184. 



tatus ; caplte, maciild Jissd dimidium superiorem jmincE pectoralis 

 tegente, lined latd intra margines superiorem et inferiorem pinncE 

 vaudalis, vittd baseos pinnce analis, vittdque indistinctd versus api- 

 cem pinnce dot-salis partis mollis, purpiireo-nigris ; pectoris vittis 

 quinque, quarum externis medidque lutescentibus, intermediis satu- 

 rate rubris ; pinnd dorsali ad basin cum corpore concolore, ad api- 

 cem flavescenti fimbriatd ; anali ad apicem caudalique flavis ; ver- 

 iicis lined longitudinali mentique fasciis duabus lutescentibus. 



D. -r\. A. ^V. 



Juliui lulescentem (Labrus luteacens. Sol. MSS.) quo(lammodo re- 

 fert, numerisque ladiorum cum illo convenit ; sed differt coloribus et 

 masimė capitis. Dentium iti utraque maxiUa duo antici majores, se- 

 quentes gradatim decrescentes. 



Leuciscus zeylonicus. Leuc. elongatus, compressus : pinnd dor- 

 sali medid, supra pinnas ventrales positd, radio ultimo subelongato ; 

 unali brevi ; caudali lute bifurcd : rostra acuto ; ore angulato : 

 lined laterali rectd paullb supra medimn ductd ; argenteus ; squa- 

 mis minintis. 



D. 14. A. 9. V. 11. P. 13. C. 18. , 



Tetrodon argyropleura. Tetr. capite oblongo : pinnd caudali 

 bilobd : dorso ventreque kispidis : supra et ad latera nigrescens, 

 infrh albus ; capite dorsoque superne nigro guttatis ; fascid latd 

 longitudinali laterum mediand maculdųue praorbitali argenteis ; 

 pinnis dorsali analique antice prcEūltis. 



D. 12. A. 11. P. 18. C. 12. 



Specimens were exhibited of numerous Fishes collected at the 

 Mauritius by Charles Telfair, Esq.j Corr. Memb, Z.S., and presented 

 by him to the Society. Among them Mr. Bennett pointed out as 

 apparently hitherto undescribed the tvvo following species ; 



Atherina puxctata. Ath. flavescens, vittd laterali medid latd ar- 

 gented ; squamis dorsalibus ocellis minutissimis numerosis pupilld 

 cceruled iride nigrd in lunulis plerumque dispositis. 



D. 5,11. A. 16. 



JuLis strigiventer. Jul. pinnd caudali rotundatd : ovato-la?iceo- 

 latus, capite acuto : suprū. brunneus ? gultis saturatioribus ; infra 

 pallidior, lineis longitudinalibus argenteis utrinque sex ; capite di- 

 midiato, superne flavescenti-brunneo, inferne argenteo ; pinnis hya- 

 linis, dorsali analique pundo unico nigro prope basin radii mollis 

 penultimi notatis. 



D. xV. A. ^V. 



The new species of Cowries eontained in the collection formed by 

 Mr. Cuming in the Southern Pacific Ocean were exhibited and cha- 

 racterized by Mr. Gray. 



Genus Cypr^a. 



V Cypr^a Goodallii. Cj/p. testd ovato-oblongd, albd, dorso ob- 

 sctire bruimeo punctato maculdque subtctragond brunncd punctis 

 rotundatis albis variegatd nolato ; basi planiusculd ; margine 



