56 MEMOISS OF THE QrKEXSLAM) ilVSEni. 



Upper jaw witli four pair of small caniiu's. tin- outer pair the longest; 

 lower jaw without true eauiues. which are rejilaeed by an outer series of enlarged 

 conical teeth, which is continued backward along the side of the jaw, the largest 

 teeth being on the middle of the side. 



Scales in 48 series above the lateral line; 3/1/9 in the series betwecu the 

 spinous dorsal and the vent. Accessory ventral scale slenderly lanceolate, as long 

 as or a little longer than the eye-diameter. 



Dorsal fin originating above the opercular spine ; spinous portion low, the 

 tips of tiie spines scarcely projecting beyond the interspinous membrane, the 

 spines gently graded to the last, which is 24 lo 2-5 in the length of the head and 

 1-3 to 14 in the penultimate and longest ray: soft dorsal one third to two fifths 

 longer than high, posteriorly angulate, its length 1-3 to 14 in that of the head. 

 Caudal forked, with pointed lobes, the middle rays 2-55 to 2-67 in the upper and 

 somewhat longer lobe, which is 3-") to 3-67 in the body-length. Anal fin originat- 

 ing below the second dorsal ray, the third spine the longest, 2-88 tn 3 in the length 

 of the head; soft portion as long as to one tenth lunger than high, the rays 

 inereasing very gradually to the sixth, which equals the last and is three tentlis to 

 four ninths more than the third spine. Pectoral pointed, with 17 rays, its length 

 3 to 3-5 in that of the body, the sixth ray the longest, extending to above the vent. 

 Ventral inserted below the pectoral-base, the spine moderate and slender, 1-67 to 

 2 in the otiter ray, which Is produced, is a little shorter than the pectoral, and 

 extends to the second anal spine. 



Gill-rakers 5 -|- 7 on the anterior arch, short, stout, and strongly spiinilose, 

 the longest 5-5 in the eye-diameter. 



Roseate above, shading impereeptil)ly through the iridescent pink of the 

 sides to the pearly white of the lower surface; sides below the lateral line with 

 five greenish yellow horizontal bands, each of which occupies the middle of a 

 series of .scales, the upper and lower bands shorter and less conspicuous than the 

 intervening bands; a brilliant crimson shoulder-spot, covering the upper half of 

 two consecutive scales, which vary from the second and third to the fourth and 

 fifth below the lateral line. Upper surface and sides of head with a tinge of 

 lavender overlying the pink ; a curved light blue bar from the front of the eye, 

 passing along the upper edge of the preorbital, and anteriorly changing gradually 

 to a deep violet; a similar but less consi)icuous bar along its lower edge; upper 

 lip yellow; cheeks and oi)ercles i)ink with goklen rellections, tiie lower series of 

 cheek-scales with a shimmei-ing violet iridescence; a distinct greenish blue spot, 

 preceded by a purplish spot, behind the upper angle of the p!'eo]iei'cle. Lower 

 two thirds of iris vivid scai'let, ui)per third gi'een, the line of demarcation .-sharply 

 defined. Dorsal fin pink, bordered by a broad gold-edged puce band; caudal 

 |)iTikish yellow, broadly tipped with rose, its u]iper ray edged with gold, its lower 

 with rose; anal with the basal half yellow, the distal half lilaeeous silvery, the 

 former traversed by a basal and two median pale l)lue bands; ]i(>ctoi-als and 

 ventrals colorless. (Named after the lion. Edward (Jranvillc Theodore, in 

 recognition of the fact that to hiiri is attributable tin rormation of a Department 



