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fornicus, Gthr = 7. modestus, Girard; H. cyanostigma, Cuv. & 

 Val.; H. pyrrho gramma, Schleg., &c.*). 



26. Novacula (Xyrichthys, sp., et Novacula, Cuv. & Val. ; Xyr- 

 ichthys et Novacula, sp., Bleek. ; Novacula, sp., Steindach- 

 ner) . Dorsal spines nine, the two anterior of which are some- 

 times remote from the others ; head entirely naked or with a 

 patch of small scales on the cheek ; scales of moderate size ; 

 lateral line interrupted ; head elevated, with the anterior pro- 

 file parabolic. (N. cultrata, Cuv. & Val.; N. uniocellata, Spix; 

 N. tceniura, Lacep. ; N. macrolepidota, Bl. ; N. pavo, Cuv. & 

 Val. ; N. pentadactyla, L. ; N. bimaculata, Riipp. ; N. argenti- 

 maculata, Steind., &c.) 



27. Julis (Julis, sp., Riipp., Cuv. & Val., Bleek., Kner). Dorsal 

 spines eight ; head entirely naked ; snout of moderate extent ; 

 scales of moderate size ; lateral line continuous ; no posterior 

 canine tooth. (J. trilobata, Lacep. ; J. pavo, Hasselq. ; J. bi- 



fasciata, Bl. ; J. lunaris, L. ; J. melanochir, Bleek. ; J. dorsalis, 

 Q. & G. ; /. cupido, Schleg. ; J. umbrostigma, Riipp. = /. 

 Souleyetii, Cuv. & Val., &c.) 



28. Gomphosus, Lacep. Dorsal spines eight ; head entirely 

 naked ; snout much produced ; scales of moderate size, lateral 

 line continuous; no posterior canine tooth. (G. caruleus, 

 Lacep., &c.) 



29. Cheilio, Commers. Dorsal spines nine, flexible ; cheeks 

 naked, operculum with a single series of very small scales; 

 scales of moderate size, lateral line continuous ; body elongate ; 

 head low. (Ch. inermis, Forsk.) 



30. Coris (Coris, Lacep. ; Hologymnosus, Lacep. ; Halichceres, 

 sp., Riipp., Bleek. ; Julis, sp., Cuv. & Val., Bleek., Kner). 

 Dorsal spines nine ; head entirely naked ; scales small, lateral 

 line continuous. (C. mcditerranea, Jlisso=Labrus gulis, L.= 

 J. vulgaris, Flem.; C. Giofredi, Risso; C. aygula, Lacep.; C. 

 (Labrus) annulata, Lacep. ; C. Cuvieri, Benn. = J. stellata, Cuv. 

 & Val.; C. Gaimardi, Q. & G. ; C. (Labrus) formosa, Benn. ; 

 C. pulcherrima, Gthr = Julis for mosus, Bleek. ; C. auricular is, 

 Cuv. & Val. ; C.flavovittala, Benn. = J. Eydouxii, Cuv. & Val. ; 

 C. keteroptera, Bleek. ; C. variegata, Riipp. ; C. Greenoughiiss 

 J. Greenovii, Benn. = J. leucorhynchus, Bleek.) 



31. Cymolutes (Julis, sp., et Xyrichthys, sp., Cuv. & Val.; 

 Novacula, sp., Bleek., Steindach.). Dorsal spines nine; head 

 entirely naked, or with a small patch of rudimentary scales on 

 the cheek; scales small, lateral line interrupted. (C. (Julis) 

 pratextatus, Q. & G. ; C. microlepidotus, Cuv. & Val.) 



* More than seventy species. 



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