224 PERCY SLADEN TETJST EXPEDITION. 



from j)osterior edge of eye. 5 or 6 gill-rakers and 2 or 3 rudiments on the lower part 

 of tlie anterior arcli. 27 to 30 scales in a longitudinal series, 16 to 20 in the lateral line, 

 which ends below the middle of the soft dorsal. Dorsal X, 14-15 ; fourth spine usually 

 longest, ^ the length of head; soft fin scaly at the base. Anal III (5-7 ; second spine 

 longest. Pectoral nearly f the length of head, extending to above the origin of anal. 

 Ventral f the length of head. No markings on head or body ; fins pale. 



Seychelles Group, Amirante, 25 to 35 fathoms. 



Five specimens, the largest 48 mm. in total length. 



42. Grammistes sexlineatvs, Tliunb. 

 Chagos Archipelago, Salomon. 



43. Flesiops nigricans, Riipp. 

 Seychelles Group, Coetivy. 



44. PriacantJiHS liamrur, Forsk. 

 Seychelles Group, Amirante. 



45. Genyoroge herigalensis, Bl. 

 Seychelles Group, Amirante. 



46. Cirrhitichtlnjs oxy vliij nchns. Blkr. 

 Chagos Archipelago, Salomon. 



47- Girrhiticlitinjfi oxycepluiliis, Elkr. 

 Maldives. 



48. Chilodijjteiiis quinqtielineaius, C. & ^". 

 Chagos Archipelago, Diego Garcia. 



49. Apogon variegatus. 



? Apogon oariegatus, Val., Nouv. Ami. Mus. i. 1832, p. 55. 

 Depth of body 21 to 2f in the lengtli, length of head 2i to 2|. Snout | to f as long 

 as eye, the diameter of which is 3 to 31 in the length of head; interorbital width 

 4f to 5f in the length of head. Jaws equal anteriorly ; maxillary extending to below 

 posterior edge of eye, Prseoperculum, j)i"eopercular ridge, and supraclavicle entire. 

 8 gill-rakers on the lower part of the anterior arch. 21 or 22 scales in a longitudinal 

 series ; lateral line incomplete, ending below the soft dorsal. Dorsal VII, I 9 ; third 

 spine longest and strongest, | to f the length of head ; second dorsal scarcely higher 

 than the first, M'itli convex free edge. Anal II 8, the second spine f the length of head. 

 Pectoral § the length of head ; ventrals not reaching the anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal 

 peduncle 1| as long as deep. Head and body crossed by 5 or 6 very irregular dark 

 vertical bars and with numerous dark and pale spots; spinous dorsal more or less 

 blackish ; soft dorsal, caudal, and anal with series of small dark spots ; ventrals blackish, 

 except near the base. 



