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Maldives, Suvadiva, 44 fathoms ; Chagos Archipelago, Diego Garcia, 10 fathoms. 

 Six specimens, measuring up to 44 mm. in total length. 

 Apoyon variegahis was originally described from Mauritius. 



50. Apogon vittiger. 



? Apogon vittiger, Benn., Proc. Zool. Soc. 1833, p. 32. 



Depth of body 2f to 3 in length, length of head 2§. Snout f as long as eye, the 

 diameter of which is 3 in the length of liead ; interorbital width 4 in the length of head. 

 Jaws equal anteriorly ; maxillary extending to below the middle of eye. Prseoperculum 

 serrated ; free edge of second suborbital, praeopercular ridge, and supraclavicle denti- 

 culated. 14 gill-rakers on the lower part of the anterior arch. 25 scales in a longitudinal 

 series. Dorsal VII, I 9 ; spines rather slender, the third the longest and slightly more 

 than \ the length of head ; soft dorsal higher than the spinous, the anterior rays the 

 longest, the free edge somewhat convex. Anal II 8, the second spine f the length of 

 head. Pectoral f the length of head ; ventrals not quite reaching the anal. Caudal 

 rather deeply notched. Caudal peduncle nearly twice as long as deep. A dark longi- 

 tudinal band from the snout through the eye to the upper part of the caudal peduncle, 

 followed by a dark spot above, the lateral line in front of the caudal fin ; anteriorly a 

 pale band separating the dark one from the dark colour of the back ; spinous dorsal 

 dusky ; a more or less distinct dark stripe along the basal part of the soft dorsal and a 

 similar one on the anal. 



Seychelles Group, Coetivy. 



Two specimens, 72 mm. in total length. 



Apogon vittiger, originally described from Mauritius, is allied to A.frenatus, Val., and 

 A. kallopterus, Blkr., of the East Indian Archipelago, and has usually been placed as a 

 synonym of the former. Bennett's description is so short that certain identification of 

 his species is impossible, but it is probably the one described above. 



51. Apogon punctatus, sp. n. (Plate 24. fig. 1.) 



Depth of body 2^ to 2f in the length, length of head 2f to 2f . Snout nearly as long 

 as eye, the diameter of which is 3^ to 3| in the length of head and equal to the inter- 

 orbital width. Jaws equal anteriorly ; maxillary extending to below posterior edge of 

 eye. Prgeoperculum serrated ; prseopercular ridge entire, or with one or two projections 

 at the angle ; supraclavicle denticulated. 11 gill-rakers on the lower part of the anterior 

 arch. 24 to 26 scales in a longitudinal series. Dorsal VII, I 9 ; spines rather strong, 

 the third and fourth the longest, ^ the length of head ; soft dorsal not higher than the 

 spinous, with convex free edge. Anal II 8, the second spine f to |^ the length of head. 

 Pectoral f the length of head ; ventrals nearly reaching the origin of anal. Caudal 

 rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. A dark spot on each scale on the side of 

 the body ; dorsal, anal, and ventral fins blackish. 



Cargados Carajos, 20 to 30 fathoms. 



Tour specimens, measuring up to 85 mm. in total length. 



The species is allied to A. nigripinnis, C. & V. 



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