214 LABRIDJE, 



1. Callyodon ustus. 



Cuv. ^ Val. xiv. p. 286. pi. 405. 



No other teeth within the front series of the upper jaw. Base of 

 the dorsal free from scales*; caudal obtusely rounded. Brownish 

 (in spirits), finely and irregularly marbled with darker ; a blackish 

 blotch on the anterior spines and on the base of the posterior rays of 

 the dorsal fin ; base of the pectoral without black. 



Atlantic coasts of tropical America. • 



a. Adult. Trinidad. Presented by J. B. Richardson, Esq. 



b. Half-grown : skin. Jamaica. From Dr. PameU's Collection. 



c. d. Adult. Bahia. Purchased of M. Parzudaki. 



Vertebrce 25. 



2. Callyodon auro-punctatris. 

 Cuv. ^ Val. xiv. p. 290. 



Caudal fin subtruncated. Greenish : vertical fins with small rosy 

 spots, more or less regularly arranged in oblique series ; a reddish 

 streak from the angle of the mouth to the eye, another on the cheek, 

 and a third on the temple. (Val.) 



San Domingo. 



3. Callyodon viridescens. 



RiippeU, N. W. Fische, p. 23. taf. 7. fig. 2, 



No other teeth within the front series of the upper jaw. The 

 dorsal scales cover the lower third of the fin. Caudal truncated, 

 edged with white posteriorly. Green (during life), with brownish- 

 black dots on the side of the trunk ; two red streaks on the snout ; 

 dorsal and anal with oblique brown bands, the former with a black- 

 ish spot anteriorly between the tips of the two first spines. 



Red Sea. 



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



4. Callyodon carolinus. 



? Callyodon carolinus, Cktv. Sf Val. xiv. p. 291. 



Callyodon carolinus, Bleek. Natuurk. Tydschr. Nederl. Ind. 1859, xx. 

 p. 444, and All. Ichth. p. 14. tab. 2. fig. 4. 



No other teeth within the front series of the upper jaw. Base of 

 the dorsal fin nearly free from scales ; caudal rounded. The height 

 of the body is two-sevenths of the total length. Violet, punctulated 

 with red ; vertical fins blackish-violet, caudal with a rosy posterior 

 margin ; pectoi-al with the base black. 



Timor. (? Caroline Islands, Ceylon.) 



a. Young ■ not good state. Ceylon. From the Collection of Messrs. 

 von Schlagintweit. 



* Upper lip distinctly double in its entire circumference. 



