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651. (12.) Apogon bifasciatus. 



Apogon bifasciatus, Riippe1l, N. W., Fi*cht>, p. 80, t. 22, fig. 2 ; Day, 

 Fish. India, p. 02, pi. xvi, fig. 9, Suppl. p. 784 (see synon.). 



D. 7 | 1/9. P. 15. A. 2/8. L. 1. 25. L. tr. 2/7|. Ca>c. pyl. 3 (4 Kner). 



Length of head 3| to 3|, height of body 2| in the total length. 

 EIJVS diameter 2| of length of head, 3 from end of snout, and if 

 apart. Outer edge of vertical margin of preopercle distinctly, of 

 horizontal margin indistinctly serrated. Fins dorsal spines 

 strong, the third and fourth of about the same height. The pec- 

 toral reaches to above the anal ; caudal emarginate in the adult, 

 more rounded in the young. Colour slaty grey with bronze 

 reflexions ; 2 dark vertical bands, one from the first half of the 

 dorsal fin to below the pectoral fin, and a similar band from the 

 first half of the second dorsal ; a black spot at the root of the 

 caudal. Tins, except the pectoral, blackish, or with black edges, 

 due to fine black points, which are also spread over the jaws, head, 

 and very finely over the body. 



Hub. Eed Sea, seas of India, Malay Archipelago and China. 

 Very common at Madras up to 6 inches in length. Klunzinger 

 (Fisch. Roth. Meer. p. 21) considers this species to be merely a 

 form of A. twniatiis ; but the latter has a much lower first dorsal 

 fin, and it would be well to obtain a series. 



652. (13.) Apogon ellioti. 

 Apogon ellioti, Day, Fish. India, p. 63, pi. xvii, fig. 1, Suppl. p. 784. 



D. 7 | 1/9. P. 15. A. 2/8. C. 16. L. 1. 26. L. tr. 2/6|. 



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

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

 apart. Vertical border of preopercle entire, or very finely serrated 

 on its lower half and outer edge, more distinctly round the angle 

 and on the outer edge of the horizontal border, there may also be 

 a few serrations along the inner angle. Fins spinous much 

 lower than soft dorsal, 3rd, 4th, and 5th spines the highest ; upper 

 edge of second dorsal and of anal rounded. Pectoral as long as 

 ventral, which does not reach the anal ; caudal rounded. Colour 

 golden ; upper surface of head and jaws, also upper portion of 

 opercle, with black spots ; a greyish band along side, terminating in 

 the young in an indistinct lateral blotch on the tail. First dorsal 

 white, its upper half deep black ; second dorsal yellow, with a black 

 band along the centre and a black outer edge ; anal likewise with a 

 black median band ; caudal grey, with a white band margined with 

 black, and an external white edge. 



Hob. East coast of Africa, Madras, and seas of India, China, and 

 Japan ; attaining to a little over 4 inches in length. 



653. (14.) Apogon macnlosus. 



Ajidgon maculosus, Cur. # Vul- II- A r . Poiss. vi, p. 493 ; Day, Fish. 

 India, p. 04 (.*ee synoii.). 



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