31. NOVACULA. 173 



spines are flexible, not produced, somewhat remote from the third, 

 the membrane between the second and third not being notched ; 

 ventral not prolonged. Brown, each scale grffen in the middle ; ab- 

 domen reddish ; head with three brown bands : the upper is short, 

 horizontal, and runs from the eye to the origin of the lateral line ; 

 the two others are obUque, and descend from the eye to the sub- 

 operculum. Dorsal and anal fins with oblique brown spots ; a deep- 

 black spot between the three anterior dorsal spines ; caudal brown, 

 with a broad yellow band across the base ; ventral and basal portion 

 of the pectoral black. 



Vanicolo, New Hebrides, Celebes, Floris, and Timor. 



a-h. Adult and half-grown : stuffed. Aneiteum. From Mr. Mac- 

 gillivray's Collection. 



Dr. V. Bleeker (Synon. Labr. p. 20) considers this species as iden- 

 tical with N. tceniurus. 



11. Novacnla hoedtii. 



Julis bifer, Lay in Beech. Voy. Zool. Fishes, p. 64. pi. 18. fig. 2. 

 Novacula hoedti, Bleek. Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Nederl. 1. Amhotna, p. 59. 



D. ^. A. ^^. L. lat. 25-26. 



A few rudimentary scales below the orbit ; the two first dorsal 

 spines are flexible, produced, continuous with the remainder of the 

 fin ; ventral as long as pectoral. Brown, each scale bluish- white in 

 the middle ; head yellow, with brown, blue-edged bands radiating 

 from the eye, three running from the eye over the opercles ; dorsal 

 with round and oblong brown spots ; anal and ventral black ; caudal 

 yellow on its basal half and black on its posterior ; base and axil of 

 the pectoral black. 



Celebes, Sangi, Amboyna. 



a. Yoimg. From Dr. P. v. Bleeker's Collection. 



According to Dr. v. Bleeker (Synon. Labr. p. 20) this species also 

 is identical with N. tceniurus. 



12. Novacula altipinnis. 

 Xyrichthys altipinnis, Riipp. N. W. Fische, p. 22. taf. 7. fig. 1. 

 D ^ A i- 



The spiaous dorsal is emarginate, the anterior and posterior spines 

 being the highest ; the soft dorsal and anal rather elevated. Green- 

 ish, the soft dorsal and anal with numerous oblique brown lines ; a 

 black spot superiorly on the anterior dorsal spines ; a few black spots 

 behind the root of the pectoral. {Riipp.) 



Djetta. 



