PEECIDJE. 493 



Spine of second dorsal much higher than third of first dorsal and 

 rays much more elevated than spine; pectoral and ventral both 

 reach as far as anal, the rays of which are as long as those of the 

 dorsal ; caudal notched. Lateral line nearly straight. Colour 

 greyish shot with yellow, several badly-marked vertical dark bands 

 on the body and the free portion of the tail. Head covered with 

 dark brown spots, some of which have a light centre ; opercles 

 with purplish reflexions. The whole body finely spotted with 

 brown. Vertical fins black ; pectoral with a dark base. 

 Hob. Madras. 



643. (4.) Apogon frenatus. 



Apogon frenatus, Vol. Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. i, 1832, p. 57, 

 pi. iv, fig. 4 ; Day, Fish. India, p. 68, pi. xvi, fig. 4 (see synon.). 



D. 7 1 1/9. P. 16. A. 2/8. C. 17. L. 1. 27-28. L. tr. 2/7. 



Length of head 3, height of body 3 in the total length. Eyes 

 diameter 3 in length of head, from end of snout, and | apart. 

 Both inner and outer edges of preopercle serrated, also some ser- 

 rations along the lower edge of the orbit ; a small opercular spine. 

 Fins third dorsal spine nearly as long as fourth, which is the 

 highest ; caudal notched. Colour reddish, a dark band from eye 

 to middle of caudal ; a narrower one from upper edge of the orbit 

 to the upper part of the tail ; a third from below the eye to the 

 lower portion of the tail. A black band along the bases of the 

 second dorsal and anal; dorsal, caudal, ventrals, and anal black- 

 tipped. A black spot sometimes at base of caudal fin. 



Hob. Mauritius, seas of India, the Malay Archipelago, and 

 beyond. 



644. (5.) Apogon taeniatns. 



Apogon taeniatus (Ehrenb), Cuv. # Vol. H. N. Pom. ii, p. 159 ; 

 Day, Fish. India, p. 59, pi. viii, fig. 4 (see synon.). 



D. 7 | 1/9. P. 15. A. 2/8. C. 17. L. 1. 27. L. tr. 2/8. 



Length of head 3^, height of body 3| in the total length. Eyes 

 diameter 3| in length of head, nearly 1 from end of snout, and 

 f apart. Outer edges of both vertical and horizontal limbs of 

 preopercle and the shoulder-bone serrated ; orbit entire. A flat 

 opercular spine. Fins first dorsal spines rather strong, the 

 fourth the longest ; soft dorsal much higher than spinous ; ventral 

 reaching the anal ; caudal forked. Colour reddish brown shot 

 with gold ; two black bands round body, one through bases of first 

 3 dorsal spines and axil of pectoral fin, the second through middle 

 of second dorsal and commencement of anal ; a black spot near 

 end of lateral line ; inner third of ventral nearly black ; a dark 

 band across soft dorsal fin. 



Hub. Bed Sea and Madras. 



