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each side towards the corners of the raouth, and are continued along each side of the 

 fish in a straight Hne low down on the sides of the belly, passing over the base or root 

 of the pectoral fins, and ending underneath their hinder axil. 



A third wavy row or chain of like smooth shining pits runs along the edge of the 

 suborbitaries over against the inner or hinder edges of the maxillaries, down nearly to 

 their lower end, and then turns obliquely backwards some distance underneath the eye, 

 across the cheeks, descending a little till it meets nearly at right angles, and is termi- 

 nated by 



A fourth obliquely vertical row, which crosses the nape like a head-stall, dividing, as 

 it were, the head from the body, running across a little behind the eyes, and crossing 

 the first-described rows or lateral line at right angles. This head-stall descends obliquely 

 forwards towards the throat at about two-fifths of the distance i'rom the corners of the 

 mouth to the pectoral fins, and is terminated lower down on the sides of the throat by 

 the second longitudinal low ventral row proceeding from the horse-shoe under the chin. 

 On the nape the edges of these pits are raised or echinulate, and they are more discon- 

 nected than elsewhere, only six being contained in the space intercepted by the two 

 lateral-line rows. 



Colour of the whole fish above bright orange, beautifully rosy at the flanks and sides, 

 and with the fins and lips vermilion. Beneath, or on the belly, it is nearly white or pale, 

 suffused with flesh-colour or rosy, and with the ventral and anal fins deeper vermilion. 



Examined more closely, the whole upper surface of the head and body is found to be 

 finely mottled or reticulated with vermilion on a bright (King's) yellow ground, the red 

 forming the reticulations amongst the yellow spots or meshes. The fins and lips and 

 intermaxillaries are however uniform vermilion or bright rosy red. 



The tentacle is dull blue ; its stalk orange. 



Measurements. 



inches. 



Whole length from tip of Zower jaw to end of caudal fin 16 



From tip of upper jaw to origin of dorsal fin 6 



Length of base of dorsal fin 4 



Length from end of base of ditto to root of caudal fin 2 



Length of caudal fin 3^ 



Length of head 5 



Breadth, greatest at fore axil of pectoral fins from 8 to 10 



Depth, greatest half-way between tip of upper jaw and origin of dorsal fin 4 



Depth at root of caudal fin I 



Length from tip of lower jaw to root of ventral fins 4 



Length of ventral fins 2\ 



Length from each breathing-hole to root of caudal fin 5 



Diameter of eyes Of 



M5i 



