilalichceres pseudominiatus, Blcck. Atl. IchtJi. p. 115. tab. 40. tig. o. 



D. :^. A. ^. L. lat. 27. 



The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is one- 

 fourth, or rather less than one-fourth, of the total. Caiulal rouiuled. 

 Ked : most of the scales along the middle of the sides with a large 

 blacki.sh spot ; similar spots form three or four bands across the 

 back ; there are two to four whitish streaks on the side of the belly, 

 which descend obliquely forwards ; a deep-violet spot behind the 

 eye ; a curved reddish band edged with blue runs from the snout, 

 below the eye, to the suboperculum. Dorsal fin with numerous 

 purplish lines, descending obliquely backwards, and with two black 

 ocelli between the two anterior spines and behind the first ray; ancd. 

 with several oblique rosy streaks edged ivith blue ; caudal rays with 

 small reel dots. (Bl.) 



East Indian Archipelago. 



17. Platyglossus nebulosus. 



Julis nebulosus, Cnv. ^- Tal. xiii. p. 4G1. 



reichei, Bleek. Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Ncderl. iii. Sumatra, vi. p. 43. 



Halichoeres reichei, Meek. Atl. Ichth. p. 110. tab. 37. tig. 1. 



D. ■^. A. :^. L. lat. 28. 



The height of the body is rather less than the length of the head, 

 and is contained four times and a third in the total. Olive (in si)irits), 

 Avith a rather indistinct dark band running from the opercular lobe 

 along the middle of the side, disappearing on the tail, and emitting 

 some short processes inferiorly and superiorly ; some irregular silvery 

 spots between these processes; several oblique silver ij trcoisverse streaks 

 or bands on the side of the belli/, covered by the pectoral. About seven 

 silvery spots on the back, along the base of the dorsal. Head with 

 several reddish-violet bands, that ou the cheek being curved, u'ithout 

 forminy a complete riny. Opercular lobe dark-violet, preceded bj'^ a 

 silvery spot. Dorsal fin with a black spot between the first and 

 third rays, sometimes with a minute one between tlic first two sj)ines. 

 with two or three series of red, blue-edged ocelli, and with dark- 



